Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde

Summary

Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde (English: /ˈjlɪk/; English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; YOO-lik; klan-RIK-ard; died 1601), styled Lord Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/; dun-KELL-in) until 1582, was an Irish peer who was the son of Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde and Margaret O'Brien.

Ulick Burke
Earl of Clanricarde
Tenure1582–1601
PredecessorRichard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde
SuccessorRichard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde
Died1601
Spouse(s)Honora Burke
Issue
Detail
Richard, & others
FatherRichard, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde
MotherMargaret O'Brien

Birth and origins edit

Family tree
Ulick Burke with wife, parents, and selected relatives.[a]
Grace
O'Carroll
Ulick
1st Earl

d. 1544
Mary
Lynch
Richard
2nd Earl

d. 1582
Margaret
O'Brien
Ulick
3rd Earl
d. 1601
Honora
Burke

b. c. 1535
Richard
4th Earl

1572–1635
Frances
Walsingham
William
Burke

d. 1626
Joan
O'Shaugh-
nessy
Ulick
1st Marquess

1604–1657
Richard
6th Earl

d. 1666
William
7th Earl
d. 1687
Lettice
Shirley
c. 1617 – 1655
Legend
XXXSubject of
the article
XXXEarls & Marquesses
of Clanricarde

Ulick was the only son of Richard Burke and his wife Margaret O'Brien. His father was the 2nd earl of Clanricarde, called the Saxon (or Sassanach), because he succeeded by primogeniture. His mother was a daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond.

Career edit

He had long been a rebel against the English Crown, and since the 1560s had instigated the Mac an Iarla against his father, who was a staunch supporter of Elizabeth I. These wars wars devastated large areas in Connaught and Thomond.

On his father's death in 1582 it was uncertain who would inherit the title, Ulick or his brother, John. Ulick gained the succession by murdering John and acknowledging the supremacy of the Crown. He afterwards remained a loyal subject till his death.[1]

Marriage and children edit

Clanricarde, as he now was, married Honora Burke, daughter of John Burke of Clogheroka, on 25 November 1564 at Athenry, County Galway.

Ulick and Honora had six sons:

  1. Richard (died an infant) [2]
  2. Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde (1572–1635)
  3. Thomas, who married Ursula Malby, daughter of Sir Nicholas Malby and widow of Anthony Brabazon
  4. William (died 1625), from whom later Earls descended
  5. Edmond Burke (died 1639)

—and at least two daughters:

  1. Mary (c. 1566 – before July 1604)
  2. Margarey de Burgh who married Sir John Bourke

Clanricarde also had an illegitimate son with Martha Frannas:

  • John Burke, 1st Viscount Burke of Clanmories (before 1601 – 1633)

Arms edit

Coat of arms of Ulick Burke, 3rd 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.[3][4]
Motto
UNG ROY, UNG FOY, UNG LOY (One king, one faith, one law)

Notes and references edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Also see the lists of siblings and children in the text.

Citation edit

  1. ^ "Burke, Ulick | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ Cokayne (1913). Complete Peerage. p. [https://archive.org/details/completepeerageo03coka/230/ 230, footnote (d). His elder br., Richard, d. an infant
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.

Sources edit

  • Burke, Bernard; Burke, Ashworth Peter (1915). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (77th ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 1155471554.
  • Cokayne, George Edward (1913). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. III (2nd ed.). London: St Catherine Press. OCLC 228661424. – Canonteign to Cutts (for Clanricarde)

Further reading edit

  • Mac Mahon, Michael (2000) [1st pub. 1983]. Portumna Castle and its Lords (Revised ed.). Portumna, County Galway: Shannon Books. ISBN 0-9538667-0-X.
  • 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.
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Clanricarde
1582–1601
Succeeded by