The office of

chief governor of Ireland The chief governor was the senior official in the Dublin Castle administration, which maintained English and British rule in Ireland from the 1170s to 1922. The chief governor was the viceroy of the English monarch (and later the British monarch ...

existed under various names from the 12th-century

Norman invasion The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, Duchy of Brittany, Breton, County of Flanders, Flemish, and Kingdom of France, French troops, ...

to the creation of the

Irish Free State The Irish Free State ( ga, Saorstát Éireann, , ; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-year Irish War of Independence between ...

on 6 December 1922. Common names were (Chief) justiciar (13th–14th centuries); (King's) lieutenant (14th–16th century); (Lord) Deputy (15th–17th centuries), and Lord Lieutenant (standard after 1690). The unofficial term Viceroy was also common. Reasons for difficulty in stating terms of office include that many left the office empty for a period (sometimes to return to the

Court of St. James's The Court of St James's is the royal court for the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. All ambassadors to the United Kingdom are formally received by the court. All ambassadors from the United Kingdom are formally accredited from the court – & ...

, sometimes to return to their British estates) before either being replaced or returning. There is difficulty in getting clear information before 1529; in the earlier years, there were frequent long vacancies, during which a

Lord Deputy The Lord Deputy was the representative of the monarch and head of the Irish executive under English rule, during the Lordship of Ireland and then the Kingdom of Ireland. He deputised prior to 1523 for the Viceroy of Ireland. The plural form is '' ...

or Lord Justice would act as chief governor. The Irish Act of Union merged the

Kingdom of Ireland The Kingdom of Ireland ( ga, label=Classical Irish, an Ríoghacht Éireann; ga, label=Modern Irish, an Ríocht Éireann, ) was a monarchy on the island of Ireland that was a client state of England and then of Great Britain. It existed from ...

with the

Kingdom of Great Britain The Kingdom of Great Britain (officially Great Britain) was a Sovereign state, sovereign country in Western Europe from 1 May 1707 to the end of 31 December 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of ...

to form the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in the British Isles that existed between 1801 and 1922, when it included all of Ireland. It was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Great B ...

. The new United Kingdom came into being on 1 January 1801 resulting in the disappearance of the separate Irish Parliament: Though many expected the office of Lord Lieutenant to be abolished, it survived. Periodic debates throughout the nineteenth century erupt over whether it should be replaced by a 'Secretary of State for Ireland'. The office of Chief Secretary for Ireland (in effect number two in Irish government ranking) grows in importance, with the Lord Lieutenant gradually reduced to a largely though not completely ceremonial role. The office was replaced by the

Governor-General of the Irish Free State The Governor-General of the Irish Free State ( ga, Seanascal Shaorstát Éireann) was the official representative of the sovereign of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1936. By convention, the office was largely ceremonial. Nonetheless, it wa ...

. In

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

the position was replaced by that of Governor of Northern Ireland.

Medieval

''Source'': *

Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, 4th Baron Lacy (; before 1135 – 25 July 1186), was an Anglo-Norman landowner and royal office-holder. He had substantial land holdings in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Following his participation in the Norman Inva ...

: 1172–73 *

William FitzAldelm William FitzAldelm, FitzAdelm, FitzAldhelm, or FitzAudelin was a Anglo-Norman nobleman from Suffolk or North Yorkshire. He was the son of Adelm de Burgate, and an important courtier who took part in the Norman invasion of Ireland. Courtier In 1165 ...

: 1173 *

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (of the first creation), Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland (113020 April 1176), also known as Richard FitzGilbert, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman notable for his leading role in the Anglo-Norman invasio ...

(Strongbow): 1173–1176 *

: 1176–1177 *

: 1177–1181 *

John fitz Richard John fitz Richard (died 11 October 1190) was an Anglo-Norman soldier, Baron of Halton and hereditary Constable of Chester. Historical records refer to him as "John, Constable of Chester". He died at Acre in the Holy Land. Origins He was ...

, Baron of Halton, Constable of Chester and

Richard Peche Richard Peche (died 1182) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield. Peche was probably the son of Robert Peche who was Bishop of Lichfield from 1121 to 1128. He was definitely the son of a priest, as Ralph de Diceto wrote about him and justified the ...

Bishop of Lichfield The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers 4,516 km2 (1,744 sq. mi.) of the counties of Powys, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Mi ...

