Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire
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List of Lord Lieutenants
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| Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon Sir Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, KG KB was the eldest son of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole.-Ancestry:... 1586–1595 |
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1536 Ashby-de-la-Zouch Ashby-de-la-Zouch Ashby-de-la-Zouch, — Zouch being pronounced "Zoosh" — often shortened to Ashby, is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, within the National Forest. It is twinned with Pithiviers in north-central France.... son of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KG was the eldest son of George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon, the ex-mistress of Henry VIII.... and Katherine Pole Catherine Pole, Countess of Huntingdon Catherine Hastings , Countess of Huntingdon was an English noblewoman.-Life:She was the eldest daughter of Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu and Jane Nevill... |
14 December 1595 York York York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence... aged 59 |
| Thomas Cecil, 2nd Baron Burghley Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician and soldier.-Life:... 1599–1603 |
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5 May 1542 Cambridge Cambridge The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the... son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572... and Mary Cheke |
8 February 1623 London aged 81 |
| Edmund Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave KG was a British peer and Member of Parliament, who served as Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire from 1603 to 1619 and Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire from 1604 to 1646... 1603–1619 |
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7 December 1565 Oxford Oxford The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through... son of John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield of Butterwick John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield of Butterwick John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield, of Butterwick was the first son of Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield and Lady Anne de Vere.... and Douglas Howard |
20 October 1646 aged 83 |
| Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 11th Baron Scrope of Bolton was an English nobleman. He was Lord President of the King's Council in the North.-Family:... 1619–1628 |
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1 August 1584 Hunsdon Hunsdon Hunsdon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England.Hunsdon village centre contains many old houses, some known to date back to at least the 15th century... son of Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton Thomas le Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton was the son of Henry le Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Margaret Howard, daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.... and Philadelphia Carey |
30 May 1630 aged 46 |
| Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland... 1628–1641 |
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13 April 1593 London son of William Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse Wentworth Woodhouse Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house near the village of Wentworth, in the vicinity of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. "One of the great Whig political palaces", its East Front, long, is the longest country house façade in Europe. The house includes 365 rooms and covers an... and Anne Atkins |
12 May 1641 Tower Hill Tower Hill Tower Hill is an elevated spot northwest of the Tower of London, just outside the limits of the City of London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Formerly it was part of the Tower Liberty under the direct administrative control of Tower... aged 48 |
| Thomas Savile, 1st Viscount Savile Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex Thomas Savile was born on 14 September 1590, the son of John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pomfret and Elizabeth Cary. He was baptised at Doddington-Pigot in the English county of Cheshire.... 1641 |
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14 September 1591 | 1658 aged 67 |
| Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the seventeenth century. With the start of the English Civil War in 1642 he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, also known as the Roundheads... 1641–1642 |
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11 January 1591 son of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599... and Frances Walsingham Frances Walsingham Frances Walsingham, Countess of Essex and Countess of Clanricarde was an English noblewoman. The daughter of Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's Secretary of State, she became the wife of Sir Philip Sidney at age 14. Her second husband was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Queen Elizabeth's... |
14 September 1646 aged 55 |
From 1642 until 1660 the position was vacant, however after the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
, a separate lieutenant was appointed for each of the three ridings; see Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire. The office was established after the English Restoration in 1660, when a Lord Lieutenant was appointed for each Riding of Yorkshire. Since 1721, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of the...
, Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
The post of Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire was created in 1660, at the Restoration, and was abolished on 31 March 1974. From 1782 until 1974, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire....
and Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
This is a list of those who have held the position of Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire from its creation in 1660 to its abolition on 31 March 1974. From 1699 until 1974, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire...
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