Sir Charles Coote, 1st Baronet (1581–1642), of Castle Cuffe in Queen's County, was an English soldier, administrator and landowner who lived in Ireland.

Charles was born in England, the first son of Sir Nicholas Coote[1] and his second wife, Eleanor Stanhope.

When the 4th Spanish Armada took place in Southern Ireland, he was at the Siege of Kinsale in 1601–1602, which ultimately led to Hugh O'Neill's defeat.

[15] When the Irish Uprising of 1641 began, Coote was appointed governor of Dublin and told to raise a regiment.

[16] In addition, Coote was the driving force behind the death by hanging of Friar Peter O'Higgins,[17] the Dominican Prior of Naas who had been responsible for fearlessly saving Protestant lives during the recent sectarian violence in the district surrounding his monastery.

[18] Despite the efforts of James Butler, 12th Earl of Ormond and the many Protestants whom he had rescued to save his life, Fr.