Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
id:
charles-blount-8th-baron-mountjoy-186-10798332
title:
Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
text:
Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, KG was an English nobleman and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I, and later as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under King James I. He succeeded to the family title as 8th Baron Mountjoy in 1594, before commanding the Crown's forces during the final years of Tyrone's Rebellion. He was able to defeat Tyrone at the Battle of Kinsale, and captured his headquarters at Dungannon before peace was agreed at the Treaty of Mellifont in
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
English statesman (1563–1606)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blount,_8th_Baron_Mountjoy
date created:
2003-08-15T21:30:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T01:19:29Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q349363","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q349363"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Sir_Charles_Blount_c_1594.jpg","width":350,"height":392}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16