# Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon

> Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, PC was a British army officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of the Boyne during the Williamite War in Ireland and at the Battle of Landen during the Nine Years' War, he commanded a brigade of grenadiers during the storming of Vigo during the War of the Spanish Succession. During this engagement the entire French-Spanish fleet was either captured or destroyed. He also took part in a successful raid on Barcelona three years later. He went on to serve as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland during the 1720s and 1730s.

*British Field Marshal*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/richard-boyle-2nd-viscount-shannon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1675
- **Died:** 1740-12-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk/1675.html

## Sources
- [第二代香農子爵理查·波義耳](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E4%BB%A3%E9%A6%99%E8%BE%B2%E5%AD%90%E7%88%B5%E7%90%86%E6%9F%A5%C2%B7%E6%B3%A2%E7%BE%A9%E8%80%B3)
- [Richard Boyle, 2. vikomt Shannon](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Boyle%2C_2._vikomt_Shannon)
- [Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Boyle%2C_2nd_Viscount_Shannon)
- [ریچارد بویل، دومین ویکنت شانون](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%8C_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Richard Boyle (2e vicomte Shannon)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Boyle_(2e_vicomte_Shannon))
- [リチャード・ボイル (第2代シャノン子爵)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB_(%E7%AC%AC2%E4%BB%A3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%8E%E3%83%B3%E5%AD%90%E7%88%B5))
- [Бойл, Ричард (фельдмаршал)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BB%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_(%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BB))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4090435)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/richard-boyle-2nd-viscount-shannon