Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell (1630-14 August 1691) was the Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1687 to 1689, succeeding Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon. Talbot was a supporter of the Cavaliers during the English Civil Wars and the Jacobites during King William III of England's campaign in Ireland, and he died in exile in France after the defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
Biography[]
Talbot was a supporter of Charles II of England in the English Civil Wars, and he was among the Irish supporters of his rule captured by the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Dungan's Hill in August 1647, and he was ransomed after his capture. In 1649 he fled to France after surviving the Siege of Drogheda, and he met James, Duke of York, who was hiding in France during the civil wars. In 1685, when James was made King, Talbot became commander-in-chief of forces in Ireland. After the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, Talbot headed to France to gain military support. Shortly before the fall of Limerick, on 14 August 1691, Talbot died of apoplexy (internal bleeding), and his family remained in exile in France after his death.