# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-boyle-2nd-viscount-shannon
# Generated: 2026-08-16T04:00:27.719Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-boyle-2nd-viscount-shannon"
name: "Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon"
slug: "richard-boyle-2nd-viscount-shannon"
description: "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."
tagline: "British Field Marshal"
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gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1675"
deathDate: "1740-12-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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    title: "Richard Boyle (2e vicomte Shannon)"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump