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Mountjoy Blount

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Mountjoy Blount

Birth
Death
12 Feb 1666 (aged 69–70)
Burial
Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Add to Map
Plot
south aisle of Christ Church Cathedral
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First earl of Newport, courtier and politician, was the eldest of three illegitimate sons of Charles Blount, earl of Devonshire (1563-1606), and Lady Penelope Rich (1563-1607), daughter of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex.
First earl of Newport, courtier and politician, was the eldest of three illegitimate sons of Charles Blount, earl of Devonshire (1563-1606), and Lady Penelope Rich (1563-1607), daughter of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex.


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