Sir Charles Coote, 1st Baronet (1581–1642) was an English soldier, administrator and landowner who lived in

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Birth and origins

He was born into a Devonshire family, the son of Sir Nicholas Coote.

Early life

In 1600 he moved to Ireland as a captain of the 100th Foot Regiment in the army of Lord Mountjoy,

Lord Deputy of Ireland The Lord Deputy was the representative of the monarch and head of the Irish executive (government), executive under English rule, during the Lordship of Ireland and then the Kingdom of Ireland. He deputised prior to 1523 for the Viceroy of Ireland ...

, where he fought in the last few years of the

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and was at the

Siege of Kinsale The siege of Kinsale, or Battle of Kinsale ( ga, Léigear/Cath Chionn tSáile), was the ultimate battle in England's conquest of Gaelic Ireland, commencing in October 1601, near the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and at the climax of t ...

in 1601–02, which ultimately led to the defeat of the O'Neills. In 1605 he was appointed Provost-Marshal of Connaught for life and in 1613 was appointed to the office of General Collector and Receiver of the King's Composition Money for Connaught, also for life. In 1620 he was promoted to vice-President of Connaught.

Marriage and children

Before 1617 he married Dorothea younger daughter and coheir of Hugh Cuffe of Cuffe's Wood,

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. Charles and Dorothea had five children, four sons: #

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, who would be created

Earl of Mountrath There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Coote family. The first is Coote of Castle Cuffe, while the second is Coote of Donnybrooke, both in the Baronetage of Ireland. As of 2020, the first creation is still extant. The ho ...

. #Chidley #Richard, became Baron Coote of Coloony #Thomas (died 1671) —and one daughter Laetitia, married

Sir Francis Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Killock Sir Francis Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Killock (1606–1673), also called of Castle Hamilton and of Killeshandra, was an Irish landowner and Member of the List of Irish Parliaments, Irish Parliaments of 1640–1649 and 1661–1666. Birth and ...

, also called of Killeshandra,

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...

Honours

On 2 April 1621 he was made a

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(of Castle Cuffe in Queen's County). He became a substantial landowner and served as a commissioner to examine and contest Irish land titles. In 1634 he was appointed

Custos Rotulorum of Queen's County The Custos Rotulorum of Queen's County was the highest civil officer in Queen's County, Ireland (now County Laois). The position was later combined with that of Lord Lieutenant of Queen's County. Incumbents *1634–?1642 Sir Charles Coote, 1 ...

, again for life. He was elected Member of Parliament (M.P.) in the

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for Queen's County in 1639.

Irish rebellion and death

When the Irish Uprising of 1641 began, Coote was appointed Governor of Dublin and instructed to raise a regiment. He then marched south to secure

Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has ...

, marching north in 1642 to defeat the rebels at

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and Kilsallaghan. In April 1642, he was ordered by

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, KG, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688), was a statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond from 1642 to 1661. Following the failur ...

to relieve the beleaguered garrisons at Birr, Burris, and Knocknamease, after which he rejoined Ormonde's main force to defeat the Irish Confederates at the Battle of Kilrush in April, 1642. In early May of that year, he helped capture the garrisons of Philipstown and

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, but was killed at Trim on 7 May 1642 during a Confederate counter-attack.

Citations

Sources

* * – 1611 to 1625

External links

Sir Charles Coote and the 1641 Rebellion in Ireland
* * 1581 births 1642 deaths Military personnel from Devon English army officers Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Irish MPs 1639–1649 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for Queen's County constituencies {{Ireland-baronet-stub