James II's Irish Parliament

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/James_II's_Irish_Parliament
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical parliament
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Patriot_Parliament
gptkbp:convenedBy gptkb:James_II_of_England
1689
gptkbp:dissolved 1690
gptkbp:excludes Protestant landowners
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first Irish parliament since 1666
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James II's Irish Parliament
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:members majority Old English and Gaelic Irish
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Act_of_Attainder
Repeal of the Act of Settlement 1662
gptkbp:numberOfSessions one
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Williamite_forces
gptkbp:parliament unicameral
gptkbp:presidedBy Sir Richard Nagle (Speaker of the House of Commons)
gptkbp:purpose to support James II's claim to the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Williamite_War_in_Ireland
gptkbp:religiousMajority gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:resultedIn confiscation of Protestant land
gptkbp:upperHousePresidedBy Baron Fitton (Lord Chancellor of Ireland)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Patriot_Parliament_(1689)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7