, jointly: 1181 *

and Hubert Walter,

Bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The see is in the City of Salisbury where the bishop's seat ...

, jointly: (1181–1184) * Philip de Worcester: 1184–1185 *

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: 1185–1192 * William le Petit & Walter de Lacy: 1192–1194 * Walter de Lacy &

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: 1194–1195 * Hamo de Valognes: 1195–1198 *

Meiler Fitzhenry Meiler FitzHenry (sometimes spelled Meilyr; died 1220) was a Cambro-Norman nobleman and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland during the Lordship of Ireland. Background and early life Meilyr FitzHenry was the son of Henry FitzHenry, an illegitimate son ...

: 1198–1208 *

John de Gray John de Gray or de Grey (died 18 October 1214) was an English prelate who served as Bishop of Norwich, and was elected but unconfirmed Archbishop of Canterbury. He was employed in the service of Prince John even before John became king, for wh ...

Bishop of Norwich The Bishop of Norwich is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of the county of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The bishop of Norwich is Graham Usher. The see is in t ...

: 1208–1213 * William le Petit 1211: (during John's absence) *

Henry de Loundres Henry de Loundres (died 1228) was an Anglo-Norman churchman who was Archbishop of Dublin, from 1213 to 1228. He was an influential figure in the reign of John of England, an administrator and loyalist to the king, and is mentioned in the text o ...

, Archbishop of Dublin: 1213–1215 * Geoffrey de Marisco: 1215–1221 *

, Archbishop of Dublin: 1221–1224 *

William Marshal William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: ', French: '), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He served five English kings— Henry II, his sons the "Young King" ...

: 1224–1226 * Geoffrey de Marisco: 1226–1228 *

Richard Mor de Burgh Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

: 1228–1232 *

Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent (; ; ; c.1170 – before 5 May 1243) was an English nobleman who served as Chief Justiciar of England and Ireland during the reigns of King John and of his son and successor King Henry III and, as a consequenc ...

1232 (held the office formally, but never came to Ireland) *

Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly Maurice Fitzmaurice FitzGerald I, 2nd Lord of Offaly (c.1184 – 20 May 1257) was a Norman in Ireland peer, soldier, and Justiciar of Ireland from 1232 to 1245. He mustered many armies against the Irish, and due to his harsh methods as Justicia ...

: 1232–1245 * Sir John Fitz Geoffrey: 1246–1256 * Richard de la Rochelle 1256 * Alan de la Zouche: 1256–1258 * Stephen Longespée: 1258–1260 * William Dean: 1260–1261 * Sir Richard de la Rochelle: 1261–1266 * David de Barry 1266–1268 * Robert d'Ufford 1268–1270 * James de Audley: 1270–1272 * Maurice Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald: 1272–1273 *

Geoffrey de Geneville Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville (c. 1226 – 21 October 1314) also known as Geoffrey de Joinville, was an Anglo-French noble, supporter of Henry III, who appointed him Baron of Trim, County Meath, and, subsequently, a staunch supporte ...

: 1273–1276 * Sir Robert D'Ufford: 1276–1281 * Stephen de Fulbourn,

Archbishop of Tuam The Archbishop of Tuam ( ; ga, Ard-Easpag Thuama) is an archbishop which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Catholic Church. Histor ...

: 1281–1288 *

John de Sandford John de Sandford (died 2 October 1294) was Archbishop of Dublin. He was brother of Fulk Basset, archbishop of Dublin, and hence nephew of Sir Philip Basset (d. 1271), the justiciar, and of Fulk Basset, Bishop of London from 1241 until his death ...

, Archbishop of Dublin: 1288–1290 * Sir Guillaume de Vesci: 1290–1294 * Sir

Walter de la Haye Sir Walter de la Haye (died after 1309) was an English-born statesman and judge in Ireland of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, who served for many years as Sheriff of County Waterford and as Chief Escheator, and briefly as Just ...

: 1294 * William fitz Roger, prior of Kilmainham 1294 * Guillaume D'Ardingselles: 1294–1295 *

Thomas Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald Thomas FitzMaurice, Lord OConnello, (c. 1145 – 1213) of Shanid, was the eldest son of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan by his wife, Alice (daughter of Arnulf de Montgomery).Weis, Frederick Lewis. ''Ancestral Roots of Certain A ...

: 1295 * Sir John Wogan: 1295–1308 * Edmund Butler 1304–1305 (while Wogan was in Scotland) *

Piers Gaveston Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – 19 June 1312) was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of Edward II of England. At a young age, Gaveston made a good impression on King Edward I, who assigned him to the househ ...

: 1308–1309 * Sir John Wogan: 1309–1312 *

Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick Edmund Butler (died 1321), 6th Chief Butler of Ireland and nominally Earl of Carrick, was an Irish magnate who served as Justiciar of Ireland during the difficult times of the Scottish invasion from 1315 to 1318 and the great famine of 1316 to 1 ...

: 1312–1314 *

Theobald de Verdun, 2nd Baron Verdun Theobald de Verdun (1278–1316) was the second and eldest surviving son of Theobald de Verdun, 1st Baron Verdun, of Alton, Staffordshire, and his wife Margery de Bohun. The elder Theobald was the son of John de Verdon, otherwise Le Botiller, ...

: 1314–1315 *

: 1315–1318 *

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 – 29 November 1330), was an English nobleman and powerful Marcher Lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches and Ireland following his advantageous marria ...

: 1317–1318 * William FitzJohn,

Archbishop of Cashel The Archbishop of Cashel ( ga, Ard-Easpag Chaiseal Mumhan) was an archiepiscopal title which took its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. Following the Reformation, there had been parallel apostolic successions to the titl ...

: 1318 *

Alexander de Bicknor Alexander de Bicknor (1260s? – 14 July 1349; usually spelt "Bykenore" in original Middle English sources) was an official in the Plantagenet kingdom under Edward I of England, Edward II of England, and Edward III of England. Best known to histor ...

, Archbishop of Dublin: 1318–19 *

1319–1320 *

Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare Thomas FitzJohn, 2nd Earl of Kildare, Lord Offaly (died 9 April 1328) was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland who held the office of Lord Justice of Ireland. The eldest son of John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare, Lord Offaly, by his spouse Blanch ...

: 1320–1321 * Sir Ralph de Gorges: 1321 (appointment ineffective) *

John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth John de Bermingham, 1st and last Earl of Louth (died 13 June 1329) was an Irish peer. He was the commander of the Anglo-Irish army in the Battle of Faughart, the decisive battle in the Irish Bruce Wars 1315–1318. In this battle, Edward Bruc ...

: 1321–1324 * John D'Arcy: 1324–1327 *

: 1327–1328 * Roger Utlagh: 1328–1329 * John D'Arcy: 1329–1331 *

William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and 4th Baron of Connaught (; ; 17 September 1312 – 6 June 1333) was an Irish noble who was Lieutenant of Ireland (1331) and whose murder, aged 20, led to the Burke Civil War. Background The grandson ...

: 1331–1331 *

Anthony de Lucy Anthony de Lucy, 1st Baron Lucy (also spelt Luci; 1283–10 June 1343) was an English nobleman who served as warden of Carlisle Castle and Chief Justiciar of Ireland. Biography Lord Lucy's coat of arms. The fish are pikes, and thus form a ...

: 1331–1332 * John D'Arcy: 1332–1338 (Lords Deputy: Sir Thomas de Burgh: 1333–1337 and Sir John Charlton: 1337–1338) * Thomas Charleton, Bishop of Hereford: 1338–1340 * Roger Utlagh: 1340 * Sir John d'Arcy: 1340–1344 (Lord Deputy: Sir John Moriz (or Morris)) * Sir Raoul d'Ufford: 1344–1346 (died in office in April 1346) * Roger Darcy 1346 * Sir John Moriz: 1346–1346 * Sir

Walter de Bermingham Walter de Bermingham was an Anglo-Irish lord who died in 1428. Little seems to be recorded of his term. In 1426, the annals relate that ''John, son of Mac Feorais Bermingham, was slain by Thomas, his own brother's son.'' When Walter died in ...

: 1346–1347 * John L'Archers, Prior of Kilmainham: 1347–1348 * Sir

: 1348–1349 * John, Lord Carew: 1349 * Sir Thomas de Rokeby: 1349–1355 *

Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare (1318 - 25 August 1390) was a prominent Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland who held the office of Lord Justice of Ireland. The second son of Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare by hi ...

: 1355–1355 *

Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond (died 25 January 1356) in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland was an Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland, Captain of Desmond Castle in Kinsale, so-called ruler of Munster, and for a short time ...

: 1355–1356 *

: 1356 * Sir Thomas de Rokeby: 1356–1357 * John de Boulton: 1357 *

: 1357 * Almaric de St. Amaud, Lord Gormanston: 1357–1359 * James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond: 1359–1360 *

: 1361 *

Lionel of Antwerp Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, (; 29 November 133817 October 1368) was the third son, but the second son to survive infancy, of the English king Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. He was named after his birthplace, at Antwerp in the Duc ...

, 5th

Earl of Ulster The title of Earl of Ulster has been created six times in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since 1928, the title has been held by the Duke of Gloucester and is used as a courtesy title by the Duke's eld ...

(later

Duke of Clarence Duke of Clarence is a substantive title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the British Royal Family. All three creations were in the Peerage of England. The title was first granted to Lionel of Antwerp, the second son ...

): 1361–1364 * James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond: 1364–1365 *

, Duke of Clarence: 1365–1366 * Thomas de la Dale: 1366–1367 * Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond: 1367–1369, a.k.a. Gearóid Iarla * Sir William de Windsor: 1369–1376 * James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond: 1376–1378 *

Alexander de Balscot Alexander de Balscot, also known as Alexander Petit (died 1400) was one of the leading Irish clerics of the late fourteenth century, who held the offices of Bishop of Ossory, Bishop of Meath, Treasurer of Ireland and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. ...

and John de Bromwich: 1378–1380 *

Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March Edmund de Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and ''jure uxoris'' Earl of Ulster (1 February 135227 December 1381) was the son of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, by his wife Philippa, daughter of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine G ...

: 1380–1381 *

Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March Roger de Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, 6th Earl of Ulster (11 April 137420 July 1398) was an English nobleman. He was considered the heir presumptive to King Richard II, his mother's first cousin. Roger Mortimer's father, the 3rd Earl of Marc ...

: 1382 (first term, aged 11, Lord Deputy: Sir

Thomas Mortimer Sir Thomas Mortimer (c. 1350–1399) was a medieval English soldier and statesman who served briefly in several important administrative and judicial state offices in Ireland and played a part in the opposition to the government of King Richard ...

) *

Sir Philip Courtenay ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

: 1385–1386 *

Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland, KG (16 January 1362 – 22 November 1392) was a favourite and court companion of King Richard II of England. He was the ninth Earl of Oxford and the first and only Duke of Ireland and Marquess of Dublin. H ...

: 1386 *

Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric. History Unt ...

: 1387–1389 * Sir John Stanley, K.G.,

King of Mann The King of Mann () was the title taken between 1237 and 1504 by the various rulers, both sovereign and suzerain, over the Kingdom of Mann – the Isle of Man which is located in the Irish Sea, at the centre of the British Isles. Since 1504, th ...

: 1389–1391 (first term) * James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond: 1391 *

Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (7 January 13558 or 9 September 1397) was the fifth surviving son and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Early life Thomas was born on 7 January 1355 at Woodstock ...

: 1392–1395 *

: 1395–1398 (second term) * Thomas Holland, Duke of Surrey: 1399 * Sir John Stanley: 1399–1402 (second term) *

Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence (autumn 1387 – 22 March 1421) was a medieval English prince and soldier, the second son of Henry IV of England, brother of Henry V, and heir to the throne in the event of his brother's death. He acted ...

: 1402–1405 (aged 13) * James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond: 1405 *

Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare (d. before 24 June 1428) was an Irish peer. Gerald was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Burghersh. Career Gerald served as Justiciar of Ireland in 1405. In 1407 ...

: 1405–1408 *

: 1408–1413 * Sir John Stanley: 1413–1414 (third term) *

Thomas Cranley Thomas Cranley DD a.k.a. Thomas Craule ( c.1340–1417) was a leading statesman, judge and cleric in early fifteenth-century Ireland, who held the offices of Chancellor of Oxford University, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Irela ...

, Archbishop of Dublin: 1414 *

John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

: 1414–1421 (first term) * James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond: 1419–1421 (first term) *

Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, 7th Earl of Ulster (6 November 139118 January 1425), was an English nobleman and a potential claimant to the throne of England. A great-great-grandson of King Edward III of England, he was heir presumptive to ...

: 1423–1425 *

: 1425 (second term) * James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond: 1425–1427 * Sir John Grey: 1427–1428 * John Sutton, later 1st Lord Dudley: 1428–1429 * Sir Thomas le Strange: 1429–1431 *

Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley Sir Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley, titular King of Mann, KG (c. 1405 – 11 or 20 February 1459), of Lathom and Knowsley, Lancashire, was a Privy Councillor, Comptroller of the Royal Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancie ...

: 1431–1436 * Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles: 1438–1446 *

: 1446 (third term) *

Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantage ...

: 1447–1460 (Lord Deputy:

Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ( – 25 March 1477), was an Irish peer and statesman of the fifteenth century who held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Background Kildare was the son of John Fitzmaurice FitzGerald, 6th ...

) *

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (21 October 144918 February 1478), was the 6th son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English kings Edward IV and Richard III. He played an important role in the ...

: 1462–1478 (Lords Deputy:

Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond Thomas FitzJames FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond (died 1467/68), called 'Thomas of Drogheda', and also known as the Great Earl, was the son of James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond and Mary de Burgh. He was Lord Deputy of Ireland under the Lieu ...

) *

John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, KG (27 September 1442 – 14–21 May 1492), was a major magnate in 15th-century England. He was the son of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Alice Chaucer, the daughter of Thomas Chaucer ...

: 1478 *

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

: 1478–1483 (aged 5. Lord Deputy:

Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare KG (born – ), known variously as "Garret the Great" (Gearóid Mór) or "The Great Earl" (An tIarla Mór), was Ireland's premier peer. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1477 to 1494, and from 149 ...

) *

Edward of Middleham Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales ( or 1476 9 April 1484), was the son and heir apparent of King Richard III of England by his wife Anne Neville. He was Richard's only legitimate child and died aged ten. Birth and titles Edward was born at ...

: 1483–1484 (aged 11. Lord Deputy:

) *

John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln (c. 1460 – 16 June 1487) was a leading figure in the Yorkist aristocracy during the Wars of the Roses. After the death of his uncle Richard III, de la Pole was reconciled with the new Tudor regime, but two year ...

: 1484–1485 *

Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford (November 143121/26 December 1495), was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and a leading architect of his nephew's successful accession to the throne in 1485. He was from the noble Tudor family of Penmynydd i ...

, 1485–1494 (Lord Deputy:

) * Henry, Duke of York: 1494–?1519 (Aged 4. Lords Deputy: Sir Edward Poynings/

Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare Gerard FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (1487 – 12 December 1534; Irish: ''Gearóid Óg Mac Gearailt'', meaning "Young Gerald FitzGerald"), was a leading figure in 16th-century Irish History. In 1513 he inherited the title of Earl of Kildare an ...

) *

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (144321 May 1524), styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1485 and again from 1489 to 1514, was an English nobleman, soldier and statesman who served four monarchs. He was the eldest son of John Howard, 1st Duk ...

: 1519–1523 (Lord Deputy:

Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (144321 May 1524), styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1485 and again from 1489 to 1514, was an English nobleman, soldier and statesman who served four monarchs. He was the eldest son of John Howard, 1st Duk ...

)

Lords Deputy

* The Earl of Ossory: 1523–1524 *

: 1524–1529 * The Duke of Richmond and Somerset: 22 June 1529 (aged 10) *

Sir William Skeffington Sir William Skeffington (c. 146531 December 1535) was an English knight who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland. Early life William Skeffington was born in Skeffington Hall, Leicestershire, the eldest son of Thomas Skeffington by his wife, Mar ...

: 1529–1532 *

: 1532–1534 *

: 30 July 1534 *

Leonard Grey, 1st Viscount Grane Leonard Grey, Lord Deputy of Ireland (1479/149228 July 1541), known as Lord Leonard Grey prior to 1536, served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1536 to 1540. Family Leonard Grey was a younger son of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset and Cecily B ...

: 23 February 1536 – 1540 (executed, 1540) * ''Lords Justices'': 1 April 1540 * Sir Anthony St Leger: 7 July 1540 (first term) * Sir Edward Bellingham: 22 April 1548 * ''Lords Justices'': 27 December 1549 * Sir Anthony St Leger: 4 August 1550 (second term) *

Sir James Croft Sir James Croft PC (c.1518 – 4 September 1590) was an English politician, who was Lord Deputy of Ireland, and MP for Herefordshire in the Parliament of England. Life He was born the second but eldest surviving son of Sir Richard Croft of C ...

