Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport
The Earl of Newport | |
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The Earl of Newport: detail from a double portrait with Baron Goring by Sir Anthony van Dyck. | |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | |
| In office 1634–1642 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1597 London |
| Died | 12 February 1666 (aged 68) St Aldate's, Oxford |
| Resting place | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Spouse | Anne Boteler (1627-his death) |
| Children | 8, including Mountjoy, Thomas, Henry |
| Parent(s) | Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy Penelope Rich |
| Occupation | Courtier and politician |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-French War (1627–1629) St Martin-de-Ré Wars of the Three Kingdoms Newburn; Second Battle of Newbury; |
Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport (c. 1597 – 12 February 1666), was an English courtier and politician who held a number of positions under Charles I of England and supported the Royalists in the First English Civil War.