Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ( Viceroy or Lord-Lieutenaut-General and General Governor of Ireland , abbreviated - Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland [1] ) - the highest representative of the English crown in Ireland before the proclamation Irish Free State .
| Ireland lieutenant ( English Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ) | |
|---|---|
 Lord Lieutenant's Standard | |
 Last in office Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent | |
| Official residence | |
| Post has appeared | 1172 |
| First in office | Hugo de Lacy, Lord Mita |
| Last in office | Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent |
| Position abolished | December 6, 1922 |
Nominally, the lieutenant-lord owned extremely extensive rights and prerogatives (such as, for example, the right of pardon, the replacement of one punishment with another, the award of chivalrous dignity, the disposition of military forces, etc.), but in fact he did not exercise them. This is more of an honor than an active position. The closest Irish affairs office was concentrated in the hands of the “ Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant for Ireland ,” who de facto was the Irish minister. While the Viceroy of Ireland might not have been a member of the cabinet, the chief secretary of the practice established since the mid-19th century was certainly a member of the cabinet, and as a rule one of the most capable and influential members of the ruling party was appointed to this post party. However, two Irish Lords became Prime Ministers of Great Britain: the Duke of Devonshire (in 1756) and the Duke of Portland (in 1783).
De jure, the Lord Viceroy and Chief Secretary were subordinate to the Minister of the Interior, but in fact there was no such subordination. One of the peers of the party that was currently in power was usually appointed to the post of viceroy or lord governor of Ireland. He received a very significant maintenance (20,000 pounds), had two residences ( Dublin Castle and Phoenix Park ) and a whole court staff. Under him was a special "Privy Council" ( English Privy Council in Ireland ), which did not, however, play a significant role in the administration of Ireland.
Content
Ireland lieutenant lords
- see Category: Viceroys of Ireland
- also see English List of Lords Lieutenant of Ireland
See also
- Governor General of the Irish Free State
Literature
- Viceroy // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Notes
- ↑ Comóradh le déanamh ar fhear Gaeltachta a crochadh go héagórach (English) , The Irish Times . Date of appeal September 20, 2018.