Sir Bernard Burke | |
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 Bernard Burke asUlster King of Arms in 1867 | |
| Ulster King of Arms | |
| In office 1853–1892 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | SirWilliam Betham |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Vicars |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Bernard Burke (1814-01-05)5 January 1814 London |
| Died | 12 December 1892(1892-12-12) (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | SirHenry Farnham Burke |
| Parent | John Burke |
| Known for | Genealogical publications |
| Website | burkespeerage.com |
Sir John Bernard Burke,CB (5 January 1814 – 12 December 1892) was a Britishgenealogist andUlster King of Arms, who helped publishBurke's Peerage.
Burke, ofIrish descent, was born at London and was educated in London and France. His father,John Burke (1787–1848), was also a notable genealogist who first produced, in 1826, aGenealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom. This work, generally known asBurke's Peerage, was issued annually starting in 1847.
While practising as abarrister Bernard Burke assisted his father in his genealogical work, including the two volumes entitledThe Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their Descendants &c., which were not published until after his father's death (volume 1 in 1848, volume 2 in 1851), following which he took control of his publications. In 1853 Burke was appointedUlster King of Arms.[1]
In 1854, he wasknighted. In 1855, he becameKeeper of the State Papers in Ireland.[2] After having devoted his life to genealogical studies he died inDublin on 12 December 1892. He was succeeded as editor ofBurke's Peerage and Landed Gentry by his fourth son, Ashworth Peter Burke.[2]
Continuing his strong family tradition ofgenealogy andheraldry, another of Burke's sons, SirHenry Farnham Burke, would eventually attain the office ofGarter Principal King of Arms.[2]
In addition to editingBurke's Peerage from 1847 until his death, Sir Bernard brought out several editions of a companion volume,Burke's Landed Gentry, which was first published between 1833 and 1838. In 1866 and 1883 he published editions of his father'sDictionary of the Peerages of England, Scotland and Ireland, extinct, dormant and in abeyance (earlier editions, 1831,1840, 1846); and in 1855 and 1876 editions of hisRoyal Families of England, Scotland and Wales (1st edition, 1847–1851). Integral to the study ofhistorians was the publication in 1878 (enlarged edition in 1883) of hisEncyclopaedia of Heraldry, or General Armory of England, Scotland and Ireland was published in 1848.[2][3]
Sir Bernard's own works include:[2]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Burke, Sir John Bernard".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 835.| Heraldic offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Ulster King of Arms 1853 – 1892 | Succeeded by |
