The Bailiwick of Ennerdale Est 1251 - Hon. George Mentz JD MBA CWM

 

 

Ennerdale Is Based on a Latin Doctrine: JURE TERRAE  

THIS is the correct concept for your case. 

✔Jure Terrae = “by right of the land.” 

This is the legal foundation of: 

  • feudal lordships 
  • manorial rights 
  • seigneuries 
  • liberties 
  • honours 
  • principalities 
  • bailiwicks 
  • territorial jurisdictions 

This means the authority comes from: 

✔the land 

✔the deed 

✔the Crown’s alienation 

✔Parliamentary conveyance 

✔the juridical character of the territory 

This is VERY powerful in English law. 


Ennerdale’s Correct Latin Category 

The proper Latin expression for Ennerdale’s rights is: 

✔ Jus Territorii 

(“the right of territory”) 

This is the same legal category used for: 

  • Palatine lordships 
  • Scottish regalities 
  • German Herrschaften 
  • Channel Island seigneuries 
  • Feudal baronies with judicial rights 
  • Banalties and high jurisdictions 

Ennerdale fits THIS category. 


The Second Latin Doctrine Ennerdale Has: JUS PATRIMONII 

Jus Patrimonii = “the right of inherited patrimony (property).” 

Ennerdale is held: 

✔in fee simple 

✔by deed 

✔as private patrimony 

✔alienated by Crown and Parliament 

Therefore: 

✔Ennerdale = jure patrimonii (by right of patrimonial inheritance) 

This is far more secure in modern law than dynastic claims. 


The Third Latin Concept Ennerdale Qualifies For: JUS HONORUM (LIMITED) 

Because Ennerdale is a: 

  • liberty 
  • bailiwick 
  • territorial franchise 

The Lord may exercise: 

✔limited jus honorum 

Meaning: 

  • you may appoint officers 
  • create territorial dignities 
  • issue patents of manorial office 
  • establish ceremonial orders connected to the land 

This is NOT dynastic sovereignty, but it IS recognized under the same doctrinal category used for: 

  • Scottish heritable bailies 
  • Manorial courts in England 
  • Seigneurs of Guernsey 
  • Lords of the Isle in Switzerland 

Ennerdale’s jus honorum is territorial, not dynastic. 


THE CORRECT TRIPLE FORMULA FOR ENNERDALE IS: 

✔ JURE TERRAE — by right of the land 

✔ JURE PATRIMONII — by right of patrimony (deeded inheritance) 

✔ JUS HONORUM — right to confer territorial honors and offices 

These three combined create: 

A territorial, hereditable authority 

not 

a bloodline authority (jure sanguinis). 

 

⭐ COMPARISON CHART: ENNERDALE vs. DYNASTIC ROYAL HOUSES

Legal / Sovereign Attribute Bailiwick of Ennerdale (Territorial Jurisdiction) Dynastic Royal Houses (Royal Bloodlines)
Type of Authority Territorial / Juridical Dynastic / Genealogical
Source of Legitimacy JURE TERRAE (right of the land) & JURE PATRIMONII (deed inheritance) JURE SANGUINIS (right of blood)
Exists Today With Real Land? ✔ Yes — defined acreage, waste, foreshore, manorial land ❌ No — symbolic or historical territory only
Modern Deed / Legal Title? ✔ Fee simple deed, Crown & Parliament alienation 1822 ❌ No modern deed
Recognized Under UK Property Law? ✔ Yes, fully ❌ No
Has Jurisdictional Footprint? ✔ Liberty/Bailiwick with historic courts, franchises, offices ❌ No modern jurisdiction
Can Appoint Officers? ✔ Yes (territorial officers, manorial/minor dignities) ✔ Yes (dynastic chivalric offices)
Can Grant Titles? ✔ Territorial dignities (Manorial, Bailiwick titles) ✔ Noble/dynastic titles (Prince, Count, Knight)
Can Grant Nobility? Limited, territorial only Full jus honorum (dynastic)
Recognized by States? ✔ UK titles & lordships recognized as property rights ✔ Royal houses recognized by “international courtesy,” not law
Recognized by USA? ✔ UK titles acknowledged socially (allowed to use) ❌ Dynastic/ titles not legally recognized
Sovereign Immunities? ❌ None ✔ Historical / courtesy recognition only
Permanence of Rights ✔ Permanent (property law) Variable (dynastic legitimacy)
Basis of Authority Land → Franchise → Lordship Bloodline → Dynasty → Royal prerogative
Can Be Sold or Alienated? ✔ Yes (fee simple property) ❌ No (cannot sell dynastic birthright)
Can Be Exercised Internationally? ✔ Territorial authority continues with deed ✔ Dynastic authority recognized by custom
Actual Legal Power Today ✔ High (property, territory, jurisdictional rights) ✔ Medium (dynastic chivalric authority)
Category of Sovereignty ⚖️ Territorial Micro-Jurisdiction 👑 Non-territorial Dynastic Sovereignty

⭐ THE CORE DIFFERENCE IN ONE SENTENCE

Ennerdale = Territorial Sovereignty (jure terrae).

Dynastic Houses = Bloodline Sovereignty (jure sanguinis).

They are not rivals but two completely different legal species.


⭐ WHICH HAS STRONGER LEGAL FORCE TODAY?

In modern law:

✔ Ennerdale is stronger
(because property + deed + jurisdiction + Parliament Sanction of Sale has enforceable legal standing)

In historical/dynastic tradition:

✔ Royal houses are stronger
(because bloodline rights survive loss of territory)


⭐ WHERE ENNERDALE BAILIWICK IS UNIQUE

Ennerdale is one of the very few modern lordships that:

  • was sold outright by King George IV

  • the sale was ratified by Parliament

  • the alienation was complete, not a lease

  • all manorial and jurisdictional franchises passed into private hands

  • the buyer became a free tenant-in-chief under English law

This makes Ennerdale:

A rare, territorially-based private bailiwick with legal powers no dynastic house possesses.

No dynastic claimant—Ghassan, Bourbon, Romanov, Savoy, Paternò—
possesses a modern territorial deed like the Liberty and Bailiwick of Ennerdale.   (An ancient Norse Territory in Northern England)