Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby
Irish noble
About Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby
Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby (died 6 June 1642), was an Anglo-Irish peer.
Digby was the son of Sir Robert Digby of Coleshill, Warwickshire, and Lettice FitzGerald, of Geashill, Ireland, granddaughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare. John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol, was his uncle, and Essex Digby, Bishop of Dromore, his brother. Digby notably served as Governor of King's County in Ireland. In 1620, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Digby, of Geashill. He married, firstly, Lady Sarah Boyle, daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, and Catherine Fenton; this marriage produced a son, Kildare Digby (c. 1627 – 1661).
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Who was Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby?
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Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby died on 6 June 1642.
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