1589 In Ireland

	1589 In Ireland Events from the year 1589 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I Events January 11 – Richard Meredith nominated Church of Ireland Bishop of Leighlin (consecrated in April). Spring – Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh and Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh lead a rebellion in Connacht. On 5 April a commission is issued to deal with the disturbances. Many of the rebel leaders are killed in an ambush at Easter. May – commission to inquire into progress on the Munster Plantation. December 5 – Sir Richard Bingham is cleared by the Lord Deputy and council of charges of misgovernment in Connacht and on 12 December is commissioned to prosecute the Burkes and other Connacht rebels. December 23 – Sir William FitzWilliam, acting for the Lord Deputy, begins a campaign against the Connacht rebels. Births Francis Kirwan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Killala (d. 1661) Theobald Stapleton, Roman Catholic priest and writer (d. 1647) Deaths February – John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Irish Monarch Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe Éire, Irish language name for the isle * Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1661 In Ireland Events from the year 1661 in Ireland. Incumbent Irish monarch, Monarch: Charles II of England, Charles II Events April 23 – Charles II of England, Ireland and Scotland receives his second crowning, in Westminster Abbey. The Earldom of Drogheda is created in the Peerage of Ireland. The Bishop of Limerick, Bishopric of Limerick in the Church of Ireland is combined with Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe, Ardfert and Aghadoe to form the united Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, bishopric of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, Edward Synge (bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross), Edward Synge being the first bishop. The Book of Kells is presented to Trinity College Dublin. Dromore, County Down, Dromore Cathedral is rebuilt. * The witch trial against Florence Newton. Births Deaths References 1661 in Ireland, 1660s in Ireland 1661 by country, Ireland Years of the 17th century in Ireland {{Ireland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1580s In Ireland Year 158 ( CLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tertullus and Sacerdos (or, less frequently, year 911 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 158 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * The earliest dated use of Sol Invictus, in a dedication from Rome. * A revolt against Roman rule in Dacia is crushed. China * Change of era name from ''Yongshou'' to ''Yangxi'' of the Chinese Han Dynasty. Births Gaius Caesonius Macer Rufinianus, Roman politician (d. 237) Deaths Wang Yi, Chinese librarian and poet (d. AD 89 AD 89 (LXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Fulvus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1589 In Ireland Events from the year 1589 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I Events January 11 – Richard Meredith nominated Church of Ireland Bishop of Leighlin (consecrated in April). Spring – Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh and Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh lead a rebellion in Connacht. On 5 April a commission is issued to deal with the disturbances. Many of the rebel leaders are killed in an ambush at Easter. May – commission to inquire into progress on the Munster Plantation. December 5 – Sir Richard Bingham is cleared by the Lord Deputy and council of charges of misgovernment in Connacht and on 12 December is commissioned to prosecute the Burkes and other Connacht rebels. December 23 – Sir William FitzWilliam, acting for the Lord Deputy, begins a campaign against the Connacht rebels. Births Francis Kirwan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Killala (d. 1661) Theobald Stapleton, Roman Catholic priest and writer (d. 1647) Deaths February – John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1509 In Ireland Events from the year 1509 in Ireland. Incumbent Lord: Henry VII (until 21 April), then Henry VIII Events Births Deaths Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Lord of Clanricarde * Clement Fitzleones, an Irish lawyer and judge References {{Year in Europe, 1509 Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... Years of the 16th century in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth (died 1589) was an Irish politician and peer. He was a member of the Privy Council of Ireland, and played a leading part in the Government of Ireland in the 1560s, but he later went into opposition and was imprisoned as a result. He was nicknamed the Blind Lord. He was a man of intelligence and some learning, who is believed to have written part of the historical compilation called ''The Book of Howth''. On the other hand, he was notorious for his domestic cruelty: he was imprisoned and fined for severely ill-treating his wife and for causing the death of his teenage daughter through his ill-treatment of her. Early life He was born sometime after 1509, the third of the four sons of Christopher St Lawrence, 5th Baron Howth and his wife Anne Bermingham of Baldongan. He was the brother of Edward St Lawrence, 6th Baron Howth and Richard St Lawrence, 7th Baron Howth. Since he was a younger son without much prospect of inheriting the title, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Donnchad Grana Ó Cellaigh Donnchadh () is a masculine given name common to the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. It is composed of the elements ''donn'', meaning "brown" or "dark" from Donn a Gaelic God; and ''chadh'', meaning "chief" or "noble". The name is also written as Donnchad, Donncha, Donnchadha and Dúnchad. Modern versions include (in Ireland) Donnacha, Donagh, Donough, Donogh and (in Scotland) Duncan. The Irish surnames Donough, McDonagh, McDonough, O'Donoghue and Dunphy among others are derived from the given name (In Gaelic: Mac - son of, Ó - of the family of). Another derivation is the name of the Scottish Clan Donnachaidh. Variations People * In modern times people with the name include; Donogh O'Malley (1921–1968) Irish Government minister Donncha O'Callaghan (born 1979) current international rugby player (Munster, Ireland and 2005 British and Irish lions) Donnchadh Ó Corráin (1942–2017) Irish historian Donnchadh Walsh (born 1984), Irish Gaelic footballer Donnchadh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Browne (sheriff) John Browne (died 1589) was an Irish cartographer and sheriff. Browne appears to have been a member of the Anglo-Norman Browne family of Kilpatrick, County Westmeath. By his own account, he was ''"the first Englishman (Anglo-Irish) that in the memory of man settled himself to dwell in the county of Mayo."'' In August 1583, while servant to Sir Christopher Hatton, he created town plans of Athenry and Galway, which he sent to Sir Francis Walsingham. That November, he was appointed the first Sheriff of County Mayo. He settled at The Neale, Ballinrobe, on lands thought to have been acquired from the Mac Meyler Bourkes. In the summer of 1584, he prepared a map of Mayo, leaving out the barony of Costello and parts of Gallen and Clanmorris. This map was created at the request of Sir Richard Bingham, and was sent to Walsingham. He was again appointed Sheriff in 1587. Other maps by Browne included one of Connacht, which was completed by his nephew, John, in 1591, and one of parts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Surveyor General Of Ireland The office of Surveyor General of Ireland was an appointed officer under the Dublin Castle administration of Ireland in the 17th and 18th centuries.McParland 1995 The Surveyor General was typically responsible for the surveying, design and construction of civic works, and was often involved in overseeing the construction of military barracks and public buildings. Though Surveyors General were officially appointed by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the Kingdo ..., it was not unknown for the post to be "sold" by one holder to the next. For example, Arthur Jones-Nevill succeeded Arthur Dobbs in 1743, having paid £3,300 to secure the position. And despite being dismissed for mal-administration, Nevill was allowed to sell the post on to Thomas Eyre in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sir Valentine Browne Sir Valentine Browne (died 1589), of Croft, Lincolnshire, was auditor, treasurer and victualler of Berwick-upon-Tweed. He acquired large estates in Ireland during the Plantation of Munster, in particular the seignory of Molahiffe. He lived at Ross Castle near Killarney, County Kerry. He was MP in three English and one Irish parliaments. Birth and origins Valentine was probably born in the late 1510s or early 1520s in Croft, Lincolnshire, eldest son of Sir Valentine Browne, knight, of Croft, who died in 1568. His father's family had been established in Totteridge, Hertfordshire, and in Hoxton, Middlesex (now in London), before moving to Lincolnshire. Nothing seems to be known about his mother. Early life From 1550 to 1553 Browne was auditor at Berwick Castle. From 1553 to 1560 he was Auditor-General of Ireland. He was appointed Surveyor General of Ireland in 1559 by Queen Elizabeth I of England, later being appointed Auditor of the Exchequer. Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Imokilly Imokilly ( ga, Uí Mhic Coille) is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Youghal. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. Other neighbouring baronies include Barrymore to the west (whose chief town is Midleton) and Kinnatalloon to the north (whose chief town is Conna). The barony includes most of the peninsula or land ranging from Mount Uniacke in the valley of the River Bride (in the north), to the estuary of the Munster Blackwater (in the east), to Ballycotton Bay (in the south) to Cork Harbour in the west. The main settlements are Youghal, Killeagh, Castlemartyr, Ballycotton, Shanagarry, Mogeely and Cloyne. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used in the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Seneschal The word ''seneschal'' () can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context. Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ducal, or noble household during the Middle Ages and early Modern period – historically a steward or majordomo of a medieval great house. In a medieval royal household, a seneschal was in charge of domestic arrangements and the administration of servants, which, in the medieval period particularly, meant the seneschal might oversee hundreds of laborers, servants and their associated responsibilities, and have a great deal of power in the community, at a time when much of the local economy was often based on the wealth and responsibilities of such a household. A second meaning is more specific, and concerns the late medieval and early modern nation of France, wherein the seneschal (french: sénéchal) was also a royal officer in char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	1589 In Ireland Events from the year 1589 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I Events January 11 – Richard Meredith nominated Church of Ireland Bishop of Leighlin (consecrated in April). Spring – Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh and Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh lead a rebellion in Connacht. On 5 April a commission is issued to deal with the disturbances. Many of the rebel leaders are killed in an ambush at Easter. May – commission to inquire into progress on the Munster Plantation. December 5 – Sir Richard Bingham is cleared by the Lord Deputy and council of charges of misgovernment in Connacht and on 12 December is commissioned to prosecute the Burkes and other Connacht rebels. December 23 – Sir William FitzWilliam, acting for the Lord Deputy, begins a campaign against the Connacht rebels. Births Francis Kirwan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Killala (d. 1661) Theobald Stapleton, Roman Catholic priest and writer (d. 1647) Deaths February – John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Irish Monarch Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe Éire, Irish language name for the isle * Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1661 In Ireland Events from the year 1661 in Ireland. Incumbent Irish monarch, Monarch: Charles II of England, Charles II Events April 23 – Charles II of England, Ireland and Scotland receives his second crowning, in Westminster Abbey. The Earldom of Drogheda is created in the Peerage of Ireland. The Bishop of Limerick, Bishopric of Limerick in the Church of Ireland is combined with Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe, Ardfert and Aghadoe to form the united Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, bishopric of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, Edward Synge (bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross), Edward Synge being the first bishop. The Book of Kells is presented to Trinity College Dublin. Dromore, County Down, Dromore Cathedral is rebuilt. * The witch trial against Florence Newton. Births Deaths References 1661 in Ireland, 1660s in Ireland 1661 by country, Ireland Years of the 17th century in Ireland {{Ireland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1580s In Ireland Year 158 ( CLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tertullus and Sacerdos (or, less frequently, year 911 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 158 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * The earliest dated use of Sol Invictus, in a dedication from Rome. * A revolt against Roman rule in Dacia is crushed. China * Change of era name from ''Yongshou'' to ''Yangxi'' of the Chinese Han Dynasty. Births Gaius Caesonius Macer Rufinianus, Roman politician (d. 237) Deaths Wang Yi, Chinese librarian and poet (d. AD 89 AD 89 (LXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Fulvus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1589 In Ireland Events from the year 1589 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I Events January 11 – Richard Meredith nominated Church of Ireland Bishop of Leighlin (consecrated in April). Spring – Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh and Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh lead a rebellion in Connacht. On 5 April a commission is issued to deal with the disturbances. Many of the rebel leaders are killed in an ambush at Easter. May – commission to inquire into progress on the Munster Plantation. December 5 – Sir Richard Bingham is cleared by the Lord Deputy and council of charges of misgovernment in Connacht and on 12 December is commissioned to prosecute the Burkes and other Connacht rebels. December 23 – Sir William FitzWilliam, acting for the Lord Deputy, begins a campaign against the Connacht rebels. Births Francis Kirwan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Killala (d. 1661) Theobald Stapleton, Roman Catholic priest and writer (d. 1647) Deaths February – John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1509 In Ireland Events from the year 1509 in Ireland. Incumbent Lord: Henry VII (until 21 April), then Henry VIII Events Births Deaths Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Lord of Clanricarde * Clement Fitzleones, an Irish lawyer and judge References {{Year in Europe, 1509 Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... Years of the 16th century in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth (died 1589) was an Irish politician and peer. He was a member of the Privy Council of Ireland, and played a leading part in the Government of Ireland in the 1560s, but he later went into opposition and was imprisoned as a result. He was nicknamed the Blind Lord. He was a man of intelligence and some learning, who is believed to have written part of the historical compilation called ''The Book of Howth''. On the other hand, he was notorious for his domestic cruelty: he was imprisoned and fined for severely ill-treating his wife and for causing the death of his teenage daughter through his ill-treatment of her. Early life He was born sometime after 1509, the third of the four sons of Christopher St Lawrence, 5th Baron Howth and his wife Anne Bermingham of Baldongan. He was the brother of Edward St Lawrence, 6th Baron Howth and Richard St Lawrence, 7th Baron Howth. Since he was a younger son without much prospect of inheriting the title, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Donnchad Grana Ó Cellaigh Donnchadh () is a masculine given name common to the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. It is composed of the elements ''donn'', meaning "brown" or "dark" from Donn a Gaelic God; and ''chadh'', meaning "chief" or "noble". The name is also written as Donnchad, Donncha, Donnchadha and Dúnchad. Modern versions include (in Ireland) Donnacha, Donagh, Donough, Donogh and (in Scotland) Duncan. The Irish surnames Donough, McDonagh, McDonough, O'Donoghue and Dunphy among others are derived from the given name (In Gaelic: Mac - son of, Ó - of the family of). Another derivation is the name of the Scottish Clan Donnachaidh. Variations People * In modern times people with the name include; Donogh O'Malley (1921–1968) Irish Government minister Donncha O'Callaghan (born 1979) current international rugby player (Munster, Ireland and 2005 British and Irish lions) Donnchadh Ó Corráin (1942–2017) Irish historian Donnchadh Walsh (born 1984), Irish Gaelic footballer Donnchadh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Browne (sheriff) John Browne (died 1589) was an Irish cartographer and sheriff. Browne appears to have been a member of the Anglo-Norman Browne family of Kilpatrick, County Westmeath. By his own account, he was ''"the first Englishman (Anglo-Irish) that in the memory of man settled himself to dwell in the county of Mayo."'' In August 1583, while servant to Sir Christopher Hatton, he created town plans of Athenry and Galway, which he sent to Sir Francis Walsingham. That November, he was appointed the first Sheriff of County Mayo. He settled at The Neale, Ballinrobe, on lands thought to have been acquired from the Mac Meyler Bourkes. In the summer of 1584, he prepared a map of Mayo, leaving out the barony of Costello and parts of Gallen and Clanmorris. This map was created at the request of Sir Richard Bingham, and was sent to Walsingham. He was again appointed Sheriff in 1587. Other maps by Browne included one of Connacht, which was completed by his nephew, John, in 1591, and one of parts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Surveyor General Of Ireland The office of Surveyor General of Ireland was an appointed officer under the Dublin Castle administration of Ireland in the 17th and 18th centuries.McParland 1995 The Surveyor General was typically responsible for the surveying, design and construction of civic works, and was often involved in overseeing the construction of military barracks and public buildings. Though Surveyors General were officially appointed by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the Kingdo ..., it was not unknown for the post to be "sold" by one holder to the next. For example, Arthur Jones-Nevill succeeded Arthur Dobbs in 1743, having paid £3,300 to secure the position. And despite being dismissed for mal-administration, Nevill was allowed to sell the post on to Thomas Eyre in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sir Valentine Browne Sir Valentine Browne (died 1589), of Croft, Lincolnshire, was auditor, treasurer and victualler of Berwick-upon-Tweed. He acquired large estates in Ireland during the Plantation of Munster, in particular the seignory of Molahiffe. He lived at Ross Castle near Killarney, County Kerry. He was MP in three English and one Irish parliaments. Birth and origins Valentine was probably born in the late 1510s or early 1520s in Croft, Lincolnshire, eldest son of Sir Valentine Browne, knight, of Croft, who died in 1568. His father's family had been established in Totteridge, Hertfordshire, and in Hoxton, Middlesex (now in London), before moving to Lincolnshire. Nothing seems to be known about his mother. Early life From 1550 to 1553 Browne was auditor at Berwick Castle. From 1553 to 1560 he was Auditor-General of Ireland. He was appointed Surveyor General of Ireland in 1559 by Queen Elizabeth I of England, later being appointed Auditor of the Exchequer. Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Imokilly Imokilly ( ga, Uí Mhic Coille) is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Youghal. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. Other neighbouring baronies include Barrymore to the west (whose chief town is Midleton) and Kinnatalloon to the north (whose chief town is Conna). The barony includes most of the peninsula or land ranging from Mount Uniacke in the valley of the River Bride (in the north), to the estuary of the Munster Blackwater (in the east), to Ballycotton Bay (in the south) to Cork Harbour in the west. The main settlements are Youghal, Killeagh, Castlemartyr, Ballycotton, Shanagarry, Mogeely and Cloyne. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used in the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Seneschal The word ''seneschal'' () can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context. Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ducal, or noble household during the Middle Ages and early Modern period – historically a steward or majordomo of a medieval great house. In a medieval royal household, a seneschal was in charge of domestic arrangements and the administration of servants, which, in the medieval period particularly, meant the seneschal might oversee hundreds of laborers, servants and their associated responsibilities, and have a great deal of power in the community, at a time when much of the local economy was often based on the wealth and responsibilities of such a household. A second meaning is more specific, and concerns the late medieval and early modern nation of France, wherein the seneschal (french: sénéchal) was also a royal officer in char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]