Lieutenancy

Lieutenancy may refer to:

United Kingdom

Places

• Lieutenancy area, a separate area appointed a lord-lieutenant, including:
  • Ceremonial counties of England, formally known as "counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies"
  • Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
  • Counties of Northern Ireland, which are coextensive with lieutenancy areas
  • Preserved counties of Wales, used for purposes including lieutenancy

People

• Lord-lieutenant, the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom
• Deputy lieutenant, a Crown-appointed person who serves as one of several deputies to a lord-lieutenant
• Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the chief governor of Ireland from 1690 to 1922

Law

• Lieutenancies Act 1997, a 1997 Act of Parliament

Kingdom of Hungary

• Lieutenancy Council, a leading governmental institution between 1723 and 1848

Italian-speaking monarchies

• Luogotenente, or "lieutenant," a high-ranking individual either designated serve as regent in the king's absence or to exercise monarchical powers in a particular territory of the kingdom on behalf of the king

See also

• Lieutenant
• Lists of lord lieutenancies
• List of lord-lieutenants in the United Kingdom
• Stadtholder