Lordship of Ireland

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English overseas possession feudal dominion former country medieval polity

The Lordship of Ireland was a medieval feudal dominion established after the Anglo-Norman invasion, under English overlordship, that laid the foundations for later English and British rule in Ireland.

Aliases (1)

English government in Ireland ×1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English overseas possession → feudal dominion → former country → medieval polity →
capital	Dublin →
characterizedBy	Anglo-Norman feudal structures → limited direct royal control outside the Pale →
continent	Europe →
country	Ireland →
currency	Irish penny →
endCause	creation of the Kingdom of Ireland →
endTime	1542 →
establishedBy	Henry II of England NERFINISHED →
foundationFor	British rule in Ireland → English rule in Ireland →
governmentForm	feudal monarchy →
headOfState	English monarch →
historicalRegion	British Isles →
language	Irish → Latin → Middle English →
legalBasis	Papal bull Laudabiliter → Treaty of Windsor (1175) →
monarch	Edward I of England NERFINISHED → Edward II of England → Edward III of England NERFINISHED → Edward IV of England → Henry II of England NERFINISHED → Henry III of England NERFINISHED → Henry IV of England → Henry V of England → Henry VI of England → Henry VII of England NERFINISHED → Henry VIII of England → John, King of England NERFINISHED → Richard II of England → Richard III of England →
overlord	English Crown → King of England →
partOf	Angevin Empire → English realm →
precededBy	Gaelic Ireland → Kingdom of Leinster →
religion	Latin Church → Roman Catholicism →
replacedBy	Kingdom of Ireland →
significantEvent	Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland → Gaelic resurgence → Statutes of Kilkenny → creation of the Kingdom of Ireland in 1542 →
startTime	1171 → 1172 →
territoryIncludes	Dublin → Leinster → Pale → parts of Connacht → parts of Munster → parts of Ulster →
titleHeldBy	Lords of Ireland →
titleStyle	Dominus Hiberniae →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lord of Ireland → Princess of Ireland →	associatedWith
Crown of Ireland → Kingdom of Ireland →	precededBy
Crown of Ireland →	appliesToTerritory
Crown of Ireland Act 1542 →	associatedWithTerritory
Irish Rebellion of 1641 ("English government in Ireland") →	hasParticipant
Peerage of Ireland →	historicallyAssociatedWith
Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots →	historicalRegion
Lord of Ireland →	jurisdiction
Henry VII of England →	monarchOf
Earl of Kildare →	politicalAlignment