Lord Deputy of Ireland
C37364
concept
The Lord Deputy of Ireland was the English (later British) monarch’s chief representative and governor in Ireland, responsible for administering royal authority, overseeing government, and maintaining order on the monarch’s behalf.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Deputy of Ireland canonical | 12 |
| chief governor of Ireland | 1 |
| principal secretary of state for Ireland | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Lord Deputy of Ireland
Generated description
The Lord Deputy of Ireland was the English (later British) monarch’s chief representative and governor in Ireland, responsible for administering royal authority, overseeing government, and maintaining order on the monarch’s behalf.
Instances (14)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Garret Mór FitzGerald | — |
| Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare | — |
| Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare | — |
| Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare | — |
| Sir Henry Sidney | — |
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Charles Fleetwood (as Lord Deputy of Ireland, de facto predecessor/successor in Irish administration)
surface form:
Charles Fleetwood
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— |
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Charles Fleetwood (as chief governor of Ireland)
surface form:
Charles Fleetwood
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chief governor of Ireland |
| Edward Poynings | — |
| Charles Fleetwood | — |
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Parliamentarian general (Charles Fleetwood)
surface form:
Charles Fleetwood
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— |
| Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy | — |
| Sir Geoffrey Fenton | principal secretary of state for Ireland |
| Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex | — |
| Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare | — |