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1505 In Ireland
Events from the year 1505 in Ireland. Incumbent * Lord: Henry VII Events *June 21 – Piers Butler, future 8th Earl of Ormond appointed seneschal of Tipperary Liberty * Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, leases Irish estates to Piers Butler, his eventual successor * Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare invested as Knight of the Garter by Henry VII Births * Thomas Cusack, (disputed) Lord Chancellor of Ireland The Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (commonly known as Lord Chancellor of Ireland) was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1721 to 1801, it was also the highest political office of ... Deaths * July 11 - Hugh Roe O'Donnell, King of Tyrconnell References 1500s in Ireland Ireland Years of the 16th century in Ireland {{Ireland-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Of Ireland
The Lordship of Ireland ( ga, Tiarnas na hÉireann), sometimes referred to retroactively as Norman Ireland, was the part of Ireland ruled by the King of England (styled as "Lord of Ireland") and controlled by loyal Anglo-Norman lords between 1177 and 1542. The lordship was created following the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169–1171. It was a papal fief, granted to the Plantagenet kings of England by the Holy See, via ''Laudabiliter''. As the Lord of Ireland was also the King of England, he was represented locally by a governor, variously known as the Justiciar, Lieutenant, Lord Lieutenant or Lord Deputy. The kings of England claimed lordship over the whole island, but in reality the king's rule only ever extended to parts of the island. The rest of the island – referred to subsequently as Gaelic Ireland – remained under the control of various Gaelic Irish kingdoms or chiefdoms, who were often at war with the Anglo-Normans. The area under English rule and law grew an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
