Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt (first creation)

Richard Wingfield
Viscount Powerscourt
Bornc. 1550
Died9 September 1634(1634-09-09) (aged 83–84)
Noble familyWingfield
Spouse(s)Frances Rugge
FatherRichard Wingfield
MotherChristian Fitzwilliam
OccupationArmy officer and military administrator

Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt, PC (c.1550 – 9 September 1634) was an English-born army officer and military administrator during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. He is notable for his defeat of Sir Cahir O'Doherty's forces at the 1608 Battle of Kilmacrennan during O'Doherty's Rebellion in Ireland.

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