Richard Nugent, 3rd Earl of Westmeath, born before 1669, died April 1714, was an Irish peer and

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. Nugent was the eldest son of

Christopher Nugent, Lord Delvin Christopher Nugent, Lord Delvin (died before 1680) was the eldest son of Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath and his wife and cousin Mary Nugent, daughter of Sir Thomas Nugent and widow of Christopher Plunkett. His brother was Thomas Nugent, 1 ...

and Mary Butler (a daughter of Colonel Hon. Richard Butler and Lady Frances Tuchet). He succeeded his grandfather,

Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath (1621/23 – 25 February 1684) was an Irish nobleman. Life He was the grandson of Richard Nugent, 1st Earl of Westmeath and Jenet Plunkett. Nugent's father, Christopher, Lord Delvin, had predeceased the first ...

, as 3rd Earl. However, he was a Capuchin

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based in

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and so had no descendants. He was succeeded by his brother,

Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath (1669 - 30 June 1752) was an Irish soldier and peer. He was the second son of Christopher Nugent, Lord Delvin and Mary Butler, daughter of Colonel Richard Butler. He was likely the resident of Coolamber Hall Ho ...

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* http://www.thepeerage.com/p48657.htm#i486567 Capuchins 1714 deaths 17th-century Irish people 18th-century Irish people People from County Westmeath Irish expatriates in France Members of the Irish House of Lords Year of birth unknown Earls of Westmeath {{Christianity-bio-stub