William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde

William Burke
Earl of Clanricarde
Arms of de Burgh/Burke of Clanricarde[a]
Tenure1666–1687
PredecessorRichard, 6th Earl of Clanricarde
SuccessorRichard, 8th Earl of Clanricarde
DiedOctober 1687
Spouse(s)
  • 1. Lettice Shirley
  • 2. Helen MacCarty
Issue
Detail
Richard, John, & others
FatherWilliam Burke
MotherJoan O'Shaugnessy

William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde, PC (Ire) (English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/ klan-RIK-ard; died October 1687), was an Irish peer who fought in his youth together with his brother Richard, 6th Earl of Clanricarde under their cousin, Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde against the Parliamentarians in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. He succeeded his brother as the 7th Earl in 1666.

  1. ^ Burke & Burke 1844, p. 325 (renumbered). "Or, a cross gu. in the first quarter a lion ramp. sa."


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