Biography of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork 1566-1643
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Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork was knighted by George Carew 1st Earl Totnes at St Mary's Abbey, Dublin.
On 13 Oct 1566 Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork was born at Canterbury, Kent [Map].
Around 1576 Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 9) educated at King's School.
On 25 Jul 1603 Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 36) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 18) were married.
On 01 Aug 1606 [his son] Roger Boyle was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 39) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 21) at Youghal, Cork.
In 1607 [his daughter] Alice Boyle Countess Barrymore was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 40) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 22).
In 1609 [his daughter] Sarah Boyle Baroness Digby was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 42) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 24).
In 1610 [his daughter] Lettice Boyle was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 43) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 25).
In 1611 [his daughter] Joan Boyle Countess Kildare was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 44) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 26).
On 20 Oct 1612 [his son] Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 46) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 27) at The College, Youghal, Cork.
On 22 Mar 1615 [his daughter] Katherine Boyle Viscountess Ranelagh was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 48) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 30) in Youghal.
On 10 Oct 1615 [his son] Roger Boyle (age 9) died at Deptford, Kent [Map].
In 1619 [his son] Lewis Boyle 1st Viscount Boyle was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 52) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 34).
On 26 Oct 1620 Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 54) was created 1st Earl Cork. [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 35) by marriage Countess Cork.
On 25 Apr 1621 [his son] Roger Boyle 1st Earl Orrery was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 54) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 36).
In 1623 [his son] Francis Boyle 1st Viscount Shannon was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 56) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 38).
On 08 Nov 1625 [his daughter] Mary Boyle Countess Warwick was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 59) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 40) at Youghal.
In 1627 [his son-in-law] Arthur Loftus and [his daughter] Dorothy Boyle were married. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 60) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 42).
In 1627 [his son] Robert Boyle was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 60) and [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 42).
On 16 Feb 1629 [his wife] Catherine Fenton Countess Cork (age 44) died.
In 1630 [his son-in-law] Arthur Jones 2nd Viscount Ranelagh (age 20) and [his daughter] Katherine Boyle Viscountess Ranelagh (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 63) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
On 15 Aug 1630 [his son-in-law] George "Fairy Earl" Fitzgerald 16th Earl of Kildare (age 18) and [his daughter] Joan Boyle Countess Kildare (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 63) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
In or before 1631 [his son-in-law] Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby (age 32) and [his daughter] Sarah Boyle Baroness Digby (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Digby of Geashill in County Offaly. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 64) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
In 1631 [his son-in-law] David Barry 1st Earl Barrymore (age 26) and [his daughter] Alice Boyle Countess Barrymore (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Barrymore. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 64) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
In 1633 [his daughter] Sarah Boyle Baroness Digby (age 24) died.
Around 1635 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 41) prosecuted Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 68) for misappropriating the funds of Youghal College; and ordered him to take down the tomb of his first wife in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, making another lifelong enemy.
On 05 Jul 1635 [his son] Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 21) were married at Skipton Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland (age 44) and Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland (age 42). He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 68) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
On 26 Dec 1639 [his son] Lewis Boyle 1st Viscount Boyle (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. She the daughter of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 52) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 56). He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 73) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
The Manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Rutland 1640. 04 Jan 1640. Savoy.
F. Lord Willoughby to his uncle, the Earl of Rutland (age 60), at Belvoir Castle [Map].
When we ate your venison my wife and I drank your health and my Lady's and did not forget little Mr. George, whom, I am glad to hear, grows towards a man. "There hath beene a marriage at the court betweene one of my Lord of Corcke (age 73) [his son] sonnse (age 21) and my [his daughter-in-law] Lady Elizabeth Feelding, about which there is a greate stur, for it seemes he did not prove eoe rite as a man should be to goo about such a business. For the report goese that his manly part had lost something in his former serviocesse, and beside that he was soe full of severall disceases ... as that it was tould the Queene (age 30), whoe sent for my Lady Elizabeth, and tould her that she must desier her not to lett her husband lye with her that night, whoe put of, modilestly making little answere, but she seemed so lothe to understand the Queene (age 30), as that she tould her she must command her not to come in a pair of sheets with him, and tould her the reasons; soe as that he is gone out of the way some say into France, others thinks he is in London under cower. It was discovered by his [his daughter] sister (age 30) Mr. Goring's (age 31) wife, to whom he had imparted his grevancess, and she had plotted it soe, to make an excuse for him, that he should falie downe stares that day, and she would come and take him up, and soe he should complane how he had breused himselfe and strained his back with the fale, that he should be soe ill he was not fitt to goe to bed to his wife that night. But could not keepe her counsel but must tell her husband Jorge Goring (age 31), and he presently ran and tould the Queene (age 30), and soe it was discovered and then it was presently in every buddy's mouth.".
My Lord Keeper is so ill that the physicians think he cannot recover. My Lord Chief Justice Bramstone is talked of to be Lord Keeper, and Bishop Wren (age 54). It is known to be between those two. My Lord Finch (age 12) will be Chief Justice of the King's Bench and the Attorney General to be Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Signet.
On 21 Jul 1641 [his son-in-law] Charles Rich 4th Earl Warwick (age 26) and [his daughter] Mary Boyle Countess Warwick (age 15) were married at the Church of St Nicholas Shepperton. Her father strongly disapproved due to her husband's lack of fortune. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 74) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork. He the son of Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick (age 54) and Frances Hatton Countess Warwick.
In 1642 [his son] Lewis Boyle 1st Viscount Boyle (age 23) died.
On 15 Sep 1643 Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 76) died. His son [his son] Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Cork.
Evelyn's Diary. 01 Sep 1659. I communicated to [his son] Mr. Robert Boyle (age 32), son to the Earl of Cork, my proposal for erecting a philosophic and mathematic college.
[his son] Geoffrey Boyle was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
[his daughter] Margaret Boyle was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
[his son] Lewis Boyle 1st Viscount Boyle was created 1st Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky.
[his daughter] Dorothy Boyle was born to Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.