Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Earl of Burlington
Honorific-Suffix:PC
Office:Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
Predecessor:The 1st Earl of Burlington
Successor:The Lord Carleton
Term Start:1695
Term End:1704
Death Date:9 February 1704
Occupation: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
Parents:Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan
Lady Jane Seymour

Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington, PC (d. 9 February 1704) was an Anglo-Irish 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 the following year. In 1694, he 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 same year. In 1699, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire and in 1702 admitted to the Privy Council of England.

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]

The 2nd Earl of Burlington died on 9 February 1704. As Dowager Countess, his widow served as a Lady of the Bedchamber at the court of Queen Anne.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Wilson, Rachel, Elite Women in Ascendancy Ireland, 1690–1745: Imitation and Innovation (Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge, 2015).
  2. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
  3. Web site: Warrant Books: April 1713, 1-15 Pages 169-184 Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 27, 1713. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955. . British History Online . 13 July 2020.