William St Leger

Sir William St Leger
St. Leger family home at Doneraile Court, rebuilt 1690s [a]
Lord President of Munster
In office 1627–1642
Personal details
Born	12 August 1586 Ireland
Died	9 July 1642 (aged 55–56) Doneraile Court, County Cork
Resting place	St Mary's, Doneraile
Spouses	1. Gertrude de Vries (1615-1624) 2. Gertrude Heywood
Children	(1) Elizabeth (1618–1685); William (1620–1644) (2) John (1637–1692); Barbara
Parents	Sir Warham St Leger (1560–1600) (father) Elizabeth Rothe (1566–1620) (mother)
Military service
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars	War of the Jülich Succession Eighty Years War Bergen op Zoom Cádiz expedition (1625) Anglo-French War (1627–1629) Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré Bishops' Wars Irish Confederate Wars Capture of Dungarvan

Sir William St Leger PC (Ire) (1586–1642) was an Anglo-Irish landowner, administrator and soldier, who began his military career in the Eighty Years' War against Habsburg Spain. He settled in Ireland in 1624, where he was MP for County Cork in two Irish parliaments and Lord President of Munster. During the Irish Rebellion of 1641, he played a leading part in suppressing the rising in Munster before dying in 1642.
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