#OnThisDay 3 October 1470 Edward IV was deposed as King of England and Lord of Ireland, having reigned since 1461, and succeeded by his cousin Henry VI. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 3 October 1349 John, Lord Carew took office as Acting Justiciar of Ireland, succeeding Sir Walter de Bermingham. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 2 October 1764 William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire died at the age of 44 in Spa, Austrian Netherlands. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1755 to 1757, and as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1756 to 1757 as a member of the Whigs. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #gb

#OnThisDay 2 October 1484 Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare took office for a third non-consecutive term as Acting King's Lieutenant of Ireland. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 2 October 1452 Richard III was born in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England. He reigned as King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1483 to 1485. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 2 October 1394 James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond stepped down as Acting King's Lieutenant of Ireland, having served since 1392, upon the arrival of King Richard II in the country. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 2 October 1294 John de Sandford died. He had served as the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin since 1286, and as Justiciar of Ireland from 1288 to 1290. #OTD #history #catholic #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 1 October 1933 Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly died at the age of 77. He served as the 13th Governor of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #nipol #nipoli #nipolitics #stormont #politics

#OnThisDay 1 October 1685 Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon took office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, who retired in February. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 1 October 1553 Mary I was crowned as Queen of England, Ireland and the English Empire, after succeeding to the thrones in July. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 1 October 1308 Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall took office as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding Sir John Wogan, who retired the day before. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

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#OnThisDay 30 September 1710 John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford was born in Streatham, Surrey, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1757 to 1761. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #gb #greatbritain #ukpol #ukpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 30 September 1648 James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormond took office for a third non-consecutive term as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding Lord Deputy Philip Sidney, Viscount Lisle, who resigned in 1647. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 30 September 1487 John Sutton VI, 1st Baron Dudley died at the age of 86. He served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland from 1428 to 1430. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

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#OnThisDay 30 September 1320 Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare took office as Justiciar of Ireland, succeeding Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 30 September 1308 Sir John Wogan retired as Justiciar of Ireland, having served since 1295. He was succeeded the next day by Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 29 September 1812 Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton was born in Palermo, Sicily. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1852, and from 1858 to 1859. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #scotpol #scottishpolitics #sicily #italy #politics

#OnThisDay 29 September 1399 Richard II was deposed as King of England and Lord of Ireland, having reigned since 1377, by his first cousin Henry IV, who succeeded him the next day. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics