Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde

The Earl of Clanricarde
Ricard de Búrca
Member of the Irish House of Lords
Hereditary Peerage July 1657 – August 1666
Preceded by	Ulick Burke
Succeeded by	William Burke
Personal details
Born	Richard Burke
Died	1666
Nationality	Irish
Spouse	Elizabeth Butler
Children	Lady Margaret Burke Lady Mary Burke
Parents	Sir William Burke Joan O'Shaughnessy
Relatives	William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde (brother)

Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde (English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/ klan-RIK-ard; died August 1666) was an Irish peer.

Career

Seat of the Earls of Clanricarde, Portumna Castle, County Galway

Richard was the eldest son of Sir William Burke and Joan O'Shaughnessy. He was a first cousin to the previous Earl and had served under him in the royalist forces during the Irish Confederate Wars. When restored, the Clanricarde estates were heavily in debt and a great deal of litigation was ongoing between the interested parties.

Family

Richard married Elizabeth Butler, one of the many daughters of Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond. It was the second marriage for Elizabeth, who was the widow of Sir Edmond Blanchville of County Kilkenny. They had two daughters:

• Lady Margaret Bourke, who married Col. Garret Moore (d.1706)
• Lady Mary Bourke (d.1685), who married (1) Sir John Burke; and (2) Edward de Bermingham (d.1709).

Richard was succeeded, as Earl, by his brother, William.

Arms

Coat of arms of Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde

Crest A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or. Escutcheon Or, a cross gules in the first quarter a lion rampant sable. Supporters Two Cats-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or. Motto UNG ROY, UNG FOY, UNG LOY (One king, one faith, one law)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde
8. Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde 4. Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde 9. Margaret O'Brien 2. Sir William Burke 10. John Burke of Clogheroka 5. Honora Burke 11. 1. Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde 12. 6. Dermot O'Shaughnessy 13. 3. Joan O'Shaughnessy 14. 7. 15.

See also

• House of Burgh, an Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193

References

Bibliography

• Bourke, Eamonn (1995). Burke: People and Places. Whitegate and Castlebar: Ballinakilla Press and de Búrca Rare Books. ISBN 0-946130-10-8.
• Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1844). Encyclopædia of Heraldry: Or General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Comprising a Registry of All Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, Including the Late Grants by the College of Arms. H. G. Bohn.
• Burke, Bernard (1884). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London : Harrison & sons.
• Cunningham, Bernardette (1996), "From Warlords to Landlords: Political and Social Change in Galway, 1540–1640", in Moran, Gerard; Gillespie, Raymond (eds.), Galway History and Society: Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County, The Irish County History & Society Series, Dublin: Geography Publications, pp. 97–130
• MacMahon, Michael (1983). Portumna Castle and its Lords. Portumna: Shannon Books. ISBN 0-9538667-0-X.