The Earl of Rochester, appointed Lord Lieutenant…
February 1685 CE
The Earl of Rochester, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has not taken up this position; he is still President of the Council when James II becomes king in February 1685, and he is at once appointed to the important office of Lord Treasurer.
In spite of their family relationship and their long friendship, however, James and his Treasurer do not agree.
The king wishes to surround himself with Roman Catholic advisers; the Earl, on the other hand, looks with alarm on his master's leanings to that form of faith.
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