original_query: Who was Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde?
query: Who was Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde?
answer: Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde (also Richard de Burgh, 1572-1635) was an Irish nobleman and politician.  He served as Governor of Connaught, was a member of the Privy Council of Ireland, and became a powerful landowner in Connacht. His later life was marked by conflict with the Dublin government.