List of lordships

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This is an incomplete attempt at an exhaustive list of lordships .

List of lordships

NamePeriodNotes
Lordship of Wilmington 700–presentIs an Anglo-Saxon Lordship in Kent, England which has some of the earliest surviving Anglo-Saxon charters
Lordship of Gedern 780–1819Was a lordship in the Holy Roman Empire and is roughly in the modern state of Hesse in Germany
Arms of the the Lord of the Isles.svg Lordship of the Isles 875–present
Escudo de Malinas 1581.svg Lordship of Mechelen 910–1795
Flag of Liechtenstein (unknown-1719) 1.svg Lordship of Schellenberg 9th century – 1719Was a lordship within the Holy Roman Empire and united with the County of Vaduz to form the Principality of Liechtenstein [1]
Lordship of Wickrath 971–1502
Blason seigneurs de Montpellier.svg Lordship of Montpellier  [ fr ]985–1349
Lordship of Hummel 995–1598
Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain 1000–1421Was a lordship in Gascony, France in the High Middle Ages
Lordship of Biscay c.1040–1876
Lordship of the Isle of Wight 1066–1488Was a lordship on the Isle of Wight created by William the Conqueror
CoA Diepholz County.svg Lordship of Diepholz 1070–1482
DEU Heinsberg COA.svg Lordship of Heinsberg 1085–1484
Lordship of Brecknock 1088–1535Was a Welsh Marcher Lordship also known as the Lordship of Brecon
Lordship of Bowland 1090s–present
CoA Gilbert de Clare.svg Lordship of Glamorgan 1091–1536Was a powerful Welsh Marcher Lordship that was based out of Cardiff Castle
Broich-Wappen.png Lordship of Broich 1093–1806
Lordship of Ramla 1099–1247
Lordship of Cameros 11th century – 1277
Lordship of Haifa 1100–1187
Lordship of Marash 1104–1149Was a crusader lordship in Cilicia
Lordship of Toron  [ fr ]1107–1167
Blason famille Agrain.svg Lordship of Sidon 1110–1268The Lordship of Sidon was one of the four major feifdoms inside the Kingdom of Jerusalem [2]
Lordship of Caesarea  [ it ]1110–1266
Lordship of Beirut 1110–1291Was a crusader lordship within the kingdom of Jerusalem
Soules arms.svg Lordship of Liddesdale 1113–presentWas a lordship in Scotland until it was annexed by the Crown of Scotland in 1540
Lordship of Botrun 1115–1289Was a fief within the County of Tripoli [3]
Lordship of Nazareth  [ fr ]1115–?Was a crusader lordship under the Principality of Galilee
Lordship of Gower 1116–1536
Lordship of Oultrejordain 1118–1187Was one of the major crusader lordships of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the region it encompasses is equal to the modern region of Transjordan [4]
Lordship of Bethsan  [ fr ]1120–1187Was a crusader lordship within the kingdom of Jerusalem
Lordship of Nablus  [ it ]1120–1187Was a crusader lordship within the kingdom of Jerusalem
Lordship of Annandale 1124–1536Was a lordship in Scotland, would last until 1536 when it was acquired by the crown of Scotland
Lordship of Banias 1128–1164Was a crusader lordship within the kingdom of Jerusalem
Lordship of Mirabel  [ fr ]1134–1187Was a crusader lordship within the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Blason-or-croix-pattee-gueules.svg Lordship of Ibelin  [ fr ]1141–1187Was a crusader lordship within the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Lordship of Hebron  [ it ]1149–1161Was a crusader lordship within the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Lordship of Oñate 1149–1845Was a Basque Lordship surrounding the town of Oñate under the Kingdom of Navarre and later the Kingdom of Castile
Von Myllendonk wapen.svg Lordship of Myllendonk 1166–1700
Lordship of Blanchegarde  [ it ]1166–?Was a crusader lordship within the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Lordship of Albarracín 1167–1300
Wappen Anholt.svg Lordship of Anholt 1169–1802
Lordship of Meath 1172–1240
Banner of the Lordship of Ireland.svg Lordship of Ireland 1177–1542Was lordship in Ireland comprising the areas under control of the Kingdom of England
Lordship of Caymont  [ fr ]1191–1193Was a crusader lordship within the kingdom of Jerusalem
CoA Hohenfels County (Rhineland).svg Lordship of Reipoltskirchen  [ nl ]1198–1806
Lordship of Argyll 12th century – ?
Blason Leon (Bretagne).svg Lordship of Léon 12th century – 16th century
Arms of Lordship of Galloway (ancient).svg Lordship of Galloway 12th centuryLordship of Galloway was a autonomous lordship in Scotland that went from being the kingdom of Galloway until the death of Fergus of Galloway in 1161 after which Galloway became a vassal of the Scottish crown and was later incorporated into the Kingdom of Scotland as a lordship.
Heeze, Leende en Zesgehuchten  [ fr ]12th Century - 1810
Lordship of Saint-Martin-du-Chêne  [ fr ]12th Century - 1798A Lordship in Switzerland
Lordship of Demotika 1204–1205Was a crusader lordship founded in Thrace after the Fourth Crusade
Lordship of Salona 1205–1210, 1212–1394, 1404–1410Was a Crusader Lordship created after the Fourth Crusade
Coat of arms of the House of Brienne (Counts of Brienne).svg Lordship of Argos and Nauplia 1212–1388Was a lordship within the Frankish-ruled Morea in southern Greece
Wappen der Herrschaft Ruppin.png Lordship of Ruppin 1214–1524
Blason Ducs de Rostock (selon Gelre).svg Lordship of Rostock 1226–1323Was a state within the Holy Roman Empire
Lordship of Parchim-Richenberg 1226–1255
Wappen Fuerstenberg-Havel.png Lordship of Stargard 1236–1918
Lordship of Torre de Canals 1244–?Was a lordship inside the Crown of Aragon
Lordship of Tyre 1246–1291
Lordship of Villena 1250s–?
Lordship of Phocaea 1275–1340
DEU Herrschaft Homburg COA.svg Lordship of Homburg  [ de ]1276 – 1806
Lordship of Bromfield and Yale 1282–1536Was a medieval Marcher Lordship in Wales
Lordship of Denbigh 1284–1461
Wappen Hanau 2.svg Lordship of Hanau 13th century – 1429
Baarsdorp wapen.svg Lordship of Sinoutskerke and Baarsdorp 13th century – present
Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1).svg Lordship of Franckenstein 13th century – 1662
Flag of Genoa.svg Lordship of Chios 1304–1329Was Genoese lordship in Byzantine territory [5]
Royal banner of Mrnjavcevic family.svg Lordship of Prilep 1371–1395Was a successor state to the Serbian Empire
Lordship of Paros 1389–1537Was a lordship within the Duchy of the Archipelago [6]
Lordship of Harviala 1396–?Was a lordship in Finland that existed under Swedish rule
Lordship of Lorne 14th century – present
Lordship of Molahiffe 14th century – 1824
Lordship of Coshmaing 14th century – ?Was a lordship in Ireland in modern day region of Munster
Ilpendam wapen.svg Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam 1410–1572, 1618–1923
Flag of Ameland.svg Lordship of Ameland 1424–1795
Lordship and Barony of Hailes 1451–present
Winneburg-Beilstein.png Lordship of Winneburg and Beilstein 1488–1801was a lordship within the Holy Roman Empire
Friesland (kleine wapen).svg Lordship of Frisia 1498–1795
Lordship of Utrecht 1528–1795
Small coat of arms of Overijssel.svg Lordship of Overijssel 1528–1798
Lordship of Groningen 1536–1594
Kniphausen Flag 1835.png Lordship of Kniphausen  [ fr ]1588 - 1854
Lordship and Barony of Balvaird 1624–present
Lordship of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade 1627–1854Was a lordship in New France along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River
Lordship of Batiscan 1636–1854Was a lordship in New France that was granted to the Jesuits in 1639
Lordship of Champlain 1644–1854Was a lordship in New France that lasted until the end of the feudal system [7] [8]
Arms-Eglofs.png Lordship of Eglofs Late Middle Ages – 1806Was a lordship within the Holy Roman Empire and it would gain Imperial immediacy in 1668
Lordship of Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes 1717–1840s
Lordship of Vukovar 1731–1945
Lordship of Lydiate  ?–presentIs a lordship in Merseyside England [9]
Lordship of Newry  ?–presentIs a barony in Northern Ireland

References

  1. (in German) History of Schellenberg
  2. Steven Tibble, Monarchy and Lordships in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1099-1291. Clarendon Press, 1989.
  3. Runciman, Steven (1989a). A History of the Crusades, Volume II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100–1187. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-06163-6.
  4. Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174–1277. The Macmillan Press, 1973.
  5. Miller, William (1921). "The Zaccaria of Phocaea and Chios (1275-1329)". Essays on the Latin Orient. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 283–298. OCLC   457893641.
  6. Miller, William (1908). The Latins in the Levant: A History of Frankish Greece (1204–1566). London: John Murray. OCLC   563022439.
  7. Seigneuries et fiefs du Québec: nomenclature et cartographie, 1988 (in French)
  8. Geographical Names Board of Canada - Register Place names - Lordship of Champlain (in French)
  9. Ellison-Gibson, Rev Thomas (1876). Lydiate Hall and its Associations. Ballantine, Hanson & Co.