Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde
The Earl of Clanricarde | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ricard de Búrca | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor of County Galway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1616–1635 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lord President of Connaught | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1604–1616 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Wilmot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Richard Burke 1572 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 12, 1635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Frances Walsingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Ulick, & others | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service years | 1593–1603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Colonel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commands | Foot Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Burke (or de Burgh), 4th Earl of Clanricarde PC (Ire) (/dəˈbɜːr ... klænˈrɪkɑːrd/ də-BUR ... klan-RIK-ard; 1572 – 12 November 1635), styled Lord Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/ dun-KEL-in) until 1601, was an Irish nobleman and politician.
He was the son of Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde. Knighted in 1602 for his exploits as leader of the English cavalry during the Battle of Kinsale, he would later serve as Lord President of Connaught from 1604 to 1616, Governor of Galway from 1616, and as a member of the Privy Council of Ireland (1625). Having established himself as the largest and most influential landowner in Connacht, his later life was characterized by animosity between him and an increasingly hostile and acquisitive Dublin government.