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 ⓘ
linked to: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
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