Ricarde Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/ klan-RIK-ard; died 1530) was an Irish chieftain and noble.
Richard Burke 9th Clanricarde | |
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| Native name | Ricard Mór de Búrca |
| Born | Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 1530 |
| Noble family | House of Burgh |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Butler |
| Father | Ulick Fionn Burke |
| Mother | Slaine Ni Con Mara (Slany MacNamara) |
Background
editBurke was the second son of Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509) and Slaine Ni Con Mara (Slany MacNamara), succeeding as chieftain in 1520 upon the death of his brother, Ulick Óge Burke, 8th Clanricarde (d.1520).[2]
Career
editIn 1522 he was part of a confederation of Connacht forces that marched to Sligo to give battle to the O'Donnells, who were conquering north Connacht. However, the expedition fell apart without a fight after the failure of Conn Bacach O'Neill to defeat O'Donnell.
Family
editBurke married Margaret Butler, daughter to Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (Ireland). He was succeeded by the grandson of his uncle Edmund (d.1466), John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde (d.1536), who ruled till 1536.[3]
Genealogy
edit Ulick Ruadh Burke, d. 1485
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Edmund, d. 1486. Ulick Fionn Meiler, Abbot of Tuam John, d. 1508. Ricard Og, d. 1519.
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Ricard, d. c. 1517. | | | | | |
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| Ulick Óge, d. 1519. Richard Mór Redmond Richard Bacach Ulick, d. 1551. Thomas
John, fl. 1536. | | | |
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Ulick na gCeann Roland, Bp. Clonfert. Thomas Balbh John of Derrymaclaghtna
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| | | | | Ricard, d. 1593.
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Richard Sassanach John Thomas Feranta Edmond Redmond na Scuab (Burke of Derrymaclaghtna)
| d. 1582. d. 1546. d. 1596.
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Earls of Clanricarde
- Richard an Fhorbhair de Burgh (d.1343)
- Sir William (Ulick) de Burgh (d. 1343/53), 1st Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or Clanricarde (Galway)
- Richard Óg Burke (d. 1387), 2nd Clanricarde
- Ulick an Fhiona Burke (d. 1424), 3rd Clanricarde
- Ulick Ruadh Burke (d. 1485), 5th Clanricarde
- Edmund Burke (d. 1466)
- Ricard of Roscam (d. 1517)
- John mac Richard Mór Burke (d. 1536), 10th Clanricarde
- Ricard of Roscam (d. 1517)
- Ulick Fionn Burke (d.1509), 6th Clanricarde
- Ulick Óge Burke (d. 1520), 8th Clanricarde
- Richard Mór Burke (d. 1530), 9th Clanricarde
- Ulick na gCeann Burke (d. 1544), 12th Clanricarde, 1st Earl of Clanricarde (1543)
- Richard Bacach Burke (d. 1538), 11th Clanricarde
- Richard Óge Burke (d. 1519), 7th Clanricarde
- Sir Uilleag Burke (d. 1551), 13th Clanricarde
- Edmund Burke (d. 1466)
- Ulick Ruadh Burke (d. 1485), 5th Clanricarde
- William mac Ulick Burke (d. 1430), 4th Clanricarde
- Ulick an Fhiona Burke (d. 1424), 3rd Clanricarde
- Edmund de Burgh (d. 1410)
- Richard Óg Burke (d. 1387), 2nd Clanricarde
- Sir William (Ulick) de Burgh (d. 1343/53), 1st Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or Clanricarde (Galway)
See also
edit- House of Burgh, an Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193
References
editCitations
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Burke (de Burgh), Ricard Mór | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Burke (de Burgh), Ricard Mór | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Bourke, Eamonn (1995). Burke: People and Places. Whitegate and Castlebar: Ballinakilla Press and de Búrca Rare Books. ISBN 0-946130-10-8.
- 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. London: Harrison & Sons.
- Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland: IX: Maps, Genealogies, Lists, A Companion to Irish History, Part II. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-959306-4.
- Burke of Clanricard: Mac William Uachtar (de Burgh), Lords of Upper Connacht and Earls of Clanricard, 1332–1722, p. 172.
- "Burke (de Burgh), Ricard Mór | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 12 April 2024..
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