Lord_Deputy

Lord Deputy of Ireland

Lord Deputy of Ireland

Head of the Irish executive under English rule

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.[1] He deputised prior to 1523 for the Viceroy of Ireland. The plural form is Lords Deputy.

List of Lords Deputy

Lordship of Ireland

Kingdom of Ireland

The title subsequently became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with the holder also known informally as the Viceroy.

References

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    "Correspondence of Sylvanus Urban". The Gentleman's Journal. 41. Printed by F. Jefferies: 49. January–June 1854. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2008. Counsel's Fees
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    The Chronological Historian
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    Creighton, Mandell (1891). "Howard, Thomas II (1473–1554)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 64–67.
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    Wagner, John, Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World, Oryx, 1999, p. 252
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    Wagner, John, Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World, Oryx, 1999, p. 278
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    Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
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    Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 74


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