Richard Power, 1st Baron le Power and Coroghmore
Richard Power, 1st Baron Power of Curraghmore (died 1539)
Richard Power | |
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Baron Power | |
Tenure | 1535–1539 |
Successor | Piers Power, 2nd Baron le Power and Curraghmore |
Died | 10 November 1539 |
Spouse(s) | Catherine Butler |
Issue Detail | Piers, John, & others |
Father | Piers Power |
Mother | a daughter of Gerald FitzGerald of the Decies |
Birth and origins
Richard was the eldest son of Piers Power and his first wife. His family name is also given as Poer.[1] His father was "lord" of Curraghmore, County Waterford. His father's family is Old English.
His mother, whose first name is unknown, was a daughter of Gerald FitzGerald of Decies (/ˈdeɪʃə/), the second son of James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond, also numbered as the 7th earl, called the Usurper. This second son had been given Decies (see the modern baronies of Decies-within-Drum and Decies-without-Drum) as appanage and thus became the first lord of Decies.[2]
He had three brothers: Piers Power of Brenane, Nicholas Power of Corduff, and William Power, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem; as well as a sister: Ellen, who married Walter Power of Donoyle.[3]
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Marriage and Children
Power married Catherine, second daughter of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond.
Richard and Catherine had three sons:
- Piers (1522–1544), who succeeded as the 2nd baron but died unmarried[8][9] – for the 2nd Baron
- John (1529/30 – 1592), who succeeded as the 3rd baron[8][10] and married Eleanor, 3rd daughter of James FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond.[11]
- Thomas of Coolfin[12]
–and two daughters:
- Katherine, married Sir Nicholas Devereux of Ballymagir[13]
- Elice, married Thomas FitzGerald,[14] father of James fitz Thomas FitzGerald, theSugan Earl.
Baron
Power was created Baron "Le Power and Coroghmore" by a patent dated 13 September 1535.[15]
Death
Power was killed on 10 November 1538 by Connor O'Callaghan during an Irish rebellion.
Notes and references
Notes
Citations
- Cokayne 1895, p. 285. "He was s. [son] and h. [heir] of Sir Piers Power, or Poer, of Curraghmore [Coroghmore] afsd., by his 1st wife, a da. [daughter] of Gerald Fitz Gerald of the Decies ..."
- Burke 1866, p. 561, right column, line 5. "Gerald FitzGerald, 2nd son of James, Earl of Desmond, was the 1st of the family of Decies ..."
- Redmond 1891a, p. 116, right column, line 48. "By his 1st wife he had, with a daughter Ellen, who married Walter Poer, baron of Donoyle, or of 'Eydmedon' or 'Eylmedon,' four sons:— 1. Sir Richard, his successor to who we shall presently refer at length: 2. Piers Powers of Brenane, 3. Nicholas Power of Corduffe, 4. William Power, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem, living 1514."
- Redmond 1891a, pp. 116–117.
- Redmond 1891b, p. 126–128.
- Redmond 1891c, pp. 150–151.
- Burke & Burke 1915, pp. 1548–1552Genealogy of the earls of Ormond
- Burke & Burke 1915, p. 2038, left column, line 7. "1. Piers, his heir. 2. John (Sir), heir to his brother."
- Burke 1879, p. 1300, right column. "Piers, 2nd Lord Power, b. [born] 1522 ..."
- Cokayne 1945, p. 627. "III. 1544 3. John (Power), Baron Le Power and Coroghmore [I. [Ireland] ] styled 'Mor' (the Great), br. [brother] and h. [heir], b. [born] 1529–30."
- Redmond 1891b, p. 126, left column. "... by his wife the Lady Elanour FitzGerald, 3d daughter of James fitzJohn, 14th Earl of Desmond (Lord High Treasurer of Ireland) and sister of Gerald FitzGerald, 15th and last ... "
- Burke & Burke 1915, p. 2038, left column, line 8. "3. Thomas, of Coolfin."
- Burke & Burke 1915, p. 2038, left column, line 9. "1. Katherine, to. Sir Nicholas Devereux, of Ballymagir."
- Burke & Burke 1915, p. 2038, left column, line 10. "2. Elice, m. [married] Sir Thomas Fitzgerald, of the house of Desmond."
- Cokayne 1945, p. 625. "He was cr. [created], 13 Sep. (27 Hen. VIII) 1535, Baron of Le Power and Coroghmore, co. Waterford [I [Ireland] ], in tail male."
Sources
- Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire (New ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 11501348.
- Burke, Sir Bernard (1879). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (6th ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 972909415. – L to Z
- Burke, Bernard; Burke, Ashworth Peter (1915). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (77th ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 1155471554.
- Cokayne, George Edward (1895). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Vol. VI (1st ed.). London: George Bell and Sons. OCLC 1180818801. – N to R
- Cokayne, George Edward (1945). Doubleday, H. A (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. X (2nd ed.). London: St Catherine Press. – Oakham to Richmond (snippet view)
- Redmond, Gabriel O'C. (1891a). "The Family of Poher, Poer, or Power (continued from page 97) Part II". The Irish Builder. XXXIII: 116–117.
- Redmond, Gabriel O'C. (1891b). "The Family of Poher, Poer, or Power (continued from page 117)". The Irish Builder. XXXIII: 126–128.
- Redmond, Gabriel O'C. (1891c). "The Family of Poher, Poer, or Power, Part IV". The Irish Builder. XXXIII: 150–151.