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b. 30 Oct. 1666, 2nd but 1st surv. s. Charles Boyle, styled Ld. Clifford of Lanesborough, and Jane, da. William Seymour, 2nd duke of Somerset; bro. Henry Boyle, Bar. Carleton. educ. travelled abroad, 1683–6. Chatsworth, Cork mss, Lady Burlington Diary, 39–40. m. 26 Jan. 1688, Juliana (d.1750), da. and h. of Hon. Henry Noel^‡ of North Luffenham, Rutland, 1s. 6da. (2 d.v.p.). R. Thoresby, Ducatus Leodiensis (1816), i. 63; TNA, PROB 11/475. d. 9 Feb. 1704; will 4 Feb. 1704 pr. 26 Feb. 1704. TNA, PROB 11/475.

Offices Held

Ld. treas. [I] 1695–d.; CSP Dom. 1694–5, p. 414. PC [I] Apr. 1695–d.; Ibid. 462. gent. of the bedchamber 1697 – 1702; PC 8 Jan. 1702 – d.; commr. union with Scotland 1702.

Gov. co. Cork 1691 – d.; ld. high steward and constable, Knaresborough, Yorks. (N. Riding) 1698 – d.; bailiff, Staincliffe and liberty of Knaresborough, Yorks. 1698–d.; CSP Dom. 1663–4, p. 519. warden, preservation of game, Lanesborough, Yorks. (E. Riding) and Bolton Abbey, Yorks. (W. Riding), 1699–d.; CSP Dom. 1699–1700, p. 32. ld. lt. Yorks. (W. Riding) and city and ainsty of York, 1699 – d.; custos rot. Yorks. (W. Riding) 1699 – d., Yorks (N. Riding) 1701 – d.; v.-adm. Yorks. 1702 – d.

Parlimentarian

BOYLE, Hon. Charles I (1660-1704).

Associated with: Lismore Castle, Lismore, co. Waterford; Myrtle Grove, co. Cork;M. Bence-Jones, Guide to Irish Country Houses.; Londesborough Hall, Yorks. (E. Riding); Burlington House, Westminster; Chiswick House, Chiswick, Mdx.

Likenesses

oil on canvas by G. Kneller, 1680–5, National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbys.; oil on canvas by G. Kneller, Hardwick Hall, Derbys; oil on canvas by Michael Dahl, c.1696 (joint portrait with Evelyn Pierrepont* [264], 5th earl (later duke) of Kingston, and John Berkeley* [332], 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton), Chiswick House, Mdx.

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Littleton, Charles

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Oxford 1644

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BOYLE, Charles (1639-94)

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Family and Education

b. 17 Nov. 1639, Chatsworth, Cork mss, Lady Burlington Diary, 3. 1st surv. s. Richard Boyle, Visct. Dungarvan [I] (later 2nd earl of Cork [I] and earl of Burlington), and Elizabeth (d. 6 Jan. 1691), da. and h. of Henry Clifford^†, 5th earl of Cumberland. educ. privately (tutor, Pierre du Moulin); Christ Church, Oxf. 1656–8 (tutor, John Locke); Ibid., 4; Cork mss 30, nos. 20, 32. travelled abroad (France) (tutor, Walter Pope) Mar. 1659–Aug. 1660; Cork mss, Lady Burlington Diary, 7, 9; Cork mss 31, nos. 2, 6, 10, 34, 35, 41, 43; Cork mss, Burlington Diary, 29 July 1660. M. Temple 1669; G. Inn 1675. m. (1) 7 May 1661 (with £8,000), Jane (d. 23 Sept. 1679), da. William Seymour, 2nd duke of Somerset, Cork mss, Lady Burlington Diary, 10, 37; Cork mss, Burlington Diary, 7 May 1661. 5s. (3 d.v.p.), 6da (3 d.v.p.); Cork mss, Lady Burlington Diary, 63–65; R. Thoresby, Ducatus Leodiensis (1816), i. 63. (2) 26 Jan. 1688, Arethusa (d. 11 Feb. 1743), da. George Berkeley, earl of Berkeley, 1da. d. 12 Oct. 1694; Cork mss, Lady Burlington Diary, 1. admon. 23 Feb. 1695 to a creditor. TNA, PROB 6/71.

Offices Held

Col. of militia ft, Yorks. (W. Riding) 1682?-c.Oct. 1688. Yorks. Arch. Jnl. xxix. 266, 283.

FRS 1664 – 85.

Parlimentarian

BOYLE, Charles, Lord Clifford (1639-94), of Londesborough, Yorks.

