Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the ex officio Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick (uniform shown here worn by William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant from 1902 to 1905).
The Viceregal Apartments in Dublin Castle – the official 'season' residence of the Lord Lieutenant
The Viceregal pew in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Lord Deputy of Ireland
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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
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
…more generally known as the viceroy, and his wife was known as the vicereine. The government of Ireland in practice was usually in the hands of the Lord Deputy up to the 17th century, and later of the Chief Secretary for Ireland. The Lord Lieutenant possessed a number of overlapping roles. He was…
John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester, monumental effigy
Gerald Fitzgerald 9th Earl of Kildare 2
Hans Holbein the Younger Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
House Butler Armorial Bearings