Richard Power, 1st Baron Power of Curraghmore (died 1539) }

Birth and origins

Richard was the eldest son of Piers Power and his first wife. His family name is also given as Poer. His father was "lord" of

Curraghmore Curraghmore near Portlaw, County Waterford, Ireland, is a historic house and estate and the seat of the Marquess of Waterford. The estate was part of the grant of land made to Sir Roger le Puher (la Poer) by Henry II in 1177 after the Anglo-Nor ...

, County Waterford. His father's family is

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

. His mother, whose first name is unknown, was a daughter of Gerald FitzGerald of Decies (), the second son of

James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond (d. 1462), called 'the Usurper', was a younger son of Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, and Lady Eleanor, daughter of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond. Life The younger brother of John FitzGerald ...

, also numbered as the 7th earl, called the "usurper". This second son had been given Decies (see the modern baronies of

Decies-within-Drum Decies-within-Drum (; ) is a historical barony in County Waterford, Ireland. Etymology Decies (''Déisi Muman'') bounded in by the Drum Hills (''Drom Fhinín''). Geography Decies-within-Drum is located in the southwest of County Waterford, e ...

and Decies-without-Drum) as

appanage An appanage, or apanage (; ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a monarch, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture (where only the eldest inherits). It was ...

and thus became the first lord of Decies. He had three brothers: Piers Power of Brenane, Nicholas Power of Corduff, and William Power, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem; as well as a sister: Ellen, who married Walter Power of Donoyle.

Marriage and children

Power married Catherine, second daughter of

Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Ossory (26 August 1539) also known as Red Piers (Irish language, Irish ''Piers Ruadh''), was from the Polestown branch of the Butler family of Ireland. In the succession crisis at the death of Tho ...

. Richard and Catherine had three sons: # Piers (1522–1544), who succeeded as the 2nd baron but died unmarried – for the 2nd Baron # John (1529/30 – 1592), who succeeded as the 3rd baron and married Eleanor, 3rd daughter of

James FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond James fitz John FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond (died 1558), also counted as the 14th, ruled 22 years, the first 4 years as ''de facto'' earl until the death of James FitzGerald, de jure 12th Earl of Desmond, called Court Page, who was murder ...

. # Thomas of Coolfin –and two daughters: # Katherine, married Sir Nicholas Devereux of Ballymagir # Elice, married Thomas FitzGerald, father of James fitz Thomas FitzGerald, the Sugan Earl.

Baron

Power was created Baron "Le Power and Coroghmore" by a patent dated 13 September 1535.

Death

Power was killed on 10 November 1538 by Connor O'Callaghan during an Irish rebellion.

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