House Bourke of Castleconnell: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:37, 29 August 2025

Cadet branch of the House of Burgh

Coat of Arms
House Bourke of Castleconnell
Lords of Castle Connell
Ancient arms
House Bourke of Castleconnell
Lords of Castle Connell
Barons Bourke of
Castleconnell

Cadet Branches
House Bourke of Gallstown
Lords of Gallstown, Ballymountain, Hohlstein and Gersdorf
Barons of Bourckh
Counts Gall von Bourckh
Issued from William, younger son of Richard Bourke, 2nd of Castle Connell
German branch
House Bourke of Brittas
Lords of Brittas
Barons Bourke of Brittas
Issued from Theobald, younger son of William Bourke, 1st Baron Bourke of Castleconnell

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-Burke Gallstown.svg|House Bourke of Gallstown<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Gallstown, Ballymountain, Hohlstein<br> and Gersdorf<br>Barons of Bourckh<br>Counts Gall von Bourckh<br>Issued from William, younger son of Richard Bourke, 2nd of Castle Connell<br>German branch</span><!-- Issued from younger son of Richard de Burgh of Castleconnell who was the eldest son and heir of Edmond de Burgh, 4th son of Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and the progenitor of Castleconnell branch. Based originally in Gallstown or Gaulstown in County of Westmeath, members of this branch moved to Germany where they entered imperial service and received Gersdorf in Lower Saxony and Hohlstein Castle in Silesia. Raised to imperial peerage as Barons (Freiherr) of Bourckh and then as Counts i.e. Graf Gall von Bourckh/Bourgkh. They are referred as "Gall de Burgh" or "Gall von Bourckh/Bourgkh" in German historiography i.e. Gall Burke family. -->
+Burke Gallstown.svg|House Bourke of Gallstown<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Gallstown, Ballymountain, Hohlstein and Gersdorf<br>Barons of Bourckh<br>Counts Gall von Bourckh<br>Issued from William, younger son of Richard Bourke, 2nd of Castle Connell<br>German branch</span><!-- Issued from younger son of Richard de Burgh of Castleconnell who was the eldest son and heir of Edmond de Burgh, 4th son of Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and the progenitor of Castleconnell branch. Based originally in Gallstown or Gaulstown in County of Westmeath, members of this branch moved to Germany where they entered imperial service and received Gersdorf in Lower Saxony and Hohlstein Castle in Silesia. Raised to imperial peerage as Barons (Freiherr) of Bourckh and then as Counts i.e. Graf Gall von Bourckh/Bourgkh. They are referred as "Gall de Burgh" or "Gall von Bourckh/Bourgkh" in German historiography i.e. Gall Burke family. -->
 Burke Brittas.svg|House Bourke of Brittas<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Brittas<br>Barons Bourke of Brittas<br>Issued from Theobald, younger son of William Bourke, 1st Baron Bourke of Castleconnell</span>
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