{"slug": "lord-high-treasurer", "label": "Lord High Treasurer", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_High_Treasurer", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944583", "qid": "Q944583", "description": "English government position", "entries": 18, "years": 18, "span": [1159, 1714], "span_label": ["1159 CE", "1714 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Lord Treasurer"], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-ii-of-england", "label": "Henry II of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ireland", "label": "Ireland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "england", "label": "England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-vii-of-england", "label": "Henry VII of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tower-of-london", "label": "Tower of London", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "thomas-howard-3rd-duke-of-norfolk", "label": "Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "richard-ii-of-england", "label": "Richard II of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "jonathan-swift", "label": "Jonathan Swift", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lord-protector", "label": "Lord Protector", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1159, "year_label": "1159 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "(Approximate date): Churchman Richard FitzNeal is appointed Lord High Treasurer in England, in charge of Henry II of England's Exchequer, an office he will hold for almost 40 years.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561551#Events", "title": "1159", "revid": 1369561551, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1179, "year_label": "1179 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 25", "text": "February 25 – Adelelm, English Lord High Treasurer", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363299926#Deaths", "title": "1179", "revid": 1363299926, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1232, "year_label": "1232 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Peter de Rivaux, nephew of Peter des Roches, is made Lord Treasurer of Henry III's household and keeper of the king's wardrobe. This moves him into an important position for controlling the king's affairs.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367489153#England", "title": "1232", "revid": 1367489153, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1262, "year_label": "1262 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Peter de Rivaux, Poitevin-born English High Sheriff and Lord High Treasurer", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275696322#Deaths", "title": "1262", "revid": 1275696322, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1307, "year_label": "1307 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "August 22", "text": "August 22 – Walter Reynolds, Bishop of Worcester, becomes the new Lord High Treasurer for Edward II, replacing Walter Langton, Bishop of Coventry. The next day, Henry Ludgershall is made the new Chamberlain of the Exchequer.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332007828#July_–_September", "title": "1307", "revid": 1332007828, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1325, "year_label": "1325 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Robert Hales, English Lord Treasurer and admiral (d. 1381)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366485647#Births", "title": "1325", "revid": 1366485647, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1369, "year_label": "1369 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "June 27", "text": "June 27 – Thomas de Brantingham succeeds John Barnet as the Lord High Treasurer of England.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371621472#April–June", "title": "1369", "revid": 1371621472, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1381, "year_label": "1381 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "February 1", "text": "February 1 – Sir Robert Hales is appointed by King Richard II of England as the new Lord High Treasurer, replacing Thomas de Brantingham in an office that will eventually cost him his life. Because Hales administers the collection of taxes, including the new poll tax passed into law by Brantingham,", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365430794#January–March", "title": "1381", "revid": 1365430794, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1401, "year_label": "1401 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "May 31", "text": "May 31 – Laurence Allerthorp becomes the new Lord High Treasurer of England, succeeding Sir John Norbury.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347806355#April–June", "title": "1401", "revid": 1347806355, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1494, "year_label": "1494 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Hugh Conway was created Lord Treasurer of Ireland by King Henry VII of England", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1318942897#Events", "title": "1494 in Ireland", "revid": 1318942897, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1539, "year_label": "1539 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 26", "text": "26 August – Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde, Lord Treasurer (b. c.1467)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346626051#Deaths", "title": "1539 in Ireland", "revid": 1346626051, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1546, "year_label": "1546 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "December 12", "text": "December 12 – Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and the Lord High Treasurer of England since 1522 is arrested along with his eldest son, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and both are imprisoned in the Tower of London. The Earl of Surrey is executed for treason on January 19; the Duke of Norfolk is sentenced to death, but before the sentence can be carried out, King Henry VIII passes away and Norfolk remains in the Tower until being pardoned in 1553.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368296265#October—December", "title": "1546", "revid": 1368296265, "section": "Events › October—December"}}, {"year": 1549, "year_label": "1549 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "October 11", "text": "October 11 – Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, the Lord Protector of England and Lord High Treasurer since 1547, is arrested on orders of the Regency Council on charges of \"ambition, vainglory, entering into rash wars\" as well as malfeasance and improper use of the royal treasury.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362482759#October–December", "title": "1549", "revid": 1362482759, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1612, "year_label": "1612 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "October 20", "text": "20 October – Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, cavalier and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1698)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307824941#Births", "title": "1612 in Ireland", "revid": 1307824941, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1673, "year_label": "1673 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 19", "text": "19 June – Thomas Osborne becomes Lord High Treasurer.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360074887#Events", "title": "1673 in England", "revid": 1360074887, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 29", "text": "29 May – Harley made Lord High Treasurer.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275835709#Events", "title": "1711 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275835709, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1712, "year_label": "1712 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "November 4", "text": "November 4 – The Bandbox Plot aims to kill British Lord Treasurer Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford but is foiled by Jonathan Swift (author of Gulliver’s Travels).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367964331#October–December", "title": "1712", "revid": 1367964331, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1714, "year_label": "1714 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "July 27", "text": "27 July – Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, is dismissed as Lord High Treasurer.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1301355538#Events", "title": "1714 in Great Britain", "revid": 1301355538, "section": "Events"}}]}