Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British monarch’s chief representative and head of the Irish administration before the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
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representative of the monarch ⓘ viceroy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Lieutenant in Ireland
Viceroy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kingdom of Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
monarch of Great Britain
ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
History of Ireland under British rule
ⓘ
Political office-holders in Ireland ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
hosted state occasions at Dublin Castle
ⓘ
opened sessions of the Parliament of Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| firstOfficeHolder | Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester ⓘ |
| firstOfficeHolderStartDate | 1585 ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver | Irish executive administration ⓘ |
| hadOfficialResidenceFrom | 18th century ⓘ |
| hadOfficialResidenceUntil | 1922 ⓘ |
| lastOfficeHolder | Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent ⓘ |
| lastOfficeHolderEndDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| lastOfficeHolderStartDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Dublin ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Viceroy of Ireland
|
| officeAbolishedInYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedOnEvent | establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| officeCreatedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
exercised executive authority in Ireland on behalf of the monarch
ⓘ
oversaw implementation of British government policy in Ireland ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Lord Justice of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Deputy of Ireland
|
| reportedTo |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ Home Secretary ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for the Home Department
|
| residence |
Dublin Castle
ⓘ
Viceregal Lodge ⓘ |
| role |
chief representative of the British monarch in Ireland
ⓘ
head of the Irish administration ⓘ |
| seat | Dublin Castle ⓘ |
| succeededByOffice |
Governor-General
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surface form:
Governor-General of the Irish Free State
|
| symbolOf | British rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| usedInsignia | Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| wasAssistedBy | Chief Secretary for Ireland ⓘ |
| wasUsuallyHeldBy | British peer ⓘ |
| wasUsuallyHeldByRank |
duke
ⓘ
earl ⓘ marquess ⓘ |
Referenced by (76)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (executive)
this entity surface form:
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (ex officio, under Queen's University of Ireland)
this entity surface form:
Lord Justice of Ireland
subject surface form:
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
this entity surface form:
Viceroy of Ireland
this entity surface form:
King’s Lieutenant in Ireland
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
subject surface form:
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
subject surface form:
John Winston Spencer-Churchill
this entity surface form:
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland
subject surface form:
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
subject surface form:
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Attorney General for Ireland (for the whole island, historically)
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subordinateTo
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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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subject surface form:
Attorney General for Ireland
subject surface form:
John French
subject surface form:
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire