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Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork[1]

Male 1566 - 1643  (76 years)

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  • Name Richard Boyle 
    Suffix 1st Earl of Cork 
    Birth 13 Oct 1566  Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Acceded 26 Oct 1620 
    Death 15 Sep 1643  Youghal, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Will probated 1668 
    • His will (dated 24 November 1642) was probated in 1668
    Burial St. Mary's Abbey, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal49028



      Sir Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of the County of Cork was born on 13 October 1566 at «u»Canterbury, Kent, England «/u».«sup»1«/sup» He was the son of «u»Roger Boyle «/u» and «u»Joan Naylor «/u».«sup»1«/sup» He married, firstly, «u»Joan Apsley «/u», daughter of «u»Captain William Apsley «/u» and «u»Annabella Browne «/u», on 6 November 1595 at «u»Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland «/u».«sup»2«/sup» He married, secondly, «u»Catherine Fenton «/u», daughter of «u»Sir Geoffrey Fenton «/u» and «u»Alice Weston «/u», on 25 July 1603 at «u»Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland «/u».«sup»2«/sup» He died on 15 September 1643 at age 76 at «u»Youghal, County Cork, Ireland «/u».«sup»2«/sup» He was buried at «u»St. Mary's Abbey, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland «/u».«sup»2«/sup» His will (dated 24 November 1642) was probated in 1668.«sup»2«/sup»
      Sir Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of the County of Cork also went by the nick-name of 'the great Earl of Cork'.«sup»3«/sup» He was educated at «u»King's School, Canterbury, Kent, England «/u».«sup»1«/sup» He matriculated at «u»Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England «/u», in 1583.«sup»1«/sup» He was accused of embezzlement several times and spent2 months in the Gatehouse, but was acquitted to the discredit of his accusers.«sup»1«/sup» He was Clerk to Chief Baron Manwood.«sup»1«/sup» He emigrated to «u»Ireland «/u»arriving on 23 June 1588.«sup»1«/sup» He was Sub-Escheator to the Excheator General in 1590.«sup»1«/sup» He was Clerk of the Council of Munster on 8 May 1600.«sup»1«/sup» On 7 December 1602 he bought all of the lands of Sir Walter Raleigh in Ireland, being 12,000 acres, for £1,500.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Knight on 25 July 1603 at «u»St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland«/u».«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) for Munster on 12 March 1606.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lismore between 1613 and 1615.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 15 February 1612/13.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Governor of Loughfoyle between 1614 and 1643.«sup»1«/sup» He was created «i»1st Lord Boyle, Baron of Youghal, co. Cork [Ireland]«/i» on 6 May 1616.«sup»2«/sup» He was created «i»1st Earl of the County of Cork [Ireland]«/i» on 16 October 1620.«sup»4«/sup» He was created «i»1st Viscount of Dungarvan, co. Waterford [Ireland]«/i» on 16 October 1620.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Lord Justice [Ireland] on 26 October 1629.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Lord High Treasurer [Ireland] between 9 November 1631 and 1643.«sup»2«/sup» He wrote the book «i»The True Remembrancer«/i», autobiography.«sup»5«/sup» He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 28 June 1640.«sup»2«/sup» In 1641 he raised two troops of horse to fortify the Castle of Lismore, during the rebellion.«sup»2«/sup»
      «b»Children of Sir Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of the County of Cork and «u»Catherine Fenton «/u»
      «tab»«u»«/b»Roger Boyle «/u» b. 1606, d. 1615«sup»6«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Lady Alice Boyle «/u» b. 20 Mar 1607, d. 23 Mar 1666«sup»7«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Lady Sarah Boyle «/u» b. 1609, d. 14 Jul 1633«sup»2«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Lady Lettice Boyle «/u» b. 1610, d. 1649«sup»2«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Lady Joan Boyle«/u» b. 1611, d. 11 Mar 1656/57
      «u»«tab»Sir Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of the County of Cork «/u» b. 20 Oct 1612, d. 15 Jan 1697/98«sup»8«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Lady Catherine Boyle «/u» b. 1615, d. 23 Dec 1691«sup»2«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Geoffrey Boyle «/u» b. 1616, d. 1617«sup»6«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Lady Dorothy Boyle «/u» b. 31 Dec 1617, d. 26 Mar 1668«sup»9«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Sir Lewis Boyle, 1st Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky «/u» b. 28 May 1619, d. 2 Sep 1642«sup»10«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Sir Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery «/u» b. 25 Apr 1621, d. 16 Oct 1679«sup»3«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon «/u»«b»+«/b» b. 25 Jun 1623, d. c Apr 1699«sup»10«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Lady Mary Boyle «/u» b. 1625, d. 1678«sup»2«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Hon. Robert Boyle «/u» b. 25 Jan 1626/27, d. 30 Dec 1691«sup»10«/sup»
      «u»«tab»Lady Margaret Boyle «/u» b. 1629, d. 1637«sup»11«/sup»


      1. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, «i»The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.«/i», 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 419. Hereinafter cited as «i»The Complete Peerage«/i».

      2. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume III, page 420.

      3.Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume II, page 263.

      4. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume II, page 266.

      5. Charles Mosley, editor, «i»Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes«/i» (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 898. Hereinafter cited as «i»Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition«/i».

      6. Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message from <«u»e-mail address «/u»> (unknown address) to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family".

      7. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume I, page 443.

      8. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume II, page 430.

      9. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume VIII, page 606.

      10. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume II, page 264.

      11. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume VIII, page 34.
    Person ID I47153  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2009 

    Father Roger Boyle   d. 24 Mar 1576 
    Mother Joan Naylor   d. 20 Mar 1586 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1564 
    Family ID F551611769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Fenton   d. 16 Feb 1629, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 25 Jul 1603  Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richard Boyle, 1st. Earl of Burlington,   b. 20 Oct 1612, College of Youghal, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1697 (Age 84 years)
     2. Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery,   b. 25 Apr 1621, Lismore, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1679, Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     3. Lady Catherine Boyle,   b. 1615   d. 23 Dec 1691 (Age 76 years)
     4. Lady Joan Boyle,   b. 1611   d. 11 Mar 1656 (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F551611361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2009 

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).



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