Henry de Burgh, Marquess of Clanricarde

Henry de Burgh, Marquess of Clanricarde, KP, PC (Ire) (/dəˈbɜːr ... klænˈrɪkɑːrd/ də-BUR ... klan-RIK-ard; 8 January 1742 – 8 December 1797), styled Lord Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/ dun-KEL-in) until 1782 and The Earl of Clanricarde from 1782 until 1789, was an Irish peer and politician who was MP for County Galway (1768) and Governor and Custos Rotulorum of County Galway (1792–1797).

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Clanricarde KP PC (Ire)
Annraoi de Búrca
portrait attributed to John Smart
Governor and Custos Rotulorum of County Galway
In office 1792–1797
Preceded by	Denis Daly
Succeeded by	The Earl of Clanricarde
Parliamentary offices Member of the Irish House of Lords Hereditary Peerage 21 April 1782 – 8 December 1797 Preceded by John Smith de Burgh Succeeded by John de Burgh Member of Parliament for County Galway In office 1768–1768 Serving with Denis Daly Preceded by Charles Daly Richard Trench Succeeded by William Trench Denis Daly
Personal details
Born	Henry de Burgh (1742-01-08)8 January 1742 Kensington, London
Died	8 December 1797(1797-12-08) (aged 55)
Spouse	Lady Urania Anne Paulet ​ ​ (m. 1785)​
Parents	John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde Hester Amelia Vincent
Relatives	John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde (brother)
Alma mater	Eton College

Career

Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire.

Henry was the son of the 11th Earl of Clanricarde, and from 1753 to 1758 was educated at Eton College. In 1768 he was a Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons representing County Galway. He succeeded his father as Earl of Clanricarde (among other titles) on 21 April 1782, and became one of the founding Knights of the Order of St Patrick on 5 February 1783, and on 6 March of the same year was invested as a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.

From 1792 until his death on 8 December 1797, he was Governor and Custos Rotulorum of County Galway.

Family

On 17 March 1785, he married Lady Urania Anne Paulet (1766–1843), daughter of George Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester, but they had no children. His widow subsequently married, on 28 October 1799, to Col. Peter Kingston (d.1807). She married for the third time, on 22 May 1813, to Admiral The Hon. Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke (1768–1831).

Honours and Arms

Honours

Country	Date	Appointment	Ribbon	Post-nominals
United Kingdom	1783 – 1797	Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick		KP
United Kingdom	1783 – 1797	Member of the Privy Council of Ireland		PC (Ire)

Arms

Coat of arms of Henry de Burgh, Marquess of Clanricarde

Crest A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or. Escutcheon Or, a cross gules in the first quarter a lion rampant sable. Supporters Two Cats-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or. Motto UNG ROY, UNG FOY, UNG LOY (One king, one faith, one law) Orders Order of St Patrick

Ancestry

Ancestors of Henry de Burgh, Marquess of Clanricarde
8. John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde 4. Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde 9. Marty Talbot 2. John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde 10. John Smith 5. Anne Smith 11. Anne Strickland 1. Henry de Burgh, Marquess of Clanricarde 12. Sir Francis Vincent, 5th Baronet 6. Sir Henry Vincent, 6th Baronet 13. Rebecca Ashe 3. Hester Amelia Vincent 14. Bazaliel Sherman 7. Elizabeth Sherman 15.

See also

• House of Burgh, an Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193

References

Bibliography

• 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.
• Burke, Bernard (1884). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London: Harrison & Sons.
• Cook, Christopher; Stevenson, John, eds. (1980). British Historical Facts, 1760−1830. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press.
• Cokayne, G. E. (1889). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.