Richard Power, 1st Baron le Power and Coroghmore explained
| Richard Power |
| Baron Power |
| Tenure: | 1535–1539 |
| Successor: | Piers Power, 2nd Baron le Power and Curraghmore |
| Spouse: | Catherine Butler |
| Issue: | Piers, John, & others |
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| Father: | Piers Power |
| Mother: | A daughter of Gerald FitzGerald of the Decies |
| Death Date: | 10 November 1539 |
Richard Power, 1st Baron Power of Curraghmore (died 1539)
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Birth and origins
Richard was the eldest son of Piers Power and his first wife. His family name is also given as Poer. His father was "lord" of Curraghmore, County Waterford. His father's family is Old English.
His mother, whose first name is unknown, was a daughter of Gerald FitzGerald of Decies, the second son of James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond, also numbered as the 7th earl, called the "usurper". This second son had been given Decies (see the modern baronies of Decies-within-Drum and Decies-without-Drum) as appanage and thus became the first lord of Decies.
He had three brothers: Piers Power of Brenane, Nicholas Power of Corduff, and William Power, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem; as well as a sister: Ellen, who married Walter Power of Donoyle.
Marriage and Children
Power married Catherine, second daughter of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond.
Richard and Catherine had three sons:
- Piers (1522–1544), who succeeded as the 2nd baron but died unmarried – for the 2nd Baron
- John (1529/30 – 1592), who succeeded as the 3rd baron and married Eleanor, 3rd daughter of James FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond.
- Thomas of Coolfin
–and two daughters:
- Katherine, married Sir Nicholas Devereux of Ballymagir
- Elice, married Thomas FitzGerald, father of James fitz Thomas FitzGerald, theSugan Earl.
Baron
Power was created Baron "Le Power and Coroghmore" by a patent dated 13 September 1535.
Death
Power was killed on 10 November 1538 by Connor O'Callaghan during an Irish rebellion.
Notes and references
Sources
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- Book: Cokayne, George Edward . George Edward Cokayne . 1895 . Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant . 1st . VI . . London . 1180818801 . – N to R
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- Redmond . Gabriel O'C. . 1891a . The Family of Poher, Poer, or Power (continued from page 97) Part II . The Irish Builder . XXXIII . 116–117 .
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