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He succeeded his father as earl in 1371, and was created Marquess of Dublin in 1385. The next year he was created Duke of Ireland. He was thus the first marquess, and only the second non-princely duke (after Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster in 1337), in England. King Richard's close friendship with de Vere was disagreeable to the ...
Wellington Monument, Dublin, by Robert Smirke (commenced 1817, completed 1861). This memorial in Phoenix Park is the tallest stone obelisk in Europe [17] Duke of Wellington Commemorative Column, outside Stratfield Saye House, the Duke's Hampshire residence, a column with statue on top, by Carlo Marochetti (1863) [18]
Duke of Ireland is a title that was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford (1362–1392), the favourite of King Richard II of England, who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. Both were peerages for one life only. At this time, only the Pale of Ireland (the Lordship of Ireland) was under English control.
The plot's secrecy meant that Blood was not suspected of the crime, despite a reward being offered for the capture of the attempted assassins. In the King's presence, James's son, Thomas Butler, accused the Duke of Buckingham of being behind the crime. Thomas threatened to shoot Buckingham dead in revenge, if his father, James, was murdered.
The Wellington Monument (Irish: Leacht Wellington), [2] or sometimes the Wellington Testimonial, [a] is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. The testimonial is situated at the southeast end of the Park, overlooking Kilmainham and the River Liffey. The structure is 62 metres (203 ft) tall, making it the largest obelisk in ...
Mornington House. Mornington House was the Dublin social season Georgian residence of the Earls of Mornington at 24 Merrion Street, close to Leinster House.. Arthur Wellesley, the fourth son of the Earl of Mornington, later a Field Marshal (1813), then 1st Duke of Wellington (1814) and British prime minister, is said to have been born there, though other sources suggest he was born in the ...
Davy Byrne's pub is a public house located at 21 Duke Street, Dublin. [2] It was made famous by its appearance in Chapter 8 ('Lestrygonians') of James Joyce's 1922 modernist novel Ulysses, set on Thursday 16 June 1904. [3]
Along with Ormond Quay, the square is named after James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond. [3] Ormond Market appears on maps of Dublin in 1684, and was built on an area formerly known as The Pill. The Pill was a small river inlet which branched off the River Liffey at the estuary of the River Bradogue and the area around it, and formed part of the ...