Lord Protector of Ireland

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The Lord Protector of Ireland was the title held by Oliver Cromwell as the de facto head of state overseeing English rule in Ireland during the mid-17th-century Commonwealth period.

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Lord Protector of Ireland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state title
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
appointedBy Instrument of Government NERFINISHED
category History of Ireland (1649–1660) NERFINISHED
Titles of national or ethnic leadership
constitutingInstrument Humble Petition and Advice NERFINISHED
Instrument of Government NERFINISHED
country Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
dissolved 1660
endTime 1659
followedBy Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED
governmentForm republican government
hasAuthorityOver English Army in Ireland NERFINISHED
Irish governance under Commonwealth rule
hasJurisdictionOver English administration in Ireland
hasRole de facto head of state in Ireland
military ruler of Ireland
supreme executive authority in Ireland
inception 1653
officeCreatedFor Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED
officeHolder Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED
Richard Cromwell NERFINISHED
partOf Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland NERFINISHED
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland NERFINISHED
Protectorate NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment English Parliamentarian regime
positionHeldBy Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED
Richard Cromwell NERFINISHED
precededBy Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED
replacedBy Charles II of England NERFINISHED
English monarchy
residence Whitehall Palace NERFINISHED
significantEvent Cromwellian conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED
Cromwellian land settlement in Ireland
startTime 1653
style His Highness the Lord Protector NERFINISHED
titleHolder Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED
Richard Cromwell NERFINISHED
usedDuring English Commonwealth period
Interregnum
mid-17th century

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Elizabeth Bourchier spousePositionHeld Lord Protector of Ireland