William Blount, 7th Baron Mountjoy, (c. 1561 – 1594) was an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

peer. William Blount was born circa 1561, the eldest son of

James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy (c. 1533 – 1582) was an English peer. Life Blount was born circa 1533 in Barnstaple, Devon, the eldest son of Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy (1516–1544) and Ann Willoughby. He inherited his title on the de ...

(c.1533-1582) and Catherine Leigh. He inherited his title on the death of his father. He never married. On his death in 1594 in Hook, Dorset, the title passed to his younger brother

Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, KG (pronounced ''Blunt''; 15633 April 1606) was an English nobleman and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I, and later as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under King James I. ...

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Blount, William 1560s births 1594 deaths People from Devon 16th-century English nobility Barons Mountjoy (1465)