Honora Burke
Honora Burke became Honora FitzJames, Duchess of Berwick on Tweed (c. 1675 – 1698), married Patrick Sarsfield and went into French exile where he followed her soon afterwards. After his death at the Battle of Landen, she married James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, an illegitimate son of James II. She may have introduced the country dance (contredanse anglaise) to the French court.
Honora Burke | |
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| Duchess of Berwick | |
| Born | c. 1675 Portumna Castle |
| Died | 16 January 1698 Pézenas, Languedoc, France |
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| Issue Detail | James Sarsfield; James, 2nd Duke of Berwick |
| Father | William, 7th Earl of Clanricarde |
| Mother | Helen MacCarty |
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