: 29 April 1551 * ''Lords Justices'': 6 December 1552 * Sir Anthony St Leger: 1 September 1553 – 1556 (third term) * Viscount FitzWalter: 27 April 1556 * ''Lords Justices'': 12 December 1558 * The Earl of Sussex (Lord Deputy): 3 July 1559 * The Earl of Sussex (Lord Lieutenant): 6 May 1560 * Sir Henry Sidney: 13 October 1565 * ''Lord Justice'': 1 April 1571 * Sir William FitzWilliam: 11 December 1571 * Sir Henry Sidney: 5 August 1575 * ''Lord Justice'': 27 April 1578 * The Lord Grey de Wilton: 15 July 1580 * ''Lords Justices'': 14 July 1582 *

Sir John Perrot Sir John Perrot (7 November 1528 – 3 November 1592) served as Lord Deputy of Ireland, lord deputy to Queen Elizabeth I of England during the Tudor conquest of Ireland. It was formerly speculated that he was an illegitimate son of Henry VIII, t ...

: 7 January 1584 * Sir William FitzWilliam: 17 February 1588 * Sir William Russell: 16 May 1594 * The Lord Burgh: 5 March 1597 * ''Lords Justices'': 29 October 1597 * The Earl of Essex 12 March 1599 * ''Lords Justices'': 24 September 1599 * The Lord Mountjoy (Lord Deputy): 21 January 1600 * The Lord Mountjoy (Lord Lieutenant): 25 April 1603 * Sir Arthur Chichester: 15 October 1604 * Sir Oliver St John: 2 July 1616 *

Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

: 18 September 1622 * ''Lords Justices'': 8 August 1629 * The Viscount Wentworth later The Earl of Strafford: 3 July 1633 (executed May 1641) * The Earl of Leicester (Lord Lieutenant): 14 June 1641 * The Marquess of Ormonde: 13 November 1643 (appointed by the king) *

Viscount Lisle The title of Viscount Lisle has been created six times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, on 30 October 1451, was for John Talbot, 1st Baron Lisle. Upon the death of his son Thomas at the Battle of Nibley Green in 1470, the viscoun ...

: 9 April 1646 (appointed by parliament, commission expired 15 April 1647) * The Marquess of Ormonde: 30 September 1648 (appointed by the King) *

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...

(Lord Lieutenant): 22 June 1649 * Henry Ireton (Lord Deputy): 2 July 1650 (d. 20 November 1651) * Charles Fleetwood (Lord Deputy): 9 July 1652 *

Henry Cromwell Henry Cromwell (20 January 1628 – 23 March 1674) was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier, and an important figure in the Parliamentarian regime in Ireland. Biography Early life Henry Cromwell – the fourth son of Oli ...

(Lord Deputy): 17 November 1657 *

(Lord Lieutenant): 6 October 1658, resigned 15 June 1659 *

Edmund Ludlow Edmund Ludlow (c. 1617–1692) was an English parliamentarian, best known for his involvement in the execution of Charles I, and for his ''Memoirs'', which were published posthumously in a rewritten form and which have become a major source f ...

(Commander-in-Chief): 4 July 1659 * The Duke of Albemarle: June 1660 * The Duke of Ormonde: 21 February 1662 * The Earl of Ossory (Lord Deputy): 7 February 1668 * The Lord Robartes: 3 May 1669 * The Lord Berkeley of Stratton: 4 February 1670 * The Earl of Essex: 21 May 1672 * The Duke of Ormonde: 24 May 1677 * The Earl of Arran: 13 April 1682 * The Duke of Ormonde: 19 August 1684 * ''Lords Justices'': 24 February 1685 * The Earl of Clarendon: 1 October 1685 * The Earl of Tyrconnell (Lord Deputy): 8 January 1687 * ''

King James II James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Re ...

himself in Ireland'': 12 March 1689 – 4 July 1690 * ''

King William III William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the ...

