Background
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.
Bishop of Dromore Governor of King
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.
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.
