Lord Chancellor

highest-ranking regularly-appointed Great Officer of State of the United Kingdom
Place title Q217217
Lord Chancellor
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Lord Chancellor

Summary

Lord Chancellor is a title[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of title entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,860 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lord Chancellor is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Lord Chancellor's instance of is recorded as title[4].
  • Lord Chancellor's instance of is recorded as position[5].
  • Lord Chancellor is a type of public office[6].
  • Lord Chancellor is a type of Secretary of State[7].
  • Lord Chancellor is a type of Great Officer of State[8].
  • Lord Chancellor is part of Cabinet of the United Kingdom[9].
  • Lord Chancellor's Commons category is recorded as Lord Chancellors[10].
  • 1066 marks the founding of Lord Chancellor[11].
  • Lord Chancellor's appointed by is recorded as monarchy of the United Kingdom[12].
  • Lord Chancellor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lord chancellors[13].
  • Lord Chancellor's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Lord Chancellor's position holder is recorded as David Lidington[15].
  • Lord Chancellor's position holder is recorded as Robert Buckland[16].
  • Lord Chancellor's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[17].
  • Lord Chancellor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Lord Chancellor's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Lord Chancellor's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Lord Chancellor's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain'}[21].
  • Lord Chancellor's owner of is recorded as burse[22].
  • Lord Chancellor's different from is recorded as chancellor[23].
  • Lord Chancellor's has list is recorded as list of Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers[24].
  • Lord Chancellor's organization directed by the office or position is recorded as Courts of England and Wales[25].

Body

Geography

Lord Chancellor is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is part of Cabinet of the United Kingdom[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include title[4] and position[5].

History and Context

1066 marks the founding of Lord Chancellor[11].

Why It Matters

Lord Chancellor ranks in the top 2% of title entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,860 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . UK Parliament Website. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · M14 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Organization directed by the office or position Courts of England and Wales
    Applies to jurisdiction United Kingdom
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