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Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
b.13 Oct 1566
d.15 Sep 1643
  1. Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork1566 - 1643
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Name Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
Gender Male
Birth[1] 13 Oct 1566
Marriage to Catherine Fenton
Death[1] 15 Sep 1643
Reference Number[1] Q2485385?


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Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was an English politician who served as Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland.

Lord Cork was an important figure in the continuing English colonisation of Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries, as he acquired large tracts of land in plantations in Munster in southern Ireland. Moreover, his sons played an important role in fighting against the Irish Catholic rebellion in the 1640s and 1650s, assisting in the victory of the British and Protestant interest in Ireland.

In addition to being the first Earl of Cork, he was the patriarch of the Boyle family through his many prominent descendants, whose titles included Earl of Orrery (1660), Earl of Burlington (1664) and Earl of Shannon (1756).

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.