Lord Deputy of Ireland
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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.
Observed surface forms (2)
- chief governor of Ireland ×1
- principal secretary of state for Ireland ×1
Instances (14)
- 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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Charles Fleetwood (as chief governor of Ireland)
via concept surface "chief governor of Ireland"
surface form: Charles Fleetwood
- Edward Poynings
- Charles Fleetwood
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Parliamentarian general (Charles Fleetwood)
surface form: Charles Fleetwood
- Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
- Sir Geoffrey Fenton via concept surface "principal secretary of state for Ireland"
- Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
- Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare