Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery^[1]

1621 - 1679  (58 years)

• Name	Roger Boyle
  Suffix	1st Earl of Orrery
  Birth	25 Apr 1621	Lismore, County Cork, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	5 Sep 1660
  Death	16 Oct 1679	Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland
  Burial	18 Oct 1679	Youghal Abbey, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland
  Notes	http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal14675 Baron Broghill, Lord President of Munster. http://www.thepeerage.com/p3838.htm#i38380 «b»See His «i»Biography: «/i»http://www.thepeerage.com/e365.htm«/b» Sir Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery was born on 25 April 1621 at «u»Lismore, County Cork, Ireland «/u».«sup»2«/sup» He was the son of «u»Sir Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of the County of Cork «/u»and «u»Catherine Fenton «/u»«sup»1«/sup» He married «u»Lady Margaret Howard «/u», daughter of «u»Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk «/u» and «u»Elizabeth Home «/u», on 27 January 1640/41 at «u»Lord Aubigny's House, Queen Street, Covent Gardens, London, England «/u».«sup»3«/sup» He died on 16 October 1679 at age 58 at «u»Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland «/u», from gout.«sup»3«/sup» He was buried on 18 October 1679 at «u»Youghal Abbey, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland «/u».«sup»3«/sup» Sir Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery also went by the nick-name of Roger 'the Wise'.«sup»4«/sup» He was created «i»1st Lord Boyle, Baron of Broghill [Ireland]«/i» on 28 February 1627/28.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Knight on 1 April 1628.«sup»2«/sup» He matriculated at «u»Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland «/u», in May 1630.«sup»2«/sup» He was admitted to Gray's Inn on 17 March 1635/36.«sup»2«/sup» He gained the rank of Captain in 1641 in the service of the Troop of Horse.«sup»2«/sup» Between 1641 and 1643 he distinguished himself in quelling the Irish rebellion.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Governor of Youghal in July 1644.«sup»2«/sup» He gained the rank of Colonel in July 1644 in the service of the Regiment of Horse.«sup»2«/sup» He gained the rank of General in January 1644/45 in the service of the Horse in Munster.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Master of the Ordnance [Ireland] on 21 March 1647/48.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Cork from 1654 to 1655.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of President of the Council [Scotland] between July 1655 and August 1656.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Edinburgh between 1656 and 1658.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Arundel in 1660, in the Convention Parliament.«sup»2«/sup» He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland].«sup»2«/sup» He was a Commissioner of Government for Ireland in January 1659/60, where he favoured the Restoration.«sup»2«/sup» He was created «i»1st Earl of Orrery [Ireland]«/i» on 5 September 1660.«sup»5«/sup» He held the office of President of Munster from 10 October 1660 to 26 August 1672.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Lord Justice [Ireland] on 31 December 1660.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Arundel between 1661 and 1679.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Governor of County Clare from 5 February 1660/61 to 26 August 1672.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Constable of Limerick Castle from 9 February 1660/61 to 1679.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Lord Justice [Ireland] between 23 December 1661 and July 1662.«sup»2«/sup» He held the office of Sergeant-Major-General of the Army in Ireland on 22 June 1662.«sup»2«/sup» He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) from 26 May 1665 to April 1679.«sup»2«/sup» On 25 November 1669 he was impeached in the English House of Commons for high treason, but the King prorogued Parliament on 11 December, and the matter was dropped.«sup»3«/sup» He has an extensive biographical entry in the «i»Dictionary of National Biography.«sup»6«/sup»«/i» He had three other daughters.«sup»7«/sup» «b»Children of Sir Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery and «u»Lady Margaret Howard «/u» «tab»«u»«/b»Lady Margaret Boyle «/u» d. 1683 «u»«tab»Lady Elizabeth Boyle «/u» «sup»7«/sup» «u»«tab»Henry Boyle«/u» «sup»7«/sup» «u»«tab»Lady Barbara Boyle «/u» d. 16 Nov 1682«sup»8«/sup» «u»«tab»Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery «/u» b. 24 Aug 1646, d. 29 Mar 1682«sup»9«/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 II, page 263. Hereinafter cited as «i»The Complete Peerage«/i». 2. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume X, page 175. 3. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume X, page 177. 4. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume II, page 264. 5. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume X, page 176. 6. Matthew H.C.G., editor, «i»Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM«/i» (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Roger Boyle". Hereinafter cited as «i»Dictionary of National Biography«/i». 7. 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 899. Hereinafter cited as «i»Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition«/i». 8. Charles Mosley, «i»Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition«/i», volume 1, page 1158. 9. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume X, page 178.
  Person ID	I48007	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork,   b. 13 Oct 1566, Canterbury, Kent, England d. 15 Sep 1643, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Catherine Fenton   d. 16 Feb 1629, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  Marriage	25 Jul 1603	Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  Family ID	F551611361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Margaret Howard,   b. 11 Feb 1622   d. Abt Aug 1689 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1640	Lord Aubigny's House, Queen Street, Covent Gardens, London, England
  Children	1. Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery,   c. 24 Aug 1646   d. 29 Mar 1681 (Age ~ 34 years)
  Family ID	F551611771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2009

  
  

• Sources

  [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).