Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
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The Lord High Treasurer of Ireland was a senior government office responsible for overseeing the kingdom’s finances and treasury administration in Ireland under the English and later British crown.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord High Treasurer of Ireland canonical | 9 |
| Lord Treasurer of Ireland | 7 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer (Ireland) | 1 |
| Irish Lord High Treasurer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5189168 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland Context triple: [Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, positionHeld, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland]
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A.
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland
The Vice-Treasurer of Ireland was a senior financial and administrative office in the pre-Union Irish government, responsible for managing and overseeing the kingdom’s revenues and expenditures on behalf of the British Crown.
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B.
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest-ranking judicial and political officer in Ireland, serving as the chief judge in the Irish Chancery and a key advisor and minister to the Crown.
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C.
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland
The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland was a senior Crown official who oversaw the Irish Chancery and exercised high judicial and political authority in the Kingdom of Ireland.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British monarch’s chief representative and head of the Irish administration before the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lord High Constable of Ireland
The Lord High Constable of Ireland was a senior Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Ireland, historically responsible for commanding the army and overseeing military justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland Target entity description: The Lord High Treasurer of Ireland was a senior government office responsible for overseeing the kingdom’s finances and treasury administration in Ireland under the English and later British crown.
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A.
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland
The Vice-Treasurer of Ireland was a senior financial and administrative office in the pre-Union Irish government, responsible for managing and overseeing the kingdom’s revenues and expenditures on behalf of the British Crown.
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B.
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest-ranking judicial and political officer in Ireland, serving as the chief judge in the Irish Chancery and a key advisor and minister to the Crown.
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C.
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland
The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland was a senior Crown official who oversaw the Irish Chancery and exercised high judicial and political authority in the Kingdom of Ireland.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British monarch’s chief representative and head of the Irish administration before the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lord High Constable of Ireland
The Lord High Constable of Ireland was a senior Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Ireland, historically responsible for commanding the army and overseeing military justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
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historical office ⓘ state treasurer ⓘ |
| abolishedAsSeparateOfficeAfterEvent | Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ireland ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
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English monarch ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
Lord High Treasurer of England
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord High Treasurer
Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to:
Lord High Treasurer
|
| country | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| domain |
public finance
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royal revenue in Ireland ⓘ taxation in Ireland ⓘ |
| governs |
Irish Treasury
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Exchequer
|
| hasAlternativeLabel |
Irish Lord High Treasurer
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linked to:
Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
Lord Treasurer of Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
|
| hasDuty |
administration of the Irish treasury
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management of government revenue in Ireland ⓘ oversight of royal finances in Ireland ⓘ payment of government expenditure in Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Kingdom of Ireland under the Hanoverians
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linked to:
Kingdom of Ireland
Stuart Ireland ⓘ Tudor Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Tudor conquest of Ireland
|
| isPositionHeldBy |
Irish peer
ⓘ
senior Irish politician ⓘ |
| locationOfWork | Dublin Castle ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Treasury of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
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Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon ⓘ James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond ⓘ John Beresford ⓘ John Foster ⓘ John Ponsonby ⓘ Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester ⓘ Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork ⓘ Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond ⓘ William Conolly ⓘ |
| officeType |
financial administration
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treasury ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish executive government ⓘ |
| positionHierarchy | senior office of state in Ireland ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Commissioners of the Treasury in Ireland
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linked to:
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
Irish Treasury Board ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Exchequer
|
| seat | Dublin ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British Crown
ⓘ
English Crown ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of England
|
| usedSeal | seal of the Irish Treasury ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland Description of subject: The Lord High Treasurer of Ireland was a senior government office responsible for overseeing the kingdom’s finances and treasury administration in Ireland under the English and later British crown.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
subject linked to:
Boyle family
linked to: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
linked to: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
linked to: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
subject linked to:
Lady Sarah Boyle
subject linked to:
1st Earl of Cork
linked to: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
linked to: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
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positionHeld
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Chancellor of the Exchequer (Ireland)
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linked to: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
linked to: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
linked to: Lord High Treasurer of Ireland