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Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
b.25 Apr 1621
d.16 Oct 1679
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Name Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Apr 1621
Marriage to Lady Margaret Howard
Death[1] 16 Oct 1679
Reference Number[1] Q1345535?


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Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery (25 April 1621 – 16 October 1679), styled Lord Broghill from 1628 to 1660, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1654 and 1679. Boyle fought in the Irish Confederate Wars (part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms) and subsequently became known for his antagonism towards Irish Catholics and their political aspirations. He was also a noted playwright and writer on 17th century warfare.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   BOYLE, Roger, 1st Baron of Broghill [I] (1621-79), in The History of Parliament.