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About Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
Charles Brooke Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, KG, was an English nobleman and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Elizabeth I, and later as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under James I. He was instrumental in forcing the Irish confederacy's surrender in the Nine Years' War. He is also known for his scandalous affair with married noblewoman Penelope Rich, whom he later married.
Everything about Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy →- Occupation
- statesperson, politician, military personnel
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1584-85 Parliament, Member of the 1586-87 Parliament, Member of the 1593 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1563
- Died
- April 3, 1606