Richard Mór Burke

Ricarde Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (died 1530) was an Irish chieftain and noble.

Background
Burke was the second son of Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509) and Slaine Ni Con Mara (Slany MacNamara), succeeding as chieftain in 1520 upon the death of his brother, Ulick Óge Burke, 8th Clanricarde (d.1520).

Career
In 1522 he was part of a confederation of Connacht forces that marched to Sligo to give battle to the O'Donnells, who were conquering north Connacht. However, the expedition fell apart without a fight after the failure of Conn Bacach O'Neill to defeat O'Donnell.

Family
Burke married Margaret Butler, daughter to Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (Ireland). He was succeeded by the grandson of his uncle Edmund (d.1466), John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde (d.1536), who ruled till 1536.

Genealogy
Ulick Ruadh Burke, d. 1485 |   |____________________________________________________________________________________________    |                      |                        |                        |                 |    |                      |                        |                        |                 |    Edmund, d. 1486. Ulick Fionn         Meiler, Abbot of Tuam      John, d. 1508. Ricard Og, d. 1519. |                     |                                                                   |    |                      |_______________________________________________________            |_________________    Ricard, d. c. 1517. |                         |              |            |            |                |    |                      |                          |              |            |            |                |    |                      Ulick Óge, d. 1519. Richard Mór  Redmond   Richard Bacach    Ulick, d. 1551. Thomas John, fl. 1536. |                          |            |                |                                                      |                           |            |                |                                                 Ulick na gCeann         Roland, Bp. Clonfert. Thomas Balbh John of Derrymaclaghtna |                        died 1580                       | ___________________________|_____________________________                           |                           |                    |     |               |             |                       Ricard, d. 1593. |                   |     |               |             |                           |                          Richard Sassanach   John  Thomas Feranta  Edmond   Redmond na Scuab         (Burke of Derrymaclaghtna) | d. 1582. d. 1546. d. 1596. |                      Earls of Clanricarde


 * Richard an Fhorbhair de Burgh (d.1343)
 * Sir William (Ulick) de Burgh (d. 1343/53), 1st Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or Clanricarde (Galway)
 * Richard Óg Burke (d. 1387), 2nd Clanricarde
 * Ulick an Fhiona Burke (d. 1424), 3rd Clanricarde
 * Ulick Ruadh Burke (d. 1485), 5th Clanricarde
 * Edmund Burke (d. 1466)
 * Ricard of Roscam (d. 1517)
 * John mac Richard Mór Burke (d. 1536), 10th Clanricarde
 * Ulick Fionn Burke (d.1509), 6th Clanricarde
 * Ulick Óge Burke (d. 1520), 8th Clanricarde
 * Richard Mór Burke (d. 1530), 9th Clanricarde
 * Ulick na gCeann Burke (d. 1544), 12th Clanricarde, 1st Earl of Clanricarde (1543)
 * Richard Bacach Burke (d. 1538), 11th Clanricarde
 * Richard Óge Burke (d. 1519), 7th Clanricarde
 * Sir Uilleag Burke (d. 1551), 13th Clanricarde
 * William mac Ulick Burke (d. 1430), 4th Clanricarde
 * Edmund de Burgh (d. 1410)