Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone

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Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone was a prominent 16th-century Irish nobleman and chieftain who played a key role in the politics of Ulster during the Tudor conquest of Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century person
Earl
Irish nobleman
chieftain
aristocraticTitleCreatedBy English Crown NERFINISHED
associatedWith English administration in Ireland
Gaelic Irish resistance and accommodation to Tudor rule
associatedWithEvent Tudor expansion into Ulster
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName O'Neill NERFINISHED
givenName Conn NERFINISHED
governanceType Gaelic lordship under English earldom title
governed O'Neill lordship in central Ulster
governedRegion Tír Eoghain (Tyrone) NERFINISHED
historicalContext Tudor conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance early example of Tudor policy of creating earls from Gaelic chiefs
language English
Irish
memberOf O'Neill dynasty NERFINISHED
monarchDuringLife Edward VI of England NERFINISHED
Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
Mary I of England NERFINISHED
nobleFamily O'Neill dynasty NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Earl of Tyrone NERFINISHED
notableFor involvement in the Tudor conquest of Ireland
role in the politics of Ulster
politicalAlignment Gaelic Irish leadership in Ulster
politicalRole Crown vassal of the Tudor monarchy
Irish Gaelic lord
positionHeld Lord of Tyrone NERFINISHED
chief of the O'Neill dynasty
region Ulster NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
socialClass Irish nobility
sphereOfInfluence Gaelic Ulster politics
style The O'Neill NERFINISHED
territorialBase Tyrone NERFINISHED
Ulster NERFINISHED
timePeriod Tudor period NERFINISHED
titleHolderOf Earldom of Tyrone NERFINISHED

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O'Neill dynasty notableMember Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone grandfather Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone