Richard Wingfield | |
|---|---|
| Viscount Powerscourt | |
| Born | c. 1550 |
| Died | Error: Need valid birth date (second date): year, month, day |
| Noble family | Wingfield |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Rugge |
| Father | Richard Wingfield |
| Mother | Honora O'Brien |
| Occupation | Army officer and military administrator |
Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt, Kt, PC, (c. 1550 – 9 September 1634)[1] was an army officer and military administrator during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.[1]
Family
Sir Richard Wingfield was the son of Sir Richard Wingfield, Governor of Portsmouth, who was descended from an old Suffolk family, and Christian, daughter of Sir William Fitzwilliam of Milton, Castor, Northamptonshire, and sister of Sir William Fitzwilliam, Lord Deputy of Ireland.[1] He became the step-son of Sir George Delves, after his mother's remarriage.[2]
Career
He came to Ireland as a military adventurer in the latter part of the 16th century and afterwards fought in Flanders, France and Portugal, gaining the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[3]
Returning to Ireland, Wingfield distinguished himself and was wounded in an expedition against Tyrone, and was knighted in Christ Church Cathedral on 9 November 1595.[4] He served as a Colonel in the expedition against Calais, and in 1600 was advanced to the office of Marshal of Ireland, with a retinue of fifty horse and a company of foot.[5][3] In 1601 he led a force at the reduction of Kinsale, and was one of those who signed the articles of capitulation made between the Lord Deputy of Ireland and Don Juan d'Aquila, commander of the Spanish troops made prisoners on that occasion.[5][3]
In May 1608 he marched into Ulster against Sir Cahir O'Doherty, who had burnt Derry, killing him and dispersing his followers. For this success Sir Richard was on 29 June 1609 rewarded by a grant of the Powerscourt Estate in County Wicklow.[3]
On 19 February 1618 he was created Viscount Powerscourt, and he subsequently enjoyed several important offices under the Crown.[1]
Marriage
He married Frances Rugge, (or Repps), (died before 30 November 1631), daughter of William Rugge, (or Repps), of Felmingham, Norfolk, and Thomasine Townshend, and widow of Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell.[6][7] Frances Cromwell, the elder of her two daughters, married Sir John Wingfield of Tickencote, Rutland in January 1619.[8] Her younger daughter, Frances Cromwell, married her husband's cousin, Sir Edward Wingfield of Carnew, County Wicklow on 9 May 1619.[9]
Death
He died 9 September 1634, without issue from his wife, Frances and his title therefore became extinct. His estates passed to his cousin, Sir Edward Wingfield. The title was revived in 1665 in the person of Folliott Wingfield, who died without issue in 1717; and again in 1743 in the person of Richard Wingfield.[10]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Dunlop 2004.
- ^ Lodge 1789, p. 268.
- ^ a b c d Webb 1878, p. 571.
- ^ Shaw II 1906, p. 91.
- ^ a b Lodge 1789, pp. 268–272.
- ^ Cokayne III 1913, p. 558, Frances was the second wife of Edward Cromwell. His first wife was Elizabeth Umpton (or Upton).
- ^ Grummitt 2008.
- ^ Burke 1831, p. 153.
- ^ Lodge 1789, p. 272.
- ^ Burke 1833, p. 571.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Webb, Alfred (1878). "Wingfield, Sir Richard, 1st Viscount Powerscourt". A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: M. H. Gill & son. p. 571. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
References
- Burke, John (1831). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of The Peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland, Extinct, Dormant, and in Abeyance. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. pp. 152–153.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Burke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. 2. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley.
- Carthew, G. A. (1878). The Hundred of Launditch and Deanery of Brisley; in the County of Norfolk; Evidences and Topographical Notes from public records, Heralds' Visitations, Wills, Court Rolls, Old Charters, Parish Registers, Town books, and Other Private Sources; Digested and Arranged as Materials for Parochial, Manorial, and Family History. Vol. II. Collected by G.A. Carthew. Norwich: Printed by Miller and Leavins.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Cokayne, G. E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Vol. I. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 192–194.
- Cokayne, G. E. (1913). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Vol. III. London: St. Catherine Press. p. 558.
- Dunlop, Robert; Barry, Judith Hudson, rev. (2004). "Wingfield, Richard, Viscount Powerscourt (d. 1634)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29740.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - Grummitt, David (January 2008) [First published 2004]. "Cromwell, Edward, Third Baron Cromwell (c.1559–1607)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6763.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - Lodge, John; Archdall, Mervyn (1789). The Peerage of Ireland: or, a Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom ... Vol. V. Revised, enlarged, and continued to the present time by Mervyn Archdall, A. M. Dublin: James Moore. pp. 268–272.
- Shaw, W. A.; Burtchaell, G. D. (1906). The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Times to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors. Vol. II. Incorporating a complete list of Knights Bachelors dubbed in Ireland, compiled by G. D. Burtchaell. London: Printed and published for the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, Sherratt and Hughes. p. 91.
External links
- Richard Wingfield, Viscount Powerscourt Family tree
- Sir Richard Wingfield at Find a Grave
- Wingfield, Tony Early Origin of the Wingfields
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