Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy

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Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy was an English nobleman, soldier, and statesman who played a decisive role in suppressing Irish resistance at the end of Elizabeth I’s reign and later served as Lord Deputy of Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
Lord Deputy of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
peer of England
soldier
statesman
appointedLordDeputyOfIreland 1600
associatedWith Tudor conquest of Ireland
court of Elizabeth I
battle Battle of Kinsale
birthDate 1563-04-28
birthPlace Hooke, Dorset, England
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
campaign Nine Years' War (Ireland)
causeOfDeath illness
country Kingdom of England
createdEarl Earl of Devon
deathDate 1606-04-03
deathPlace London, England
earldomCreationDate 1603
educatedAt Exeter College, Oxford
father James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy
issue Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport
several illegitimate children with Penelope Rich
lover Penelope Rich
militaryRank Lord General of the Army in Ireland
monarchServed Elizabeth I of England
James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
mother Catherine Leigh
name Charles Blount
nobleFamily Blount family
notableFor defeat of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
role in the final pacification of Ireland under Elizabeth I
suppression of the Nine Years' War in Ireland
patron Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
positionHeld Knight of the Garter
Lord Deputy of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Master of the Ordnance
Privy Councillor
religion Church of England
servedIn English army in Ireland
sibling William Blount, 7th Baron Mountjoy
spouse Penelope Rich
successorAsLordDeputyOfIreland Sir Arthur Chichester
title 8th Baron Mountjoy
Lord Mountjoy

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Nine Years' War in Ireland commander Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
Battle of Kinsale (1601) commander Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
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Nine Years' War opposingCommander Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
Tyrone's Rebellion belligerentCommander Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy name Charles Blount
linked to: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy title 8th Baron Mountjoy
linked to: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
Blount family notableMember Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy
linked to: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy