Earl of Clanricarde
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Earl of Clanricarde is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland
, first in 1543 and again in 1800. The former creation became extinct in 1916 while the 1800 creation is still extant and held by the Marquess of Sligo
since 1916.
In 1543 Ulick na gCeann Burke
was created Baron of Dunkellin and Earl of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland. His great-grandson, the fourth Earl, was created Baron of Somerhill and Viscount Tunbridge in 1624 and Baron of Imanney, Viscount Galway and Earl of St Albans in 1628, all in the Peerage of England
. His son, the fifth Earl, was a prominent Royalist
during the Civil War. In 1646 he was created Marquess of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland. In c. 1650 he also succeeded his cousin as third Viscount Bourke according to a special remainder in the letters patent (see below). On his death in 1657 the marquessate and the English titles became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the Irish titles by his second cousin, the sixth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Sir William Bourke, third son of the third Earl. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Earl.
His younger son, the ninth Earl (who succeeded his elder brother), fought in the army of James II of England
(VII of Scotland) and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Aughrim
in 1691. He was outlawed and attainted with his estates forfeited. However, in 1701 Lord Clanricarde was acquitted by Act of Parliament and restored to his estates. His grandson, the eleventh Earl, assumed the ancient surname of de Burgh in lieu of Bourke (or Burke). His eldest son, the twelfth Earl, was created Marquess of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland in 1789. He was childless and on his death the marquessate became extinct. He was succeeded in the other titles by his younger brother, the thirteenth Earl. He was a general in the British Army. Lord Clanricarde was elected as one of the 28 original Irish Representative Peers
in 1800. The same year he was granted a second earldom of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder, failing male issue of his own, to his daughters Lady Hester Catherine de Burgh, wife of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo
, and Lady Emily de Burgh, and the heirs male of their bodies according to priority of birth.
His son, the fourteenth Earl, was a noted politician. He was created Marquess of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland in 1825. In 1826 he was also made Baron Somerhill, of Somerhill in the County of Kent, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. This title gave the Marquesses an automatic seat in the House of Lords
. Lord Clanricarde married the Hon. Harriet Canning, daughter of Prime Minister George Canning
and his wife Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning
. His son, the second Marquess, assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Canning in 1862 as heir of his maternal uncle Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
. Lord Clanricarde later represented County Galway in Parliament as a Liberal
. On his death in 1916 all the titles became extinct, except the 1800 creation of the earldom of Clanricarde, which passed according to the special remainder to his cousin George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo. He was the grandson of the aforementioned Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo and Lady Hester Catherine de Burgh.
The title of Viscount Bourke, of Clanmories in the County of Mayo, was created in the Peerage of Ireland
in 1629 for the Hon. John Bourke, fourth son of the third Earl of Clanricarde. The peerage was created with remainder to the heirs male of his father. Lord Bourke was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. On his death around 1650, he was succeeded according to the special remainder by his cousin the fifth Earl of Clanricarde. The titles remained united until their extinction in 1916.
see above for further Viscounts Bourke
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
, first in 1543 and again in 1800. The former creation became extinct in 1916 while the 1800 creation is still extant and held by the Marquess of Sligo
Marquess of Sligo
Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Viscount Westport, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Earl of Altamont, in the...
since 1916.
In 1543 Ulick na gCeann Burke
Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde
Ulick na gCeann Burke , 12th Clanricarde and 1st Earl of Clanricarde , was the son of Richard Mór Burke the 9th Clanricarde.-Biography:Born to Richard Mór Burke by a daughter of Madden of Portumna, Ulick succeeded to the...
was created Baron of Dunkellin and Earl of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland. His great-grandson, the fourth Earl, was created Baron of Somerhill and Viscount Tunbridge in 1624 and Baron of Imanney, Viscount Galway and Earl of St Albans in 1628, all in the Peerage of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. His son, the fifth Earl, was a prominent Royalist
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
during the Civil War. In 1646 he was created Marquess of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland. In c. 1650 he also succeeded his cousin as third Viscount Bourke according to a special remainder in the letters patent (see below). On his death in 1657 the marquessate and the English titles became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the Irish titles by his second cousin, the sixth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Sir William Bourke, third son of the third Earl. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Earl.
His younger son, the ninth Earl (who succeeded his elder brother), fought in the army of James II of England
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
(VII of Scotland) and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Aughrim
Battle of Aughrim
The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the Jacobites and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691 , near the village of Aughrim in County Galway....
in 1691. He was outlawed and attainted with his estates forfeited. However, in 1701 Lord Clanricarde was acquitted by Act of Parliament and restored to his estates. His grandson, the eleventh Earl, assumed the ancient surname of de Burgh in lieu of Bourke (or Burke). His eldest son, the twelfth Earl, was created Marquess of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland in 1789. He was childless and on his death the marquessate became extinct. He was succeeded in the other titles by his younger brother, the thirteenth Earl. He was a general in the British Army. Lord Clanricarde was elected as one of the 28 original Irish Representative Peers
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
in 1800. The same year he was granted a second earldom of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder, failing male issue of his own, to his daughters Lady Hester Catherine de Burgh, wife of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo
Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo
Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, KP, PC, PC , , was an Irish peer and colonial governor, styled Viscount Westport until 1800 and Earl of Altamont from 1800 to 1809....
, and Lady Emily de Burgh, and the heirs male of their bodies according to priority of birth.
His son, the fourteenth Earl, was a noted politician. He was created Marquess of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland in 1825. In 1826 he was also made Baron Somerhill, of Somerhill in the County of Kent, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. This title gave the Marquesses an automatic seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. Lord Clanricarde married the Hon. Harriet Canning, daughter of Prime Minister George Canning
George Canning
George Canning PC, FRS was a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and briefly Prime Minister.-Early life: 1770–1793:...
and his wife Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning
Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning
Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning was the wife of British Prime Minister George Canning.She was born Joan Scott in Scotland, the daughter of Major-General John Scott and Margaret Dundas...
. His son, the second Marquess, assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Canning in 1862 as heir of his maternal uncle Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning KG, GCB, PC , known as The Viscount Canning from 1837 to 1859, was an English statesman and Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.-Background and education:...
. Lord Clanricarde later represented County Galway in Parliament as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
. On his death in 1916 all the titles became extinct, except the 1800 creation of the earldom of Clanricarde, which passed according to the special remainder to his cousin George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo. He was the grandson of the aforementioned Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo and Lady Hester Catherine de Burgh.
The title of Viscount Bourke, of Clanmories in the County of Mayo, was created in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
in 1629 for the Hon. John Bourke, fourth son of the third Earl of Clanricarde. The peerage was created with remainder to the heirs male of his father. Lord Bourke was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. On his death around 1650, he was succeeded according to the special remainder by his cousin the fifth Earl of Clanricarde. The titles remained united until their extinction in 1916.
Earls of Clanricarde; First creation (1543)
- Ulick nagCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde (d. 1544)
- Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of ClanricardeRichard Burke, 2nd Earl of ClanricardeRichard Sassanach Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde, died 1582.He was the son of Ulick nagCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde and Grace O'Carroll...
(d. 1582) - Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of ClanricardeUlick Burke, 3rd Earl of ClanricardeUlick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer, died 1601. He was the son of Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde and Margaret O'Brien. He married Honora Burke, daughter of John Burke, on 25 November 1564 at Anthenry, County Galway, Ireland....
(d. 1601) - Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde, 1st Earl of St AlbansRichard Burke, 4th Earl of ClanricardeRichard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde was an Irish nobleman. He was the son of Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde and Honora Burke, daughter of John Burke....
(d. 1635) (created Earl of St Albans in 1628) - Ulick Burke, 5th Earl of Clanricarde, 2nd Earl of St AlbansUlick Burke, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde , was an Irish nobleman and figure in English Civil War....
(d. 1657) (created Marquess of Clanricarde in 1646)
Marquess of Clanricarde; First creation (1646)
- Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick Burke, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde , was an Irish nobleman and figure in English Civil War....
(d. 1657)
Earls of Clanricarde; First creation (1543; Reverted)
- Richard Burke, 6th Earl of ClanricardeRichard Burke, 6th Earl of ClanricardeRichard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer, died August 1666.Richard 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...
(d. 1666) - William Burke, 7th Earl of ClanricardeWilliam Burke, 7th Earl of ClanricardeWilliam 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.His first wife was...
(d. 1687) - Richard Burke, 8th Earl of ClanricardeRichard Burke, 8th Earl of ClanricardeRichard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer, died after 1708.Richard appears to have been the first of the family to conform, as Charles II wrote to his father congratulating him on "being throughly instructed in the protestant religion as it stands established, having forsaken that of Rome...
