@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#OnThisDay 4 October 1331 James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond was born. He served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland from 1359 to 1360, and 1364 to 1365, and 1376 to 1378. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#OnThisDay 3 October 1817 Charles Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot took office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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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@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#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