Honora Burke became Honora FitzJames, Duchess of Berwick on Tweed (c.– 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.
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Honora Burke 1674 Portumna Castle
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1698 (aged 23) Pézenas, Languedoc, France
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