Treaty of Mellifont
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The Treaty of Mellifont was the 1603 agreement that ended the Nine Years' War in Ireland by securing the submission of Hugh O’Neill and other Gaelic lords to the English Crown, paving the way for their later exile in the Flight of the Earls and the Plantation of Ulster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Mellifont canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1603 in Ireland
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History of Ulster ⓘ Peace treaties of England ⓘ Treaties of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
concluded shortly after the death of Elizabeth I
ⓘ
preceded the Flight of the Earls in 1607 ⓘ preceded the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century ⓘ |
| conflictEnded | Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedPardonTo |
Hugh O'Neill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other rebel lords ⓘ |
| grantedTitle | Earl of Tyrone to Hugh O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of English authority in Ireland
ⓘ
paved the way for the Flight of the Earls ⓘ paved the way for the Plantation of Ulster ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern Ireland ⓘ |
| imposedCondition |
O'Neill to accept English law
ⓘ
O'Neill to renounce claims to traditional Gaelic overlordship ⓘ O'Neill to submit to the English Crown ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Mellifont, County Louth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
recognition of English sovereignty over Ulster
ⓘ
terms of submission of Gaelic Irish lords ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mellifont Abbey area ⓘ |
| partOf | Tudor conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Flight of the Earls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plantation of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
end of the Nine Years' War in Ireland
ⓘ
submission of Hugh O'Neill to the English Crown ⓘ submission of other Gaelic lords to the English Crown ⓘ |
| signatory |
English Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Roe O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ representatives of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| significance |
facilitated the transformation of Ulster through English and Scottish settlement
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marked the effective end of large-scale Gaelic resistance to English rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1603 ⓘ |
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