House of Burke
| House of Burke | |
|---|---|
 Armorial of Burke: Or, a cross gules | |
| Country | Lordship of Ireland, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Titles |
Numerous titles
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| Founded | 1203 |
| Founder | William de Burgh |
| Cadet branches | Bourke, MacPhilbin, Phillips, McWilliams |
The House of Burke (Irish: Bourke; Latinised to de Burca or de Burgo) is the name given to the clan of the Anglo-Norman family originally known as de Burgh. The family are supposedly direct descendents from Charlemagne.
The first de Burgh to come to Ireland was William de Burgh (c.1160?-1204), a Norman adventurer and knight who settled in Ireland in 1185. He was the elder brother of Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent and Justiciar of England.[1]
The later Anglo-Irish de Burghs (the Earls of Ulster, Lords of Connaught and Earls of Clanricarde) descend from William de Burgh.
The "Burke" surname is one of the most common in Ireland and England, particularly in north Munster and Connacht. The name derives from "burg" or "burgh", meaning a town, and is of Norman origin.
See also
- Burke
- Earl of Ulster
- Mac William Íochtar
- Clanricarde
- Burke Civil War 1333-38
- The Book of the Burkes (1580s)
- Earl of Clanricarde
- Lord of Connaught
- Viscount Mayo
- Earl of Mayo
- Edmund Burke
- Burke's Peerage
- Theobald Burke
- Irish nobility
- Burke Baronets of Glinsk
Source
Burke: People and Places, Eamonn Bourke, 1995. ISBN 0-946130-10-8
References
- ↑ C. A. Empey, ‘Burgh, William de (d. 1206)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004
External links
Round, John Horace (1911). "Burgh". In Chisholm, Hugh. Encyclopædia Britannica 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press