Biography of Richard Coote 1st Earl Bellomont 1636-1701
In 1636 Richard Coote 1st Earl Bellomont was born to Richard Coote 1st Baron Coote (age 16).
In Sep 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded a further tranche of those who supported his Restoration ...
On 04 Sep 1660 John King 1st Baron Kingston was created 1st Baron Kingston of Kingston in Dublin.
On 05 Sep 1660 Roger Boyle 1st Earl Orrery (age 39) was created 1st Earl Orrery. Margaret Howard Countess Orrery (age 38) by marriage Countess Orrery.
On 05 Sep 1660 Oliver St George 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet St George of Carrickdrumrusk in Leitrim in the Peerage of England.
On 06 Sep 1660 Francis Boyle 1st Viscount Shannon (age 37) was created 1st Viscount Shannon. Elizabeth Killigrew Viscountess Shannon (age 38) by marriage Viscountess Shannon.
On 06 Sep 1660 [his father] Richard Coote 1st Baron Coote (age 40) was created 1st Baron Coote.
On 10 Sep 1660 Charles Gordon 1st Earl Aboyne (age 22) was created 1st Earl Aboyne.
In 1681 [his son] Nanfan Coote 2nd Earl Bellomont was born to Richard Coote 1st Earl Bellomont (age 45).
On 10 Jul 1683 [his father] Richard Coote 1st Baron Coote (age 63) died. His son Richard Coote 1st Earl Bellomont (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baron Coote.
On 02 Nov 1689 Richard Coote 1st Earl Bellomont (age 53) was created 1st Earl Bellomont by King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 38) and was granted over 300 km2 of forfeited Irish lands. The land grant was highly controversial in Parliament, and was eventually rescinded by William.
On 05 Mar 1701 Richard Coote 1st Earl Bellomont (age 65) died. His son [his son] Nanfan Coote 2nd Earl Bellomont (age 20) succeeded 2nd Earl Bellomont.
On 10 Mar 1736 Colonel William Cosby (age 46) died of tuberculosis between 1 and 2 pm, in the Governor's House at Fort George, New York, today's Battery Park, New York City. He was initially buried in a vault at Fort George's chapel. But in 1788, his remains were moved to an unmarked grave at St Paul Church's Cemetery, New York, together with the remains of the Earl of Bellomont, who served as New York governor between 1698 and 1701.
In 1773 Joshua Reynolds (age 49). Portrait of Richard Coote 1st Earl Bellomont in his Garter Robes.
GrandFather: Charles Coote 1st Baronet
Father: Richard Coote 1st Baron Coote
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Cuffe
GrandMother: Dorothea Cuffe