William Bourke, 8th Baron Bourke of Connell

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Lieutenant-Colonel
The Lord Bourke of Castleconnell
Uilleag de Búrca
Lord Lieutenant of Limerick
In office
1689 (1689)–1692 (1692)
MonarchJames II
Lord Lieutenant of the City of Limerick
In office
1689 (1689)–1692 (1692)
Personal details
Born
William Bourke

Lieutenant-Colonel (1691)
Commands held
Battles/warsBattle of Aughrim (1691)


William Bourke, 8th Baron Bourke of Connell (died c.1691) was an Irish Jacobite peer.

Background

Bourke was the son of Thomas Bourke, 7th Baron Bourke of Connell and Margaret Hore. He inherited his father's peerage in 1680. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Limerick and Lord Lieutenant of the City of Limerick by James II of England.[1] During the Williamite War in Ireland, he was summoned to the Irish House of Lords in the brief Patriot Parliament called by James in 1689 and received a commission as a Captain in the Earl of Tyrone's Regiment of Foot.[2][3] He later became a Lieutenant colonel in Sutherland's Regiment of Horse and fought at the Battle of Aughrim in 1691.

Exile

Following the Jacobite defeat, Bourke followed James into exile in France and was

attainted of his title and estates by the English government.[4]
He died in France in obscurity.

Arms

Coat of arms of William Bourke, 8th Baron Bourke of Connell
Crest
A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or.
Escutcheon
Or, a cross gules, in the first quarter a dexter hand couped at the wrist and erect sable.
Supporters
Two Cats-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or[5]

See also

  • Hiberno-Norman
    dynasty founded in 1193

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
Lord Lieutenant of Limerick
1689–1692
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Lord Lieutenant of the City of Limerick
1689–1692
Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Thomas Bourke
Baron Bourke of Castleconnell
1680–1691
Forfeit