Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington
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Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington and 2nd Earl of Cork (1612 - 1698) was the second son and sixth child of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and his second wife, formerly Catherine Fenton.
[edit] Life Account
He was born on 20 October 1612 at The College in Youghal. He was knighted on 13 August 1624, at the his father's house in Youghal, by Lord Falkland, the Lord Deputy of Ireland.
Richard was Member of Parliament for Appleby in the Long Parliament, but was excluded for his Royalist sympathies after the outbreak of the English Civil War. He held principal command at the Battle of Liscarroll on 3 September 1642.
Upon the death of his brother Lord Boyle of Kinalmeaky on 2 September 1642, he succeeded as 2nd Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky. He succeeded as 2nd Earl of Cork on the death of his father on 15 September 1643.
King Charles I created Lord Cork Baron Clifford of Lanesborough, in the County of York, on 4 November 1644, and he was appointed Lord High Treasurer of Ireland on 16 November 1660. King Charles II created him Earl of Burlington on 20 March 1664.
In 1689 he was attainted by the Irish Parliament which had been assembled by King James II.
[edit] Family and Death
At the age of 22 he married the 21-year-old Lady Elizabeth Clifford, daughter of Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland, on 5 July 1635 in Skipton Castle.
The first of their six children was Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan (1639-1694) who was born in Youghal on 12 September 1639.
His second son was Richard Boyle, who died on 3 June 1665 at the battle of Solebay.
Lord and Lady Burlington had four daughters: Frances, Elizabeth, Mary Anne and Henrietta.
When Lord Burlington died, on 6 January 1698, he was succeeded by his grandson (the son of his eldest son), Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan.
He was buried on 3 February 1698 at Londesborough in Yorkshire.
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Boyle |
Earl of Cork 1643–1698 |
Succeeded by Charles Boyle |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Earl of Burlington 1664–1698 |
Succeeded by Charles Boyle |
