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William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde, PC (Ire) (English: / k l æ n ˈ r ɪ k ɑːr d /; klan-RIK-ard; died October 1687), was an Irish peer who fought in his youth together with his brother Richard, 6th Earl of Clanricarde under their cousin, Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde against the Parliamentarians in the Cromwellian conquest of ...
William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde, PC (Ire), was an Irish peer who fought in his youth together with his brother Richard, 6th Earl of Clanricarde under their cousin, Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde against the Parliamentarians in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
Other members of the family included John "na Seamar" Burke, younger son of the second Earl, who claimed the Barony of Leitrim and his sons Redmond Burke, Lord Leitrim and William Burke, Lord of Bealatury. Another was Ulick Burke, younger son of the seventh Earl, who was created Viscount Galway in 1687.
Mar 28, 2022 · William (Burke) Bourke. (abt. 1611 - 1687) William "7th Earl of Clanricarde" Bourke formerly Burke. Born about 1611 in Clanmories, Galway, Ireland. Ancestors. Son of William (De Burgh) Bourke and Joan O'Shaughnessy. Brother of Richard (Bourke) de Burgh.
William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde, PC (Ire) (English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; klan-RIK-ard; died 1687), was an Irish peer who fought in his youth together with his brother Richard, 6th Earl of Clanricarde under their cousin, Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde against the Parliamentarians in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer, died 1687 Burke had served with his brother under their cousin, the 5th Earl of Clanricarde, during the Irish Confederate Wars and was their heir. he became Lieutenant of County Galway in 1680 and its Chief Governor in 1687.
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 ...
