Charles Blount (1563-1606)
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- Name (English)
- Charles Blount
- Short name
- Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
- Year of birth
- 1563
- Year of death
- 1606
- Short Description
- "Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, KG (pronounced Blunt; 1563 – 3 April 1606) 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 1603." - (en.wikipedia.org 12.08.2021) - Entity Encoding
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