Richard St Lawrence, 7th Baron Howth

Richard St Lawrence, 7th Baron Howth (c. 1510–1558) was an

Tudor era

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Family

He was the second son of Christopher St Lawrence, 5th Baron Howth and his wife Anne Bermingham. He succeeded to the title in 1549 on the death of his brother Edward, 6th Baron Howth, who had married Alison FitzLyon, daughter of James FitzLyon, but had outlived his only son. Richard married Lady Catherine FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare by his second wife Elizabeth Grey, and widow of Jenico Preston, 3rd Viscount Gormanston, but they had no children.^[1]

Career

Whereas his elder brother Edward is said to have left no mark on the history of his time,

English Crown and was on good terms with successive Deputies, including Sir Edward Bellingham, Sir James Croft and Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex.^[2]

He is chiefly remembered as a soldier, and he played a leading role in all the military expeditions of his time. His most famous campaign was against the

Shane O'Neill in an engagement in 1553, and saw further action in 1555. In 1556 Sussex sent him on another expedition against the Scots, whom he defeated at Glenarm in present-day County Antrim. In 1558 in the absence of the Lord Deputy of Ireland, he was appointed one of the guardians of the Pale

, and was credited with maintaining firm order there.

He died in

Christopher, 8th Baron Howth.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Lodge, John, and Archdale, Mervyn: Peerage of Ireland. Dublin 1789
^ ^a ^b ^c Ball, F. Elrington: History of Dublin, 6 volumes. Alexander Thom and Co. Dublin 1902-1920

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Edward St Lawrence	Baron Howth 1549–1558	Succeeded by Christopher St Lawrence

[Lodge-1] Lodge, John, and Archdale, Mervyn: Peerage of Ireland. Dublin 1789

[Ball-2] Ball, F. Elrington: History of Dublin, 6 volumes. Alexander Thom and Co. Dublin 1902-1920

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