Earldom of Clanricarde Iarla na Clanricard
Arms: of de Burgh/Burke: Or, a cross gules in the first quarter a lion rampant sable.[1]
Creation date	1543 (1st creation) 1800 (2nd creation)
Created by	Henry VIII
Peerage	Peerage of Ireland
First holder	Ulick Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde
Present holder	Sebastian Browne, 12th Marquess of Sligo
Heir apparent	Christopher Browne, Earl of Altamont and Clanricarde
Remainder to	1st creation:1st Earl'sheirs male 2nd creation:13th Earl'sheirs male, with remainder to heirs male of his daughters
Subsidiary titles	Earl of St Albans (E: 1628) Viscount Tunbridge (E: 1624) Viscount Galway (E: 1628) Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (I: 1629) Baron of Dunkellin (I: 1543) Baron of Somerhill (E: 1624) Baron of Imanney (E: 1628) Baron Somerhill (UK: 1826) Baron Bourke of Bophin (I: 1689)
Status	Extant (2nd creation)
Extinction date	1916 (1st creation)
Seat	Portumna Castle
Former seat	Somerhill House
Motto	UNG ROY, UNG FOY, UNG LOY(One king, one faith, one law)[2]

Earl of Clanricarde (English:/klænˈrɪkɑːrd/klan-RIK-ard;Irish:Iarla na Clanricard) is a title that has been created twice in thePeerage of Ireland, first in 1543 and again in 1800. The former creation became extinct in 1916 while the 1800 creation is extant and held by theMarquess of Sligo since 1916.

Clanricarde (or Lord of Clanricarde) was a Gaelic title meaning"(head of) Richard's family" (also known as Mac William Uachtar/Upper Mac William) and this family were descended fromRichard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connacht (d.1243), son ofWilliam de Burgh (d.1205/6), founder of thede Burgh/Burke family in Ireland.

In 1543,Ulick na gCeann Burke, 12thClanricarde, was createdBaron of Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/dun-KEL-in) andEarl of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland. The baronial title was derived fromDunkellin which was one of the family's major baronies inCounty Galway. His great-grandson, thefourth Earl, was createdBaron of Somerhill andViscount Tunbridge in thePeerage of England in 1624,Baron of Imanney andViscount Galway in the Peerage of Ireland andEarl of St Albans in the Peerage of England in 1628.^[3] The first two titles were derived from the Earl's new residence ofSomerhill House nearTonbridge, Kent. Imanney (pronouncedEnglish:/ɪˈmɑːrnɪ/i-MARN-i;) was derived fromUí Mháine (anglicised as Hy-Many) the largest ancient kingdom inConnacht. His son,Ulick Burke, the fifth Earl, was a prominentRoyalist during the Civil War. In 1646 he was createdMarquess of Clanricarde in the Peerage of Ireland. In c.1650 he also succeeded his cousin as thirdViscount Bourke of Clanmories according to a special remainder in the letters patent (see below). On his death, in 1657, the marquessate and the English titles became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the Irish titles by his second cousin, thesixth Earl. He was the son ofThe Hon. Sir William Bourke, third son of thethird Earl. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, theseventh Earl.

His younger son, theninth Earl (who succeeded his elder brotherRichard), fought in the army ofJames II of England (VII of Scotland), was created by him asBaron Bourke of Bophin in 1689, deriving the title fromLough Bofin inConnemara, County Galway. He was taken prisoner at theBattle of Aughrim in 1691.^[4] He was outlawed and attainted with his estates forfeited. However, in 1701, Lord Clanricarde was acquitted by Act of Parliament and restored to his estates. His grandson, theeleventh Earl, assumed the ancient surname of de Burgh in lieu of Burke (or Bourke). His eldest son, thetwelfth Earl, was createdMarquess of Clanricarde in thePeerage of Ireland in 1789. He was childless and on his death the marquessate became extinct. He was succeeded in the other titles by his younger brother, thethirteenth Earl. He was a general in theBritish Army. Lord Clanricarde was elected as one of the 28 originalIrish representative peer in 1800. The same year, he was createdEarl of Clanricarde (second creation) in thePeerage of Ireland, with remainder, failing male issue of his own, to his daughters Lady Hester Catherine de Burgh (wife ofHowe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo) and Lady Emily de Burgh, and the heirs male of their bodies according to priority of birth.

His son, thefourteenth Earl, was a noted politician. He was createdMarquess of Clanricarde in thePeerage of Ireland in 1825. In 1826 he was also madeBaron Somerhill, ofSomerhill in the County ofKent, in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. This title gave the Marquesses an automatic seat in the BritishHouse of Lords. Lord Clanricarde marriedThe Hon. Harriet Canning, daughter of Prime MinisterGeorge Canning and his wifeJoan. His eldest son,Lord Dunkellin, died in 1867. The 1stMarquess was succeeded by his second son, the2nd Marquess, who assumed byRoyal Licence the additional surname of Canning in 1862 as heir of his maternal uncle,Charles, 1st Earl Canning. Lord Clanricarde later representedCounty Galway in Parliament as aLiberal. On his death, in 1916, all the titles became extinct, except the second (1800) creation of the Earldom of Clanricarde, which passed according to the special remainder to his cousin,The 6th Marquess of Sligo. He was the grandson of the aforementioned Lady Hester Catherine de Burgh andHowe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo.

