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William Sarsfield (died 1675)

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in 1675. After his death, there was a considerable dispute about his will, as his widow suggested that the Sarsfield family had manipulated it in their favour. After many years of wrangling, Lucan Manor eventually passed down to his daughter Charlotte Sarsfield, wife of
141:. Charles was unmarried at the time, and claims were often made that a marriage ceremony had taken place, which led him to treat Lucy's children with particular care. Mary was the younger sister of 188:
on 8 September 2022, Sarsfield is a direct ancestor of the first seven members in the apparent line of succession to the British throne, starting with his eight times great grandson
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in involvement in the 1641 rebellion, this did not alter his sons’ rights of inheritance. As his father’s oldest son and heir, William Sarsfield took possession of the
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descent. The Sarsfields had come to Ireland during the Norman conquest of the twelfth century and had become leading figures of
96: 88: 122:, to whom he was arguably a son-in-law, it was agreed that Sarsfield would inherit Lucan Manor on the death of its occupant, 276: 158: 142: 123: 281: 181: 189: 111: 76: 106:, the family sought to have its former lands recovered. Although Patrick Sarsfield was found guilty by the 256: 119: 103: 48: 145:, who also looked out for her after their mother died, but was more likely to have been a daughter of 261: 84: 185: 80: 56: 33: 177: 60: 44: 115: 68: 40: 180:, on 5 March 1781. A direct descendant of this marriage was Lady Diana Spencer, later 250: 134: 130: 64: 223:(online edition, Oxford University Press, 2006), doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28639 29: 138: 137:
woman who had a youthful relationship with Charles II when he was living at
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of the seventeenth century. He was the elder brother of the
126:. In the event, Jones outlived Sarsfield by a decade. 129:Sarsfield married Mary Crofts, the daughter of 217:Robin Clifton, "Walter, Lucy (1630?–1658)" in 8: 99:, and lost his estates as a consequence. 241:Patrick Sarsfield and the Williamite War 220:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 201: 184:. As a result, following the death of 7: 55:. His great, great-grandfather Sir 167:Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan 14: 118:, and after an intervention from 83:continued to swear allegiance to 97:Cromwellian conquest of Ireland 1: 267:17th-century Irish landowners 243:. Irish Academic Press, 1992. 143:James Scott, Duke of Monmouth 176:married George Spencer, the 63:and purchased an estate at 298: 272:People from County Dublin 182:Diana, Princess of Wales 73:Patrick Sarsfield senior 225:(subscription required) 190:Prince William of Wales 77:Irish Rebellion of 1641 43:(he was a grandson of 277:Deaths from smallpox 91:against the English 186:Queen Elizabeth II 172:Charles' daughter 81:Irish Confederates 239:Wauchope, Piers. 208:Wauchope pp. 9-10 159:Agmondisham Vesey 79:, but like other 75:took part in the 57:William Sarsfield 34:Patrick Sarsfield 22:William Sarsfield 289: 282:Sarsfield family 227: 226: 215: 209: 206: 178:2nd Earl Spencer 124:Theophilus Jones 297: 296: 292: 291: 290: 288: 287: 286: 247: 246: 236: 231: 230: 224: 216: 212: 207: 203: 198: 174:Lavinia Bingham 147:Theobald Taaffe 108:court of claims 61:Mayor of Dublin 39:He was of both 17: 16:Irish landowner 12: 11: 5: 295: 293: 285: 284: 279: 274: 269: 264: 259: 249: 248: 245: 244: 235: 232: 229: 228: 210: 200: 199: 197: 194: 116:County Kildare 87:. He assisted 69:Roman Catholic 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 294: 283: 280: 278: 275: 273: 270: 268: 265: 263: 260: 258: 255: 254: 252: 242: 238: 237: 233: 222: 221: 214: 211: 205: 202: 195: 193: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 170: 168: 164: 160: 155: 150: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 127: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 100: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 71:. His father 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 37: 35: 31: 27: 24:was an Irish 23: 19: 257:1650s births 240: 234:Bibliography 218: 213: 204: 171: 151: 128: 112:Tully Castle 101: 89:royal forces 45:Rory O'Moore 38: 21: 20: 18: 262:1675 deaths 152:He died of 131:Lucy Walter 104:Restoration 95:during the 93:republicans 65:Lucan Manor 49:Old English 251:Categories 196:References 120:Charles II 114:estate in 102:After the 59:served as 139:the Hague 85:Charles I 26:landowner 163:grandson 161:, whose 154:smallpox 53:The Pale 32:soldier 30:Jacobite 165:became 47:) and 41:Gaelic 135:Welsh 133:, a 253:: 192:. 169:. 36:.

Index

landowner
Jacobite
Patrick Sarsfield
Gaelic
Rory O'Moore
Old English
The Pale
William Sarsfield
Mayor of Dublin
Lucan Manor
Roman Catholic
Patrick Sarsfield senior
Irish Rebellion of 1641
Irish Confederates
Charles I
royal forces
republicans
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
Restoration
court of claims
Tully Castle
County Kildare
Charles II
Theophilus Jones
Lucy Walter
Welsh
the Hague
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth
Theobald Taaffe
smallpox

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