Earldom of Richmond

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The Earldom of Richmond was a prominent medieval English noble title and territorial lordship, often linked to the dukes of Brittany and significant in Anglo-Breton and Anglo-French politics.

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Earldom of Richmond canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble title
earldom
associatedWith Anglo-Breton relations
Anglo-French politics
Duchy of Brittany
basedOn lands in Yorkshire
confiscatedBy English Crown
country Kingdom of England
createdBy William the Conqueror
createdFor Alan Rufus
createdInCentury 11th century
createdInPeriod reign of William I of England
extinctAsHereditaryTitle yes
extinctionReason merger with the Crown under Henry VII
feudalType feudal barony
firstHolder Alan Rufus
governedTerritory Richmondshire
lands in northern England
grantedAs honour of Richmond
linked to: Honour of Richmond
hadFeudalConnectionsTo Duke of Brittany
hadFeudalObligationsTo King of England
hasSeat Richmond Castle
heldBy Alan Rufus
Alan the Black
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
Henry Tudor
John I, Duke of Brittany
John II, Duke of Brittany
John of Gaunt
Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Stephen of Tréguier
importance major Anglo-Breton lordship
involvedIn Anglo-French conflicts
linked to: Anglo-French wars

Wars of the Roses
languageOfTitle Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

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linkedTo Dukes of Brittany
House of Dreux
House of Lancaster
House of Plantagenet
House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty
locatedIn North Yorkshire
Richmondshire
playedRoleIn medieval English politics
restoredBy English monarchs
titleHolderBecame Henry VII of England
titleMergedInto English Crown

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Conan IV, Duke of Brittany associatedWith Earldom of Richmond
County of Richmond alsoKnownAs Earldom of Richmond
Peter of Dreux associatedPlace Earldom of Richmond
Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond governedTerritory Earldom of Richmond