Henry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde

The Most Honourable
The Marquess of Clanricarde
KP PC (Ire)
The Most Honourable The Marquess of Clanricarde KP PC (Ire)
	portrait attributed to John Smart
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; 8 January 1742
Died	8 December 1797 (aged 55)
Nationality	Irish
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

Henry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, KP, PC (Ire) (English: /dˈbɜːr/; d’-BER; English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; klan-RIK-ard; 8 January 1742 – 8 December 1797), styled Lord Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/; dun-KELL-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 (1792–97).

Career[edit]

Henry was the son of John Smith de Burgh, 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 a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 5 February 1783,^[1] and on 6 March of the same year was invested as a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.

Family[edit]

On 17 March 1785, he married Lady Urania Anne Paulet, daughter of George Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester, but they had no children. He was made Marquess of Clanricarde on 17 August 1789.^{[citation needed]} From 1792 until his death on 8 December 1797, he was Governor and Custos Rotulorum of County Galway.^{[citation needed]}

Honours[edit]

KP: Knight of St. Patrick, 5 February 1783
PC (Ire): Privy Counsellor, 6 March 1783 – 8 December 1797

Arms[edit]

Coat of arms of Henry de Burgh, 1st 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.^[2]^[3] Motto UNG ROY, UNG FOY, UNG LOY (One king, one faith, one law) Orders Order of St Patrick

Ancestry[edit]

Ancestors of Henry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde

8. John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde

4. Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde

9.

2. John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde

10. John Smith

5. Anne Smith

11. Anne Strickland

1. Henry de Burgh, 1st 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.

References[edit]

^ Cook, C. & Stevenson, J. (1980) British Historical Facts 1760−1830. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press, p. 45.
^ 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.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Charles Daly Richard Trench	Member of Parliament for County Galway 1768 With: Denis Daly	Succeeded by William Power Keating Trench Denis Daly
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Marquess of Clanricarde 1789–1797	Extinct
Preceded by John Smith de Burgh	Earl of Clanricarde 1782–1797	Succeeded by John de Burgh

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[1] Cook, C. & Stevenson, J. (1980) British Historical Facts 1760−1830. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press, p. 45.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

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