{"slug": "lord-lieutenant-of-ireland", "label": "Lord Lieutenant of Ireland", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1752225", "qid": "Q1752225", "description": "title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 till the Partition of Ireland in 1922", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [1308, 1852], "span_label": ["1308 CE", "1852 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ireland", "label": "Ireland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "parliament-of-england", "label": "Parliament of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-gascony", "label": "Duchy of Gascony", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bristol", "label": "Bristol", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-clement-v", "label": "Pope Clement V", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "elizabeth-i", "label": "Elizabeth I", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-vi-of-england", "label": "Henry VI of England", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1308, "year_label": "1308 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "June 25", "text": "June 25 – Piers Gaveston is exiled for the second time by the Parliament, due to possible corruption and exploited personal gains. As compensation for the loss of the Earldom of Cornwall, which is another condition of his exile, Gaveston is granted land worth 3,000 marks annually in Gascony. Further to this, he is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland – so that a certain amount of honour can be maintained despite the humiliation of the exile. Gaveston is also threatened with ex-communication by Pope Clement V. Edward II accompanies him to Bristol, from where he sets sail for Ireland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367315343#April_–_June", "title": "1308", "revid": 1367315343, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1459, "year_label": "1459 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Richard, Duke of York, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, returns on a second visit to Ireland. The Irish Parliament, meeting at Drogheda, upholds his authority against Henry VI of England, and an English Act of Attainder.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366548241#Date_unknown", "title": "1459", "revid": 1366548241, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1575, "year_label": "1575 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 5", "text": "August 5 – Henry Sidney is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362481402#July–September", "title": "1575", "revid": 1362481402, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1599, "year_label": "1599 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 12", "text": "March 12 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by Queen Elizabeth I of England.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373325746#January–March", "title": "1599", "revid": 1373325746, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1600, "year_label": "1600 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "June 5", "text": "June 5 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, the former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Chancellor of the University of Dublin, is put on trial in England before a commission of 18 men, after being charged with malfeasance. He is deprived of his main business, a monopoly on sweet wines, and stripped of his noble title. In revenge, he attempts to organize a coup d'etat to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and fails in his plot.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360196741#April–June", "title": "1600", "revid": 1360196741, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1646, "year_label": "1646 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 21", "text": "January 21 – Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester is approved by England's House of Commons as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360055090#January–March", "title": "1646", "revid": 1360055090, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1700, "year_label": "1700 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 28", "text": "December 28 – Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, Lord President of the Council in charge of the Privy Council, is appointed to the additional job of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the highest Crown official in charge of administration of Ireland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366570351#October–December", "title": "1700", "revid": 1366570351, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1852, "year_label": "1852 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 1", "text": "March 1 – Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354165010#January–March", "title": "1852", "revid": 1354165010, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}