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Lord Lieutenant Of Kildare
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kildare. There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831. The main function of the office was to raise, train and manage the local militia bodies, in line with the Militia (Ireland) Act 1802. Beyond that, the Lords Lieutenant had a figurehead function representing the monarch at the local level. Governors * James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster 1761–1773 * William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster 1773–1804 * John Wolfe 1803–1816 * Walter Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde 1816–1820 Beatson's ''Political Index'' (1806) vol. IIIp. 372 * Lord Henry Moore 1820–1825''The Royal Kalendar'' for 1825p. 386 * Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster 1825–1831''The Royal Kalendar'' for 1831p. 389 Lord Lieutenants * Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster 7 October 1831 – 10 October 1874 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
