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Poynings, Sir Edward — born 1459, Southwark?, near London, Eng. died October 1521, Westenhanger, Kent English soldier and administrator. A supporter of Henry Tudor (later Henry VII), he served as the king s lord deputy of Ireland (1494–95), where he enacted legislative … Universalium
Edward — /ed weuhrd/, n. 1. Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall ( The Black Prince ), 1330 76, English military leader (son of Edward III). 2. Lake, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile.… … Universalium
sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy … Universalium
Edward — (as used in expressions) Abbey, Edward Acheson, Edward Goodrich Acton (de Aldenham), John Emerich Edward Dahlberg Acton, 1 barón Albee, Edward (Franklin) Edward Teach Bax, Sir Arnold (Edward Trevor) Bellamy, Edward Bernays, Edward L. Charles… … Enciclopedia Universal
Poynings' Law — is a parliamentary act initiated by Sir Edward Poynings in the Irish Parliament at Drogheda in 1494. In his position as Viceroy to Ireland and Lord Deputy, as appointed by King Henry VII of England, Poynings called together an assembly of the… … Wikipedia
Edward Howard (admiral) — Sir Edward Howard, (1476/1477 ndash; 25 April 1513), son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Tilney, younger brother to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Edward was the first of the Howards to win fame as a great admiral,… … Wikipedia
Poynings’ Law — (Poynings’ Gesetz) geht zurück auf Sir Edward Poynings KG (1459–1521) und dessen Erklärung gegenüber dem irischen Parlament in Drogheda im Jahr 1494. In seiner Position als Lord Deputy (Stellvertreter des englischen Königs Heinrich VII. in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Poynings' Law — [ pɔɪnɪȖz lɔː], auf Sir Edward Poynings (* 1459, ✝ 1521), Statthalter Heinrichs VII. in Irland, zurückgehendes Gesetz von 1494; es machte Zusammentritt und Tagesordnung des irischen Parlaments von der vorherigen Zustimmung des englischen Königs … Universal-Lexikon
POYNINGS'S LAW — an Act of Parliament held at Drogheda in 1495 in the reign of Henry VII., declaring that all statutes hitherto passed in England should be also in force in Ireland, so called from Sir Edward Poynings, the lieutenant of Ireland at the time … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Poynings' Laws — A set of statutes enacted in the 10 Henry VII. (1494), so called because Sir Edward Poynings was then lord deputy, restraining the powers of the Irish parliament, and making English statutes then in force effective in Ireland. See 1 Bl Comm 102,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
