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Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork , also known as the Great Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), was Lord High Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. Boyle is an important figure in the continuing English colonisation of Ireland (commenced by the Normans) 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 Irish Catholic rebellion in the 1640s and '50s, assisting in the victory of the British and Protestant interest in Ireland.

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  • Richard Boyle
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  • Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork , also known as the Great Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), was Lord High Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. Boyle is an important figure in the continuing English colonisation of Ireland (commenced by the Normans) 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 Irish Catholic rebellion in the 1640s and '50s, assisting in the victory of the British and Protestant interest in Ireland.
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Appearance
  • 1634(xsd:integer)
  • 1635(xsd:integer)
  • Grantville Gazette XXIII, "Game, Set and Match"
Spouse
  • Catherine Fenton
  • Joan Apsley
Name
  • Richard Boyle
Cause of Death
  • Natural Causes
Religion
  • Anglican
Children
  • Several by his second wife, including Katherine Boyle and Robert Boyle
Occupation
  • Lord High Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland
Death
  • 1643-09-15(xsd:date)
Parents
  • Joan Naylor
  • Roger Boyle
Birth
  • 1566-10-13(xsd:date)
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  • Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork , also known as the Great Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), was Lord High Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. Boyle is an important figure in the continuing English colonisation of Ireland (commenced by the Normans) 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 Irish Catholic rebellion in the 1640s and '50s, assisting in the victory of the British and Protestant interest in Ireland. Boyle was also an enemy of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, after Wentworth arrived in Ireland in 1633 as Lord Deputy, and at first successfully deprived Boyle of much of his privilege and income.
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