Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde

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

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

The Earl of Clanricarde
Born
Richard Burke
Died1666
NationalityIrish
SpouseElizabeth Butler
Children
  • Lady Margaret Burke
  • Lady Mary Burke
Parents
  • Sir William Burke
  • Joan O'Shaughnessy
RelativesWilliam Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde (brother)

Career

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.[1][2]
Motto
UNG ROY, UNG FOY, UNG LOY (One king, one faith, one law)

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Further reading
  • Portumna Castle and its Lords, Michael Mac Mahon, 1983.
  • Burke:People and Places, Eamon Bourke, Dublin, 1995.
  • "From Warlords to Landlords: Political and Social Change in Galway 1540-1640", Bernadette Cunningham, in Galway:History and Society, 1996.
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