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Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, PC (c. 1630 – 14 August 1691) was an Irish politician, courtier and soldier. Talbot's early career was spent as a cavalryman in the Irish Confederate Wars.
Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell (born 1630—died August 14, 1691, County Limerick, Ireland) was an Irish Jacobite, a leader in the war (1689–91) waged by Irish Roman Catholics against the Protestant king William III of England.
Talbot, Richard (1630–91), earl and duke of Tyrconnell, army officer and lord deputy of Ireland, was the eighth son among eight sons and eight daughters of Sir William Talbot (qv), lawyer and politician, of Carton, Co. Kildare, and his wife Alison, daughter of John Netterville of Castletown, Co. Kildare.
Richard Talbot, later the first earl of Tyrconnell, as painted here by François de Troy. (NPG) The Stuart court-in-exile sponsored many schemes to assassinate Oliver Cromwell throughout the 1650s.
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, PC ( c. 1630 – 14 August 1691) was an Irish politician, courtier and soldier. Quick Facts The Right HonourableThe Earl of TyrconnellPC, Lord Deputy of Ireland ... Close. Talbot's early career was spent as a cavalryman in the Irish Confederate Wars.
Nov 28, 2014 · Fri Nov 28 2014 - 11:22. I first met Richard Talbot (1631-91), so to speak, more than 10 years ago when writing a book on the Battle of the Boyne. As Earl of Tyrconnell (a Palesman, he...
Army officer and Jacobite, of an Irish Catholic family; fought for Charles I before joining James, Duke of York, in Flanders; at the Restoration acquired valuable property in Ireland and led outspoken opposition to the Irish land resettlements, which led to his exile 1673-78; in France on bail 1679-83; married 2) Frances Jenyns 1681 in Paris ...
