Roger (1st Earl of Orrery) Boyle^[1]

1621 - 1679  (58 years)

• Name	Roger (1st Earl of Orrery) Boyle
  Birth	25 Apr 1621
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Oct 1679
  Person ID	I189100	First tree
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard (1st Earl of County Cork) Boyle,   b. 13 Oct 1566   d. 15 Sep 1643 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Catherine Fenton   d. 16 Feb 1630
  Marriage	25 Jul 1603
  Family ID	F28350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Margaret Howard   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Jan 1641
  Children	1. Roger (2nd Earl of Orrery) Boyle,   b. 24 Aug 1646   d. 29 Mar 1682 (Age 35 years)   2. Henry (Hon of Castle Martyr) Boyle   d. 1693, Flanders   3. Margaret (of Orrery) Boyle   d. 1683   4. Elizabeth (of Orrey) Boyle   d. 17 Oct 1709   5. Lady Margaret Boyle   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Styled Lord Broghill from 1628 to 1660, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1654 and 1679. Boyle fought in the Irish Confederate Wars (part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms) and subsequently became known for his antagonism towards Irish Catholics and their political aspirations. He was also a noted playwright and writer on 17th century warfare.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2822] Hamish Maclaren.