Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde
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| Born | Michael Burke 1686 |
| Died | 1736 (aged 49–50)[1] |
| Nationality | Irish |
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Anne Smith (m. 1714) |
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Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde (English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; klan-RIK-ard; 1686–1736), styled Lord Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/; dun-KELL-in) until 1722, was an Irish peer who was Governor of Galway (1712) and a Privy Counsellor in Ireland (1726).
Career[edit]
He was the son of John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde and educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was appointed Governor of Galway in 1712 and invested as a Privy Counsellor in Ireland on 15 July 1726.
On his death he was buried in Christchurch, Dublin.
Family[edit]
He married Anne, the daughter of Speaker John Smith and the widow of Hugh Parker, who after her death in 1732 was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. They had 2 sons and 2 daughters:
- John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde
- Lady Anne de Burgh (died 1794) who married Denis Daly
- Lady Mary Bourke who married George Jennings
- Hon. John Bourke (died 1719)
Arms[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "A genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage and baronetage, the Privy Council, knightage and companionage". 15 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Further reading[edit]
- Portumna Castle and its Lords, Michael Mac Mahon, 1983.
- 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.
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