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Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
b.25 Apr 1694
m. 26 Jan 1687/88
  1. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington1694 - 1753
  2. Lady Juliana BoyleAbt 1697 - 1739
  3. Lady Henrietta Boyle1701 - 1746
  4. Lady Elizabeth Boyle - 1751
m. 21 Mar 1720/21
  1. Lady Dorothy Boyle1724 - 1742
  2. Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford1731 - 1754
Facts and Events
Name Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 25 Apr 1694
Christening[2] 3 May 1694
Marriage 21 Mar 1720/21 to Lady Dorothy Savile
Death[2] 3 Dec 1753 Chiswick, Middlesex, England
Burial[2] 15 Dec 1753
Reference Number[1] Q555723?


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Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, (25 April 1694 – 4 December 1753) was an Anglo-Irish architect and noble often called the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl". The son of the 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Earl of Cork, Burlington never took more than a passing interest in politics despite his position as a Privy Counsellor and a member of both the British House of Lords and the Irish House of Lords. His great interests in life were architecture and landscaping, and he is remembered for being a builder and a patron of architects, craftsmen and landscapers, Indeed, he is credited with bringing Palladian architecture to Britain and Ireland. His major projects include Burlington House, Westminster School, Chiswick House and Northwick Park.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59)
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