Poynings' Law

Poynings ' Law ( Poynings ' Law ) goes back to Sir Edward Poynings KG ( 1459-1521 ) and his declaration to the Irish Parliament at Drogheda in 1494. In his position as Lord Deputy (Deputy of the English King Henry VII in Ireland) gathered Poynings on 1 December with the intention of the lordship of Ireland closer to bind the Irish Parliament to the English monarchy and the English Parliament again.

Poynings announced that the Irish Parliament am now back under the authority of the English Parliament. All decisions regarding legislation now had to first by the English King, his Council, the English Parliament and the Executive Council in Dublin are advocated. This decision made ​​the Irish Parliament, depending on the English counterpart. Furthermore, the Irish Parliament now could only meet when the British government certain this.

This fact justified the direct rule of the Tudors in Ireland, even if Henry VII still on the Irish nobility ( such as the Earl of Kildare ) was dependent.

Poynings ' Law was the beginning of a strong inflow for groups in Ireland who wanted to set for Ireland an independent government - especially the Confederate Catholics in the 1640s. Furthermore, the repeal of this law was a major goal Henry Grattan (1746-1820, member of the Irish House of Commons [ Irish House of Commons ] ) Patriot Party in the late 18th century. But only in 1782 the Irish Parliament gained renewed legislative independence.

  • Irish history
  • English History
  • History of Law (Ireland )
  • Historical sources of law
  • 1494
Oireachtas Henry VII of England Parliament of England Tudor dynasty
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