Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington
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Charles Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork and 2nd Earl of Burlington, 4th Baron Clifford, PC
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 (died 9 February 1704) was a peer
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, courtier and politician.

Born Hon. Charles Boyle, he was the eldest son of Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan
Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan
Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan, 3rd Baron Clifford, FRS , was a British peer and politician...

 and his first wife, Jane. In 1690, he became Member of Parliament
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 for Appleby
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 and also Governor of County Cork that year. In 1694, resigned his seat when he inherited his father's titles of Viscount Dungarvan, Baron Clifford
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 and Baron Clifford of Lanesborough. In 1695, he was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland
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 and appointed Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
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. In 1698, he inherited his grandfather's titles of Earl of Burlington
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 and Earl of Cork
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 and was appointed a Lord of the Bedchamber
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 that year. In 1699, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
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 and admitted to the Privy Council of England
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 in 1702. He died in 1704 and his titles passed to his eldest son, Richard
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
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.

Family

On 26 January 1688, Burlington married Juliana Noel (1672-1750), the only daughter and heiress of Hon. Henry Noel (himself the second son, by his third wife, of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden
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). They had four children:
  • Richard, styled Viscount Dungarven
    Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
    Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork PC , born in Yorkshire, England, was the son of Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Earl of Cork...

     (1695-1753), later 4th Earl of Cork and 3rd Earl of Burlington.
  • Lady Elizabeth (c.1696-1751), married Sir Henry Bedingfeld, 3rd Baronet.
  • Lady Juliana (c.1697-1739), married Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin
    Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin
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    .
  • Lady Henrietta (1701-1746), married her cousin Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon
    Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon
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    .
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