Duchy of Lancaster

id: duchy-of-lancaster-161-8832157
title: Duchy of Lancaster
text: The Duchy of Lancaster is a private estate of the British sovereign. The estate has its origins in the lands held by the medieval Dukes of Lancaster, which came under the direct control of the monarch when Henry Bolingbroke, the then duke of Lancaster, ascended the throne in 1399. In 1461 King Edward IV confirmed that the Duchy would be inherited by the monarch, but held separately from the Crown Estate, the other assets which belong to the monarch. The Duchy consists of a portfolio of lands, pr
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description: Private estate of the British sovereign as Duke of Lancaster
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Lancaster
date created: 2003-05-28T06:03:54Z
date modified: 2024-08-27T06:29:03Z
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