Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde

The Marquess of Clanricarde
Uilleag de Búrca
Painted portrait of the 1st Marquess of Clanricarde
Governor of Galway
In office
1636–1652
Succeeded by
Parliamentary Offices
Member of the House of Lords
Hereditary Peerage
12 November 1635 – July 1657
Preceded byRichard Burke
Succeeded byExtinct
Member of the Irish House of Lords
Hereditary Peerage
12 November 1635 – July 1657
Preceded byRichard Burke
Succeeded byRichard Burke
Personal details
Born
Ulick Burke

1604 (1604)
Died1657 (1658)
Kent, England
Resting placeWestminster Abbey
NationalityIrish
SpouseAnne Compton
ChildrenMargaret Burke
Parents
Military career
AllegianceEnglish Royalists
Years of service1636–1656
Rank
Commands heldRegiment of Foot
Battles/wars

Ulick MacRichard Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, 5th Earl of Clanricarde, 2nd Earl of St Albans PC (Ire) (English: /ˈjlɪk/; English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; YOO-lik; klan-RIK-ard; 1604, in London – July 1657, in Kent), styled Lord Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/; dun-KELL-in) until 1635, was an Irish nobleman who was involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A Catholic Royalist who had overall command of the Irish forces during the later stages of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, he was created Marquess of Clanricarde (1646).


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