The title ofViscount Bourke of Clanmories in theCounty of Mayo, was created in thePeerage of Ireland in 1629 for The Hon. John Bourke, fourth son ofUlick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde. The peerage, derived from the barony ofClanmorris in County Mayo, was created with remainder to the heirs male of his father. Lord Bourke was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. On his death, around 1650, he was succeeded according to the special remainder by his cousin thefifth Earl of Clanricarde. The titles remained united until their extinction in 1916.^[5]

Other members of the family includedJohn "na Seamar" Burke, younger son of the second Earl, who claimed theBarony of Leitrim and his sonsRedmond Burke, Lord Leitrim andWilliam Burke, Lord of Bealatury. Another wasUlick Burke, younger son of the seventh Earl, who was createdViscount Galway in 1687.

Other titles: Baron of Dunkellin (Ireland, 1543)

• Ulick nagCeann Burke (de Burgh), 1st Earl of Clanricarde (died 1544)
• Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde (died 1582)
• Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde (died 1601)
• Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1635) (createdEarl of St Albans in 1628)

Other titles (4th Earl onwards): Earl of St Albans (England, 1628); Viscount Tunbridge (England, 1624); Viscount Galway (Ireland, 1628); Baron of Somerhill (England, 1624); and Baron of Imanney (Ireland, 1628)

• Ulick Burke, 5th Earl of Clanricarde, 2nd Earl of St Albans (died 1657) (createdMarquess of Clanricarde in 1646)

Other titles: Earl of Clanricarde (Ireland, 1543); Earl of St Albans (England, 1628); Viscount Tunbridge (England, 1624); Viscount Galway (Ireland, 1628); Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (Ireland, 1629); Baron of Dunkellin (Ireland, 1543); Baron of Somerhill (England, 1624); Baron of Imanney (Ireland, 1628)

• Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (died and extinct in 1657)

Other titles: Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (Ireland, 1629); Baron of Dunkellin (Ireland, 1543)

• Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1666)
• William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1687)
• Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1704)
• John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde (1642–1722) (createdBaron Bourke of Bophin in 1689)

Other titles (9th Earl onwards): Baron Bourke of Bophin (Ireland, 1689)

• Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1726)
• John Smith (Burke) de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde (1720–1782)
• Henry de Burgh, 12th Earl of Clanricarde (1743–1797) (createdMarquess of Clanricarde in 1789)

Other titles: Earl of Clanricarde (Ireland, 1543); Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (Ireland, 1629); Baron of Dunkellin (Ireland, 1543); and Baron Bourke of Bophin (Ireland, 1689)

• Henry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (1743–1797)

Other titles: Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (Ireland, 1629); Baron of Dunkellin (Ireland, 1543); and Baron Bourke of Bophin (Ireland, 1689)

• John de Burgh, 13th and 1st Earl of Clanricarde (1744–1808) (createdEarl of Clanricarde in 1800)

Other titles (13th Earl onwards): Earl of Clanricarde (Ireland, 1800)

• Ulick de Burgh, 14th and 2nd Earl of Clanricarde (1802–1874) (createdMarquess of Clanricarde in 1825)

Other titles: Earl of Clanricarde (Ireland, 1543); Earl of Clanricarde (Ireland, 1800); Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (Ireland, 1629); Baron of Dunkellin (Ireland, 1543); Baron Bourke of Bophin (Ireland, 1689); and Baron Somerhill, of Somerhill in the County of Kent (UK, 1826)

• Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, 14th and 2nd Earl of Clanricarde (1802–1874)
  • Ulick Canning de Burgh, Lord Dunkellin (1827–1867)
• Hubert de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde, 15th and 3rd Earl of Clanricarde (1832–1916)

Other titles: seeMarquess of Sligo

• George Ulick Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo, 4th Earl of Clanricarde (1856–1935)
• Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo, 5th Earl of Clanricarde (1898–1941)
• Arthur Howe Browne, 8th Marquess of Sligo, 6th Earl of Clanricarde (1867–1951)
• Terence Morris Browne, 9th Marquess of Sligo, 7th Earl of Clanricarde (1873–1952)
• Denis Edward Browne, 10th Marquess of Sligo, 8th Earl of Clanricarde (1908–1991)
• Jeremy Ulick Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, 9th Earl of Clanricarde (1939–2014)
• Sebastian Ulick Browne, 12th Marquess of Sligo, 10th Earl of Clanricarde (b. 1964)

Theheir apparent is the present holder's son Christopher Ulick Browne, Earl of Altamont and Clanricarde (b. 1988)

• John Bourke, 1st Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (d. 1635)
• Thomas Bourke, 2nd Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (d. c.1650)
• Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, 5th Earl of Clanricarde, 3rd Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (d. 1657)
• Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde, 4th Viscount Bourke of Clanmories (d. 1666)

see above for further Viscounts Bourke of Clanmories

• House of Burgh, anAnglo-Norman andHiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193
• Clanricarde (Mac William Uachtar/Upper Mac William) or Galway (Upper Connaught) Burkes
• Marquess of Sligo
• Viscount Galway, viscountcy created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1628 and 1687
• Baron Leitrim, barony created in the Peerage of Ireland

• 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.
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