Edward Poynings
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Edward Poynings was a late 15th-century English statesman and Lord Deputy of Ireland best known for initiating Poynings' Law, which placed the Irish Parliament under tighter English control.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Poynings' Law | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statesman
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Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ member of the English nobility ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| allegiance | Tudor dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Parliament of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
15th century
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16th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1459 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1521 ⓘ |
| effect |
placed Irish Parliament under tighter English control
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required Irish legislation to be approved by the English king and council before introduction in Ireland ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 16th century
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| father | Robert Poynings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Order of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedIn | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
initiating Poynings' Law in Ireland
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reorganizing English administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeAchievement | secured passage of Poynings' Law ⓘ |
| militaryRank | soldier ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Henry VII of England
NERFINISHED
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Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth Paston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Poynings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Poynings family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Poynings' Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Anglo-Irish military campaigns of the 1490s
NERFINISHED
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campaigns against Perkin Warbeck ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
limiting autonomy of the Irish Parliament
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strengthening Tudor control over Ireland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Knight of the Garter
NERFINISHED
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Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedAs | chief governor of Ireland ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
English government
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Irish administration ⓘ |
| title | Sir Edward Poynings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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