Calvert
Lord Baltimore's surname
Calvert is a surname of English origin, historically an occupational name for a calf herder.
The Calvert family founded the colony of Maryland in the 17th century—the Lords Baltimore who established it as a haven for English Catholics.
Calvert County, Maryland, preserves the name, as do various American place names.
Dependent territorial settlement
- BaltimoreMajor Maryland seaport
- AnnapolisMaryland's seat of government
- ChesapeakeMid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- charterFounding organizational document
proprietary · settlement · tobacco · plantations · religious tolerance · Cecil · colonial · Catholics
Titled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- baronLow-ranking peer
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- charterFounding organizational document
gentry · lord · landed · titled · coat of arms · manor · estate · gentleman
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
descendants · forebears · bloodline · kinship · dynasty · pedigree · clan · patronymic
South Pacific archipelago nation
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- nuclear plantFission-based power facility
- bayPartially enclosed water
- shorelineLand-water boundary
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
- BaltimoreMajor Maryland seaport
- AnnapolisMaryland's seat of government
- ChesapeakeMid-Atlantic tidal estuary
charter · proprietary · settlement · tobacco · plantations · religious tolerance · Cecil · colonial · Catholics · founding
nobility
Titled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- baronLow-ranking peer
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
charter · gentry · lord · landed · titled · coat of arms · manor · estate · gentleman · patronage
genealogy
Study of family descent
family tree · descendants · forebears · bloodline · kinship · dynasty · pedigree · clan · patronymic · progeny
Solomons
South Pacific archipelago nation
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- nuclear plantFission-based power facility
- bayPartially enclosed water
Calverttheocrat
Ruler by religious authority
religious establishment · Massachusetts Bay Colony · religious conformity · established church