himself in Ireland'': 14 June 1690 * ''Lords Justices'': 5 September 1690 * The Viscount Sydney: 18 March 1692 * ''Lords Justices'': 13 June 1693 * The Lord Capell (Lord Deputy): 9 May 1695 * ''Lords Justices'': 16 May 1696 * The Earl of Rochester: 28 December 1700 * The Duke of Ormonde: 19 February 1703 * The Earl of Pembroke: 30 April 1707 * The Earl of Wharton: 4 December 1708 * The Duke of Ormonde: 26 October 1710 * The Duke of Shrewsbury: 22 September 1713 * The Earl of Sunderland: 21 September 1714 * ''Lords Justices'': 6 September 1715 * The Viscount Townshend: 13 February 1717 * The Duke of Bolton: 27 April 1717 * The Duke of Grafton: 18 June 1720 * The Lord Carteret: 6 May 1724 * The Duke of Dorset: 23 June 1730 *

The Duke of Devonshire Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This (now the senior) branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the wealthiest British aristocratic families since the 16th century and has b ...

: 9 April 1737 * The Earl of Chesterfield: 8 January 1745 * The Earl of Harrington: 15 November 1746 * The Duke of Dorset: 15 December 1750 *

: 2 April 1755 *

The Duke of Bedford John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, (30 September 17105 January 1771) was an 18th-century British statesman.G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peera ...

: 3 January 1757 * The Earl of Halifax: 3 April 1761 * The Earl of Northumberland: 27 April 1763 * The Viscount Weymouth: 5 June 1765 * The Earl of Hertford: 7 August 1765 * The Earl of Bristol: 16 October 1766 (did not assume office) * The Viscount Townshend: 19 August 1767 * The Earl Harcourt: 29 October 1772 * The Earl of Buckinghamshire: 7 December 1776 * The Earl of Carlisle: 29 November 1780 * The Duke of Portland: 8 April 1782 * The Earl Temple: 15 August 1782 * The Earl of Northington: 3 May 1783 * The Duke of Rutland: 12 February 1784 * The Marquess of Buckingham: 27 October 1787 * The Earl of Westmorland: 24 October 1789 * The Earl FitzWilliam: 13 December 1794 * The Earl Camden: 13 March 1795 * The Marquess Cornwallis: 14 June 1798

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* The Earl of Hardwicke: 27 April 1801 * The Earl of Powis: 21 November 1805 (did not serve) *

: 12 March 1806 * The Duke of Richmond: 11 April 1807 * The Viscount Whitworth: 23 June 1813 * The Earl Talbot: 3 October 1817 * The Marquess Wellesley: 8 December 1821 * The Marquess of Anglesey: 27 February 1828 * The Duke of Northumberland: 22 January 1829 * The Marquess of Anglesey: 4 December 1830 * The Marquess Wellesley: 12 September 1833 * The Earl of Haddington: 1 January 1835 * The Earl of Mulgrave: 29 April 1835 *

Viscount Ebrington A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

: 13 March 1839 * The Earl de Grey: 11 September 1841 * The Lord Heytesbury: 17 July 1844 * The Earl of Bessborough: 8 July 1846 * The Earl of Clarendon: 22 May 1847 * The Earl of Eglinton: 1 March 1852 * The Earl of St Germans: 5 January 1853 * The Earl of Carlisle: 7 March 1855 * The Earl of Eglinton: 8 March 1858 * The Earl of Carlisle: 24 June 1859 * The Lord Wodehouse: 1 November 1864 * The Marquess of Abercorn: 13 July 1866 * The Earl Spencer: 18 December 1868 * The Duke of Abercorn: 2 March 1874 *

The Duke of Marlborough Duke of Marlborough (pronounced ) is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne in 1702 for John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough (1650–1722), the n ...

: 11 December 1876 * The Earl Cowper: 4 May 1880 * The Earl Spencer: 4 May 1882 * The Earl of Carnarvon: 27 June 1885 * The Earl of Aberdeen: 8 February 1886 *

The Marquess of Londonderry Marquess of Londonderry, of the County of Londonderry ( ), is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. History The title was created in 1816 for Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Londonderry. He had earlier represented County Down in the Irish House of ...

: 3 August 1886 * The Earl of Zetland: 30 July 1889 * The Lord Houghton: 18 August 1892 * The Earl Cadogan: 29 June 1895 * The Earl of Dudley: 11 August 1902 * The Earl of Aberdeen: 11 December 1905 * The Lord Wimborne: 17 February 1915 * The Viscount French: 9 May 1918 * The Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent: 27 April 1921

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