Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington

Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington
Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington
	The Earl of Burlington (centre) with Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (left) and John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton (right).
Died	9 February 1704
Occupation(s)	Aristocrat, politician
Spouse	Juliana Noel
Children	Elizabeth Boyle, Lady Bedingfeld; Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington; Juliana Boyle, Countess of Ailesbury; Jane Boyle; Henrietta Boyle, Countess of Shannon
Parent(s)	Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan; Lady Jane Seymour

Charles Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork and 2nd Earl of Burlington, 4th Baron Clifford, PC (died 9 February 1704) was a peer, courtier and politician.

Early life

Hon. Charles Boyle was the eldest son of Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan and his first wife, Lady Jane Seymour.

Career

In 1690, he became Member of Parliament for Appleby and also Governor of County Cork that year. In 1694, resigned his seat when he inherited his father's titles of Viscount Dungarvan, Baron Clifford and Baron Clifford of Lanesborough. In 1695, he was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland and appointed Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. In 1698, he inherited his grandfather's titles of Earl of Burlington and Earl of Cork and was appointed a Lord of the Bedchamber that year. In 1699, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire and admitted to the Privy Council of England in 1702. He died in 1704 and his titles passed to his eldest son, Richard.

Personal life and death

On 26 January 1688, at Ely House, Charles Boyle married Juliana Noel (1672–1750), the only daughter and heiress of Hon. Henry Noel (himself the second son of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden by his third wife, Hester Wotton). They had five surviving children:^[1]

Lady Elizabeth Boyle (1690–1755), married Sir Henry Bedingfeld, 3rd Baronet.
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694–1753)
Lady Juliana Boyle (c.1697–1739), married Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury.
Lady Jane Boyle (1699–1780), died unmarried.
Lady Henrietta Boyle (1701–1746), married her distant cousin, Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, in 1726.

The 2nd Earl of Burlington died on 9 February 1704.

References

^ Wilson, Rachel, Elite Women in Ascendancy Ireland, 1690–1745: Imitation and Innovation (Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge, 2015). ISBN 978-1783270392

http://thepeerage.com/p1250.htm#i12494

Parliament of England
Preceded by Richard Lowther and William Cheyne	Member of Parliament for Appleby 1690–1694 With: William Cheyne	Succeeded by William Cheyne and Sir John Walter, Bt.
Political offices
Preceded by Richard Boyle as Lord Treasurer of Ireland	Lord High Treasurer of Ireland 1695–1694	Succeeded by The Lord Carleton
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Leeds	Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1699–1704	Succeeded by Henry Boyle
Vacant Title last held by The Marquess of Halifax	Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1699–1704
Preceded by The Earl Fauconberg	Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1701–1704
Preceded by The Viscount Irvine	Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire 1702–1704
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Charles Boyle	Viscount Dungarvan 1694–1704	Succeeded by Richard Boyle
Preceded by Richard Boyle	Earl of Cork 1698–1704	Succeeded by Richard Boyle
Peerage of England
Preceded by Charles Boyle	Baron Clifford 1694–1704	Succeeded by Richard Boyle
Preceded by Charles Boyle	Baron Clifford of Lanesborough 1694–1704
Preceded by Richard Boyle	Earl of Burlington 1698–1704

[1] Wilson, Rachel, Elite Women in Ascendancy Ireland, 1690–1745: Imitation and Innovation (Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge, 2015). ISBN 978-1783270392

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