Associated with: Londesborough Hall, Yorks. (E. Riding);Trans. of E. Riding Antiq. Soc. xiv. 30.; Burlington House, Westminster; Arlington St, Westminster . Sept. 1694.Add. 34195, f. 115.;

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Littleton, Charles

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Oxford 1644

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BOYLE, Richard (1612-98)

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Family and Education

b. 20 Oct. 1612, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Richard Boyle, earl of Cork [I], and Catherine (d. 16 Feb. 1630), da. of Sir Geoffrey Fenton, sec. of state [I]; bro. of Roger Boyle^‡, Bar. Broghill [I]. educ. Oxf., 1629-30; travelled abroad (France) 1632-3; Add. 75354, ff. 16-25. G. Inn (hon. adm.) 10 Mar. 1676. m. 3 July 1634, Elizabeth (d. 6 Jan. 1691), da. of Henry Clifford^†, Bar. Clifford (later 5th earl of Cumberland), 2s. d.v.p. 5da. (4 d.v.p.). Chatsworth, Cork ms 29, Lady Burlington diary, first four unfol. front pages. Kntd. Kntd. 30 Aug. 1624. d. 15 Jan. 1698; will 28 Aug. 1697, pr. 10 Feb. 1698. TNA, PROB 11/448.

Offices Held

Gov., Youghal, co. Cork 1641, 1663, HMC Ormonde, i. 267. Halbouling, co. Cork 1662; CSP Ire. 1660–2, p. 506. ld. treas. [I] 1660 – 95; PC [I] 1660–95; Ibid. 141. custos rot., Cork and Waterford [I] 1661–?; Lodge, Peerage of Ireland, i. 94. Yorks. (W. Riding) 1679 – 88; commr. Act of Settlement and arrears of ’49 officers [I] 1662, 1675, remedy for defective titles [I] 1684, HMC Ormonde, i. 239; Lodge, i. 94. mitigation of forfeited recognizances [I]; CSP Dom. 1685, p. 216. ld. steward, Knaresborough, Yorks. (W. Riding), 1664 – d.; bailiff, Staincliffe and Knaresborough, Yorks. (W. Riding), 1664–d.; Ibid. 1663–4, p. 519. ld. lt. Yorks. (W. Riding) 14 Mar. – 1 Nov. 1667, 1679 – 88; recorder, York, 1685–8. Ibid. 1685, pp. 19–20.

Capt., tp. of horse 1639–40 (in Bishops’ Wars), 1642–3 (against Catholic Confederacy). Lismore Pprs. 1st ser., v. 89; Add 1008, f. 41; HMC Ormonde, i. 126.

Gov., corp. for linen manufactures in Ireland 1690; CSP Dom. 1690–1, 187. mbr. soc. of the roy. fishery in Ireland 1692. Lodge, i. 94.

Parlimentarian

BOYLE, Richard (1612-98)

Associated with: Londesborough Hall, Yorks. (E. Riding); Lismore Castle, co. Waterford; Myrtle Grove, co. Cork; Whitefriars, London (to 1668); Burlington House, Westminster (from 1668) and Chiswick (from 1684).Chatsworth, Cork ms 29, Lady Burlington diary, 29 July 1660, 16 Apr. 1668, 7 June 1684.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas aft. Sir A. van Dyck, c.1640, NPG 893; oil on canvas by J. Richardson (aft. A. van Dyck), National Trust, Knole, Kent.

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Littleton, Charles

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WENTWORTH, Thomas (1591-1667)

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Family and Education

b. 1591, 1st s. of Henry Wentworth^†, 3rd Baron Wentworth, and Anne (d.1625), da. of Sir Owen Hopton^‡, lt. of Tower of London. educ. Trinity, Oxf. 1602; G. Inn 1620; adm. I. Temple 1662. m. (1) c. 1612, Anne (d. 16 Jan. 1638), da. of Sir John Crofts^‡ of Little Saxham, Suff. 3s. d.v.p. 3da. (2 d.v.p.); (2) bef. 25 Oct. 1638, Lucy (d. 23 Nov. 1651), da. of Sir John Wentworth, bt. of Gosfield, Essex, 1da. KB 2 June 1610. d. 25 Mar. 1667; will 21 Sept. 1640, admon. 2 June 1668 to William Dickinson, a creditor, 15 Oct. 1686 to Anne, Lady Wentworth and Lovelace. TNA, PROB 6/43, f. 91, PROB 6/62, f. 155.

Offices Held

Capt. gent. pens. 1642 – 46, 1660 – d.

Custos rot. Beds 1618 – 42, 1660 – d.; ld. lt. Beds. (jt.) 1625 – 39, (sole) 1639 – 42, (jt.) 1660 – d.; commr. array, Beds. 1642.

Cdr. brig. of horse (roy.) 1644 – 46; col. regt. of horse 1662–?d. CSP Dom. 1665–6, p. 454; 1666–7, p. 311.

Associated with: Toddington Manor, Beds.

Author

Littleton, Charles

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Lords 1660-1715

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Oxford 1644

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