Sir Anthony St Leger (c. 1496 - March 16, 1559) was Lord Deputy of Ireland during the Tudor period. Events January 3 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh: Tudur) is a series of five monarchs of Welsh origin who ruled England from 1485 until 1603. ...

The eldest son of Ralph St Leger, a gentleman of Kent, he was educated abroad and at the University of Cambridge. He quickly gained the favour of King Henry VIII, and in 1537 was appointed president of a commission of enquiry into the condition of Ireland. In the course of this work, he obtained much useful knowledge of the country. Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ...

In 1540, Anthony was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland and tasked with the repression of disorder. He moved against the Kavanaghs, permitting them to retain their lands only by accepting feudal tenure on the English model. By a similar policy he exacted obedience from the O'Mores, the O'Tooles and the O'Conors in Leix and Offaly; and having conciliated the O'Briens in the west and the Earl of Desmond in the south, he carried an act in the Irish parliament in Dublin conferring the title of King of Ireland on Henry VIII and his heirs. Conn O'Neill, who had remained sullenly hostile, was forced to submit. Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... The title of Earl of Desmond has been held historically by lords in Ireland, first as a title outside of the peerage system and later as part of the English-controlled Peerage of Ireland. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... Henry VIII, became King of Ireland in 1542. ... Conn ONeill, 1st Earl of Tyrone(c. ...

St Leger's policy was generally one of moderation and conciliation--more so than Henry VIII wished. He recommended The O'Brien, when he gave token of a submissive disposition, for the title of Earl of Thomond; O'Neill was created Earl of Tyrone; an administrative council was instituted in the province of Munster; and in 1544 a levy of Irish soldiers was raised for service in Henry VIII's wars. St Leger's personal influence was proved by an outbreak of disturbance when he visited England in 1544, and the prompt restoration of order on his return some months later. St Leger retained his office under Edward VI, and again effectively quelled attempts at rebellion by the O'Conors and O'Byrnes. From 1548 to 1550, Anthony was in England, and returned charged with the duty of introducing the reformed liturgy into Ireland. His conciliatory methods led to his recall in the summer of 1551. After the accession of Queen Mary he was again appointed Lord Deputy in October 1553, but a charge of keeping false accounts caused him to be recalled for the third time in 1556. He died while the accusation was still under investigation. The title of Earl of Tyrone was an Irish peerage title created several times. ... For other places with the same or similar names, and other uses of the word, see Munster (disambiguation). ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... Edward Tudor redirects here; for another (though unlikely) Edward Tudor, see a putative younger son of Henry VII of England, thus this Edwards uncle if existed Edward VI (12 October 1537–6 July 1553) was King of England and King of Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de jure) or 19 July 1553 (de facto) until her death. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ...

By his wife Agnes, daughter of Hugh Warham, a niece of Archbishop William Warham, Anthony had three sons: Walliam Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1527 (Louvre Museum) William Warham (c. ...

• William St Leger. He died before his father. He was father to Sir Warham St Leger (d. 1600) and grandfather to William St Leger (d. 1642), president of Munster.
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• Anthony St Leger.

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See also

• A biography of Sir Anthony St Leger will be found in Athenae Cantabrigienses, by CH Cooper and T Cooper (Cambridge, 1858)

According to the Irish Genealogical Office,Kildare Street, Dublin, Sir Anthony St Leger KG held office as the King's Deputy (Lord Deputy) in Ireland for five not three terms as commonly held. His terms of office were as follows : Charles Henry Cooper (March 20, 1808 _ March 21, 1866), was an English antiquarian. ... Thomas Cooper (or Couper) (c. ...

1st term: 7 July 1540 to 10 February 1544 2nd term: 3 July 1544 to 1 April 1546 3rd term: 7 November 1546 to 21 May 1548 4th term: 4 August 1550 to 23 May 1551 5th term: 1 September 1553 to 26 May 1556

See Also:

• Calendar of State Papers relating to Ireland, Hen. VIII-Eliz.
• Calendar of Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII.
• Calendar of State Papers (Domestic Series), Edward VI-James I
• Calendar of Carew Manuscripts
• J O'Donovan's edition of Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters (7 vols., Dublin, 1851)
• Richard Bagwell, Ireland under the Tudors (3 Vols., London, 1885-1890)
• JA Froude, History of England (12 vols., London, 1856-1870).

For Sir William St Leger, see: James Anthony Froude (April 23, 1818 - October 20, 1894) was an English historian, the brother of William Froude, the engineer and naval architect. ...

• Strafford's Letters and Despatches (2 vols., London, 1739)
• Thomas Carte, History of the Life of James, Duke of Ormonde (6 vols., Oxford, 1851)
• History of the Irish Confederation and the War in Ireland, edited by Sir JT Gilbert (Dublin, 1882-1891).

Thomas Carte (also John Carte) (1686 - April 2, 1754) was an English historian. ...

Reference

• This entry incorporates public domain text originally from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.