Séan I: Difference between revisions
Created page with "{{Infobox monarch|name=Séan I|succession=King of the Irish Republic|reign=6 September 1852-20 November 1861|successor=''Office disestablish..." |
mNo edit summary |
||
| (11 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox monarch|name=Séan I|succession=[[King of the Irish | {{Infobox monarch|name=Séan I|succession=[[King of the Irish]]|reign=6 September 1852-20 November 1861|successor=''Office disestablished''|predecessor=''Office established''|regent=[[Stephen O'Donnellan]]<br/>[[Austin Malone]]|reg-type=[[President of the Irish Republic|President]]/[[Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Ireland|Prime Minister]]|module={{Infobox military person | ||
| embed = yes | | embed = yes | ||
| allegiance = {{flag|Ireland|green}} | | allegiance = {{flag|Ireland|green}} | ||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| servicenumber = <!-- Do not use data from primary sources such as service records --> | | servicenumber = <!-- Do not use data from primary sources such as service records --> | ||
| unit = | | unit = | ||
| serviceyears = 1852-1861 | |||
| awards = [[Cross of Valour]] | | awards = [[Cross of Valour]] | ||
| battles = [[Irish theatre of the Anglo-American War|War of Irish Suffering]]}} | | battles = [[Irish theatre of the Anglo-American War|War of Irish Suffering]]}}|birth_date=1 August 1829|death_date={{death date and age|1891|12|17|1829|8|1}}|title=Prince of Ireland}}'''Séan I''' (Séan Edward Joseph O'Galvin; 1 August 1829-17 December 1891) was [[King of the Irish Republic]] until the [[20 November Act]]. | ||
== Early life == | |||
Séan was born to Prince [[George II]] during the British [[Kingdom of Ireland]]. He was eldest child of three children. | |||
== Education == | |||
Séan was sent to the University of Oxford because of his nobility status. He was said to have been a bright young man and vocal about his hatred of the British occupation of Ireland. | |||
== Kingship == | |||
Séan was said to be a popular monarch and people called for him to be the head of state and government, but Séan didn't want an absolute monarchy. | |||
== Titles, styles, honours and arms == | |||
=== Titles, and styles === | |||
{{Main|List of titles and honours of King Séan I}} | |||
=== Military ranks === | |||
* ''6 September 1852:'' Lieutenant General, Irish Royal Army | |||
* ''6 September 1852:'' Admiral, Irish Royal Naval Service | |||
* ''15 October 1852:'' Field Marshal, Irish Army | |||
* ''15 October 1852:'' Admiral of the Fleet, Irish Naval Service | |||
* ''20 November 1861:'' Major General, British Army | |||
=== Honours === | |||
==== British commonwealth ==== | |||
* KP: Knight of Saint Patrick | |||
* OBE: Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||
* GCB: Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Bath | |||
* CMG: Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George | |||
* Sea Gallantry Medal | |||
==== Irish Republic ==== | |||
* GCP: [[Order of Patrick IV|Grand Commander of the Order of Patrick IV]] | |||
* GCI: [[Order of Ireland|Grand Commander of the Order of Ireland]] | |||
* GCLM: [[Order of the Legion of Merit (Irish Republic)|Order of the Legion of Merit (Grand Commander)]] | |||
* VC: [[Valorous Cross of Freedom]] | |||
* KD: [[Order of the Dead|Knight of the Order of the Dead]] | |||
* CV: [[Cross of Valour]] | |||
* ILD: [[Irish Leadership Decoration]] | |||
* WSC: [[Wounded Soldier's Cross]] | |||
* | |||