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Born | Richard Burke |
Died | 1709 |
Nationality | Irish |
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Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde (English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; klan-RIK-ard; died 1709); styled Lord Dunkellin ( /dʌnˈkɛlɪn/; dun-KELL-in) until 1687; was an Irish peer who served as Custos Rotulorum of Galway.
Richard was the elder son of William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde and appears to have been the first of the family to conform (to the Protestant faith), as Charles II wrote to his father congratulating him on "being thoroughly instructed in the protestant religion as it stands established, having forsaken that of Rome which hath always given jealousies to the crown". He was made Baron Dunkellin in 1680. His brother, Ulick, commanded a regiment of foot at the Battle of Aughrim where he was killed, aged twenty-two.
Clanricarde commanded a regiment of infantry during the Williamite War in Ireland and surrendered the town of Galway in July 1690. He was appointed Custos Rotulorum of County Galway. His sister Honora was married to the Jacobite leader Patrick Sarsfield.
Richard married three times. Firstly, he married Elizabeth Bagnall. They had a daughter:
Secondly, he married Anne Cheeke, Countess Dowager of Warwick. [3] Their daughter was:
Thirdly, he married Bridget Dillon, daughter of Henry, 8th Viscount Dillon.
Without a male heir, Richard was succeeded, as Earl, by his brother John.