(d. 1704) - John Burke, 9th Earl of ClanricardeJohn Burke, 9th Earl of ClanricardeJohn Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde was an Irish peer.Burke succeeded his brother Richard. He was created Baron Bophin in 1689 and commanded a foot regiment as its colonel during the Williamite War in Ireland. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Aughrim in 1691 and outlawed...
(1642–1722) - Michael Burke, 10th Earl of ClanricardeMichael Burke, 10th Earl of ClanricardeMichael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer, 1686-1726Made governor of Galway in 1712. Buried in Christchurch, Dublin.-References:* Portumna Castle and its Lords, Michael Mac Mahon, 1983....
(d. 1726) - John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of ClanricardeJohn Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of ClanricardeJohn Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde, was an Irish peer.Succeeded his father Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde as an infant. Married Hester Amelia Vincent, daughter of Sir Henry Vincent, 6th Baronet of Stoke d'Abernon.He changed his name to de Burgh by deed poll in 1752...
(1720–1782) - Henry de Burgh, 12th Earl of ClanricardeHenry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeHenry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde KP, PC , styled Lord Dunkellin from birth to 1782, was an Irish peer and politician....
(1743–1797) (created Marquess of Clanricarde in 1785)
Marquess of Clanricarde; Second creation (1785)
- Henry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeHenry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeHenry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde KP, PC , styled Lord Dunkellin from birth to 1782, was an Irish peer and politician....
(1743–1797)
Earls of Clanricarde; First creation (1543; Reverted)
- John de Burgh, 13th and 1st Earl of ClanricardeJohn de Burgh, 13th Earl of ClanricardeJohn Thomas de Burgh, 13th and 1st Earl of Clanricarde PC , styled The Honourable until 1797, was an Irish nobleman and soldier. He was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1801....
(1744–1808) (created Earl of Clanricarde in 1800) - Ulick de Burgh, 14th and 2nd Earl of ClanricardeUlick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde KP, PC , styled Lord Dunkellin until 1808 and known as The Earl of Clanricarde between 1808 and 1825, was a British Whig politician.-Background and education:...
(1802–1874) (created Marquess of Clanricarde in 1825)
Marquess of Clanricarde; Third creation (1825)
- Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde KP, PC , styled Lord Dunkellin until 1808 and known as The Earl of Clanricarde between 1808 and 1825, was a British Whig politician.-Background and education:...
(1802–1874)- Ulick de Burgh, Lord DunkellinUlick de Burgh, Lord DunkellinUlick Canning de Burgh, Lord Dunkellin was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.-Background:Dunkellin was the eldest son of Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, and the Hon. Harriet, daughter of George Canning. He was educated at Eton-Military career:Dunkellin was a Lieutenant-Colonel in...
(1827–1867)
- Ulick de Burgh, Lord Dunkellin
- Hubert de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess, 15th and 3rd Earl of ClanricardeHubert de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of ClanricardeHubert George de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde , was an Anglo-Irish ascendancy nobleman and politician....
(1832–1916)
Earls of Clanricarde; Second creation (1800; Reverted)
- George Ulick Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo, 4th Earl of Clanricarde (1856–1935)
- Ulick John Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo, 5th Earl of Clanricarde (1898–1941)
- Arthur Howe Browne, 8th Marquess of Sligo, 6th Earl of Clanricarde (1867–1951)
- Terence Morris Browne, 9th Marquess of Sligo, 7th Earl of Clanricarde (1873–1952)
- Denis Edward Browne, 10th Marquess of Sligo, 8th Earl of Clanricarde (1908–1991)
- Jeremy Ulick Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, 9th Earl of ClanricardeJeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of SligoJeremy Ulick Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo , styled Earl of Altamont until 1991, is the 11th, and current, holder of the Marquessate of Sligo, a title created in 1800 in the Peerage of Ireland...
(b. 1939)
Viscounts Bourke (1629)
- John Bourke, 1st Viscount Bourke (d. 1635)
- Thomas Bourke, 2nd Viscount Bourke (d. c. 1650)
- Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, 5th Earl of Clanricarde, 2nd Viscount BourkeUlick Burke, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde , was an Irish nobleman and figure in English Civil War....
(d. 1657)
see above for further Viscounts Bourke