Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan
The Earl of Lucan | |
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Portrait thought to be Sarsfield, now held in the Franciscan Library, Killiney | |
| MP County Dublin | |
| In office May 1689 – August 1689 | |
| Monarch | James II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1655 |
| Died | 21 August 1693 Huy, Belgium |
| Resting place | St Martins' church, Huy |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse | Honora Burke |
| Children | James Sarsfield, 2nd Earl of Lucan |
| Parent(s) | Patrick Sarsfield (1628 - after 1693); Anne O'Moore |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | |
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (c. 1655 – 21 August 1693) was an Irish army officer. Killed at Landen in 1693 while serving in the French Royal Army, he is now best remembered as an Irish patriot and military hero.
Born into a wealthy Catholic family, Sarsfield began his military career during the 1672 to 1674 Third Anglo-Dutch War. After fellow Catholic James II of England was deposed by the Glorious Revolution in November 1688, Sarsfield served as a senior commander in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland, and was elected to the 1689 Patriot Parliament.
Fighting in Ireland ended with the 1691 Treaty of Limerick. Under the agreement, thousands of Irish soldiers went into exile in France, and many served in Flanders during the Nine Years' War. They included Sarsfield, who was fatally wounded at the Battle of Landen on 29 July 1693.