Poynings' Law
E110471
Poynings' Law was a late 15th-century statute that placed the Irish Parliament under tight control of the English Crown by requiring prior approval of its legislation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poynings' Law canonical | 2 |
| Poynings' Law (until 1782) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T936218 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poynings' Law Context triple: [Parliament of Ireland, restrictedBy, Poynings' Law]
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A.
Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
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B.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
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C.
Crown of Ireland Act 1542
The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 was a law passed by the Irish Parliament under Henry VIII that transformed his title from Lord of Ireland to King of Ireland, formally establishing the Kingdom of Ireland under the English Crown.
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D.
Pragmatic Sanction of 1549
The Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 was an imperial decree by Charles V that unified his scattered Burgundian and Habsburg territories in the Low Countries into a single, hereditary political entity.
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E.
Statute of Mortmain
The Statute of Mortmain was a medieval English law aimed at restricting the transfer of land into the perpetual ownership of the Church and other religious corporations, thereby protecting feudal lords’ rights and revenues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poynings' Law Target entity description: Poynings' Law was a late 15th-century statute that placed the Irish Parliament under tight control of the English Crown by requiring prior approval of its legislation.
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A.
Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
-
B.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
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C.
Crown of Ireland Act 1542
The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 was a law passed by the Irish Parliament under Henry VIII that transformed his title from Lord of Ireland to King of Ireland, formally establishing the Kingdom of Ireland under the English Crown.
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D.
Pragmatic Sanction of 1549
The Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 was an imperial decree by Charles V that unified his scattered Burgundian and Habsburg territories in the Low Countries into a single, hereditary political entity.
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E.
Statute of Mortmain
The Statute of Mortmain was a medieval English law aimed at restricting the transfer of land into the perpetual ownership of the Church and other religious corporations, thereby protecting feudal lords’ rights and revenues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Parliament of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Parliament
Irish legislation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ireland ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
|
| authority |
Henry VII of England
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surface form:
King Henry VII of England
|
| country | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
English legal history
ⓘ
Irish constitutional history ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Ireland ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | English administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ |
| followedBy | Constitution of 1782 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
placed Irish Parliament under control of English Crown
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required prior approval of Irish legislation by English authorities ⓘ restricted legislative independence of the Parliament of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Tudor England
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surface form:
Tudor period
|
| hasLegalConsequences |
Irish Parliament could not initiate legislation freely
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Irish bills had to be pre-approved in England ⓘ |
| hasPart |
requirement that Irish Parliament could only meet with English approval
ⓘ
requirement that draft legislation be submitted to English Privy Council ⓘ |
| inception |
1494
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1495 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | partially repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Ireland ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Drogheda ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constitutional relationship between England and Ireland
ⓘ
legislative control ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Poynings ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Irish nationalist politicians ⓘ |
| partOf | English rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| pointInTime | late 15th century ⓘ |
| repealedInPracticeBy | Constitution of 1782 reforms ⓘ |
| significantEvent | tightened English control over Irish governance ⓘ |
| significantImpact |
limited autonomy of Irish legislative process
ⓘ
strengthened centralization of Tudor monarchy in Ireland ⓘ |
| topic |
Anglo-Irish relations
ⓘ
colonial governance ⓘ |
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Subject: Poynings' Law Description of subject: Poynings' Law was a late 15th-century statute that placed the Irish Parliament under tight control of the English Crown by requiring prior approval of its legislation.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Poynings' Law (until 1782)