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Warden Of The Eastern March
The Lord Warden of the Marches was an office in the governments of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland and Kingdom of England, England. The holders were responsible for the security of the border between the two nations, and often took part in military action. They were also responsible, along with 'Conservators of the truce', for administering the special type of border law known as March law (Anglo-Scottish border), March law. The Scottish Marches, Marches on both sides of the border were traditionally split into West, Middle and East, each with their own warden answerable to the Lord Warden-general. The English Western March was based on Carlisle and the Eastern March on Berwick-upon-Tweed. The offices became unnecessary after the union of the crowns of England and Scotland under King James I of England, James in 1603. For England Warden of the Marches *Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, Robert de Clifford (1297–) (died 1314) *John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey (1327†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marches Map
In medieval Europe, a march or mark was, in broad terms, any kind of borderland, as opposed to a national "heartland". More specifically, a march was a border between realms or a neutral buffer zone under joint control of two states in which different laws might apply. In both of these senses, marches served a political purpose, such as providing warning of military incursions or regulating cross-border trade. Marches gave rise to titles such as marquess (masculine) or marchioness (feminine) in England, ''marqués'' (masculine) and ''marquesa'' (feminine) in Spanish-speaker countries, as well as in the Catalan and Galician regions, ''marquês'' (masculine) and ''marquesa'' (feminine) in Portuguese-speaker countries, ''markesa'' (both masculine and feminine) in Euskadi, ''marquis'' (masculine) or ''marquise'' (feminine) in France and Scotland, margrave (german: Markgraf, lit=march count; masculine) or margravine (, feminine) in Germany, and corresponding titles in other European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
