Events from the year 1702 in Ireland.

Incumbent

William III William III or William the Third may refer to: Kings * William III of Sicily (c. 1186–c. 1198) * William III of England and Ireland or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702) * William III of the Netherlands and Luxembourg ...

(until 8 March), then Anne

Events

* 8 March – Anne becomes Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland upon the death of

Arts and literature

*October – Jonathan Swift returns to Ireland in the company of Esther Johnson.

Births

*January – Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally,

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

general, born at Romans, Dauphin, the son of Sir

Gerald Lally Sir Gerald or Gerard Lally or O'Mullally (? in Tuam, County Galway – 1737) was an Irish conservative and French military officer. He was the second son of Thomas Lally (or O'Mullally) of Tullaghnadaly, by his wife, Jane, sister of Theobald D ...

, an Irish

Jacobite Jacobite means follower of Jacob or James. Jacobite may refer to: Religion * Jacobites, followers of Saint Jacob Baradaeus (died 578). Churches in the Jacobite tradition and sometimes called Jacobite include: ** Syriac Orthodox Church, sometimes ...

from Tuam,

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, who married a French noblewoman (d.

1766 Events January–March * January 1 – Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain, as King Charles III, and figurehead for Jacobitism. * January 14 – Chr ...

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Deaths

*10 December – Michael Boyle (archbishop of Armagh) ( Church of Ireland) (b.

1609 Events January–June * January – The Basque witch trials begin. * January 15 – One of the world's first newspapers, ''Avisa Relation oder Zeitung'', begins publication in Wolfenbüttel (Holy Roman Empire). * January 3 ...

References

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