Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork
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Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork and 7th Earl of Orrery (21 November 1742 – 30 May 1798) was an Irish
peer.
A younger son of the 5th Earl of Cork
and Margaret Hamilton, he succeeded to his half-brother's titles in 1764. He died, aged 56 in Marston House and was buried in St John's Church in Frome
in Somerset
.
On 31 August 1764 he married firstly Anne Courtenay, daughter of Kelland Courtenay. They had six children, one daughter and five sons including Edmund Boyle
. On 17 June 1786, he married secondly Mary Monkton
, daughter of the 1st Viscount Galway.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
peer.
A younger son of the 5th Earl of Cork
John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork
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and Margaret Hamilton, he succeeded to his half-brother's titles in 1764. He died, aged 56 in Marston House and was buried in St John's Church in Frome
Frome
Frome is a town and civil parish in northeast Somerset, England. Located at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, the town is built on uneven high ground, and centres around the River Frome. The town is approximately south of Bath, east of the county town, Taunton and west of London. In the 2001...
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
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On 31 August 1764 he married firstly Anne Courtenay, daughter of Kelland Courtenay. They had six children, one daughter and five sons including Edmund Boyle
Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork
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. On 17 June 1786, he married secondly Mary Monkton
Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery
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, daughter of the 1st Viscount Galway.