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Lordship of Ireland
Origins
Henry II landed at Waterford in 1171 to control Strongbow and other Norman adventurers. Irish kings and bishops submitted to him, and the papacy endorsed his claim. In 1177 he made his son John Lord of Ireland, a title merged with the English crown when John became king.
Rule and society
The lordship was governed from Dublin by a justiciar or lord deputy, with an Irish Parliament from the 13th century, English common law and shires. Norman lords built castles and towns, but from the 14th century Gaelic recovery and the Black Death shrank English rule to the Pale around Dublin, and the Statutes of Kilkenny of 1366 sought to stop settlers adopting Irish ways.
Decline and legacy
In 1541 the Irish Parliament declared Henry VIII King of Ireland, creating the Kingdom of Ireland in 1542.
Lineage
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- Kingdom of Dublin was conquered by Lordship of Ireland1170 CE – 1171 CE
- Kingdom of Waterford was conquered by Lordship of Ireland1170 CE
- High Kingship of Ireland was conquered by Lordship of Ireland1171 CE – 1175 CE
- Kingdom of Thomond was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1171 CE – 1542 CE
- Kingdom of Desmond was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1171 CE – 1542 CE
- Kingdom of Osraige was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1171 CE – 1541 CE
- Lordship of Leinster was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1171 CE – 1247 CE
- Lordship of Meath was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1172 CE – 1241 CE
- Kingdom of Connacht was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1175 CE – 1474 CE
- Lordship of Ireland in personal union with Kingdom of England1177 CE – 1542 CE
- Earldom of Ulster was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1205 CE – 1333 CE
- Earldom of Ormond was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1328 CE – 1542 CE
- Earldom of Desmond was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1329 CE – 1542 CE
- Kingdom of Tir Eoghain was a vassal of Lordship of Ireland1395 CE – 1542 CE
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