Honora Burke
(1674-1698)
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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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James Sarsfield 1st child with Patrick Sarsfield Male b. 1693 d. 1719 · Age: 25 (at death) · 1693-1719 · French-born Jacobite -
James Fitz-James Stuart 2nd child with James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick Male b. 21 Oct 1696 d. 2 Jun 1738 · Age: 41 (at death) · 1696-1738 · Spanish nobleman
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William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde and Helen MacCarty · m. ????
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James II of England · Father In Law · 1633-1701 · King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688 -
Arabella Churchill (royal mistress) · Mother In Law · 1648-1730 · Mistress of James II of England and VII of Scotland
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