# Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy

> Charles Brooke Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, KG, was an English nobleman and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Elizabeth I, and later as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under James I. He was instrumental in forcing the Irish confederacy's surrender in the Nine Years' War. He is also known for his scandalous affair with married noblewoman Penelope Rich, whom he later married.

*English statesman (1563-1606)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/charles-blount-8th-baron-mountjoy

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1563
- **Died:** 1606-04-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Charles Blount, 1:e earl av Devon](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blount%2C_1%3Ae_earl_av_Devon)
- [Charles Blount, 1. Earl of Devonshire](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blount%2C_1._Earl_of_Devonshire)
- [Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blount%2C_8th_Baron_Mountjoy)
- [Charles Blount, VIII barón de Mountjoy](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blount%2C_VIII_bar%C3%B3n_de_Mountjoy)
- [Charles Blount (8e baron Mountjoy)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blount_(8e_baron_Mountjoy))
- [Charles Blount, 8ú Barún Mhuinseo](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blount%2C_8%C3%BA_Bar%C3%BAn_Mhuinseo)
- [Charles Blount, Mountjoy 8. bárója](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blount%2C_Mountjoy_8._b%C3%A1r%C3%B3ja)
- [Блаунт, Чарльз, 1-й граф Девоншир](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%82%2C_%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B7%2C_1-%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349363)

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