Lord High Steward of Ireland
The Lord High Steward of Ireland is a hereditary Irish court office and one of the Great Officers of State of Ireland . The office of steward corresponds to the historical office of the Seneschal , which is why the office is also known as the Great Seneschal of Ireland .
The office is both a court and a state office and includes the tasks performed by the Lord High Steward and Lord Steward of the Household for the English part of the United Kingdom and by the High Steward of Scotland in the Scottish part . The originally important court office now has only ceremonial significance. Since the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, the office only refers to the part of Northern Ireland that remained in the United Kingdom .
The office of Seneschal of Ireland was first awarded in 1185 by King Henry II to Bertram de Verdon († 1192). Whose descendant and Coerbe in the female line, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury was by King Henry VI. raised to the hereditary Lord High Steward of Ireland by Letters patent of July 17, 1446 , along with the title of Earl of Waterford . The office is still owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, the current owner is Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury .
Lord High Stewards of Ireland since 1446
- 1446-1453: John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1453-1460: John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1460-1473: John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1473-1538: George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1538-1560: Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1560–1590: George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1590-1616: Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1616-1617: Edward Talbot, 8th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1617-1630: George Talbot, 9th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1630–1654: John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1654-1667: Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1667-1718: Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1718–1743: Gilbert Talbot, de iure 13th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1743–1787: George Talbot, 14th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1787–1827: Charles Talbot, 15th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1827-1852: John Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1852-1856: Bertram Talbot, 17th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
- 1856–1868: Henry Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, 3rd Earl Talbot
- 1868–1877: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, 4th Earl Talbot
- 1877-1921: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, 5th Earl Talbot
- 1921-1980: John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, 6th Earl Talbot
- 1980 – present: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, 7th Earl Talbot
Individual evidence
- ^ Patent Roll, TK, 24 Henry 6
Literature and web links
- William Lynch: A View of the legal institutions, honorary hereditary offices, and Feudal Baronies, established in Ireland, during the reign of Henry II., Etc. Longman, London 1830. pp. 75 ff.
- Parliament lords, proc, Vict: 3 papers relating to claims by successive earls of Shrewsbury to the lord stewardship of Ireland. 1855. ( books.google.de )
- Shrewsbury, Earl of (E, 1442) at Cracroft's Peerage