A marcher lord (Welsh: barwn y mers) was a noble appointed by the king of England to guard the border (known as the Welsh Marches) between England and Wales.

The English term Welsh March (in Medieval Latin Marchia Walliae) [1] was originally used in the Middle Ages to denote the marches between England and the Principality of Wales, in which Marcher lords had specific rights, exercised to some extent independently of the king of England.

Marcher lords [1] (alternatively marcher lords in lowercase) [2] are lords of the stormlands and the Reach who live within the Dornish Marches. The Marcher lords have proudly defended the realms of the Storm Kings and Kings of the Reach against incursions from Dorne.

At the risk of over-simplification, the Marcher Lords were the Norman-English barons who held lands in Wales and on the Welsh borders. But that bald statement ignores some of the complexities of the situation.

In order to quell the Welsh uprisings, King William created the Marcher Lordships, granting virtual independence and what amounted to petty kingdoms to over 150 of his most valued supporters.

3 天之前 · In the Middle Ages, a holder of land (a lordship) lying on the border (or march) between countries. The term applied to Italy (marche), Germany (mark), and in England along its borders with Scotland and Wales. The marcher lords on the Welsh border were particularly powerful.

A marcher lord was a noble appointed by the king of England to guard the border between England and Wales.

A Marcher Lord (Welsh: Barwn y Mers) was a noble appointed by the King of England to guard the border (known as the Welsh Marches) between England and Wales. A Marcher Lord is the English equivalent of a margrave (in the Holy Roman empire) or a marquis (in France).