Lord High Constable of Ireland

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The Lord High Constable of Ireland was a senior Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Ireland, historically responsible for commanding the army and overseeing military justice.

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Lord High Constable of Ireland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Officer of State
ceremonial office
historical office
associatedWith Anglo-Norman nobility in Ireland
Irish peerage
authorityOver Irish army
feudal levies in Ireland
basedOn Lord High Constable of England
category Defunct Irish offices
Irish constitutional history
Military history of Ireland
country Kingdom of Ireland
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
inception medieval period
inspiredBy Norman constabulary system
jurisdiction Ireland
legalSystem Irish law under English rule
monarchAppointer King of England
King of England
surface form: King of Great Britain

British monarch
surface form: King of the United Kingdom
officeHolder Earl of Desmond
Earl of Kildare
Earl of Ormond
officeType judicial office
military office
partOf Great Officers of State of Ireland
precedence high among Irish great offices of state
rank senior officer of state
region Dublin
responsibility command of royal forces in Ireland
discipline of the army
martial law enforcement
military courts
role commander of the army
oversight of military justice
seat Dublin Castle
status defunct office
style Lord High Constable of England
surface form: Lord High Constable
subordinateTo British Crown
Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
symbolizes royal military authority in Ireland
tradition hereditary office in certain families

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Lord High Constable of England relatedOffice Lord High Constable of Ireland