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 264 CLARE. IV. 1691. I/. Daniel O'Brien, who but for tile attainder, was Viscount Claue, &c. [I.], and who was so styled, s. and h., was v.p. in command of a Regiment, which, 00 7 April, 1090, he conveyed to France, anil which, by James II was formed into a portion of " the old (Mountcashel's) brigade." At the head of this he was mortally wounded at the victory of Marsaglia (gained by Catiuat over the allies under Prince Eugene), 4 Oct., 1693, and d. anil), soon afterwards at Pigncrol. V. IWti, o. Charles O'Bhiex, who, hut fur the attainder, was Viscount Clare, ic. [I.] and who was so styled, br. and b., accompanied together with his wife( a ) the Queen Consort, Dec. 16S8. in her flight from Loudon to France. He was iu command of a French Brigade Regiment, styled the Queen's dismounted Dragoons, at the head of which he greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Marsaglia (1693), in Spain (1895), in Italy (1096L at both the battles of Blenheim (1703 and 1704), and finally (1706), at Eamilies, where he was mortally wounded. He m. Charlotte, 1st da. of the Hon. Heury BuLKELEY, Master of the Household to Charles II and James II. (yr. s. of Thomas, 1st Viscount BuLKELKY of Cashel [I.]) by Sophia, da. and en- heir the Hon. Walter Stuart (of Dlantijrc). He d. May, 1706, of Ids wounds at Brussels, and was bur. in the Irish Monastery there. His widow hi. (• ) Oma.ni., a merchant of Paris. VI. 1706. 0. Charles O'Bhiex, who, but fur the attainder, was Viscount Clare, &c. [I.], and (after 20 April 1741), F.aiil of Thomond, &c. [I.], only s. and h., b. 1699, at St. Germain-on-Laye. He was enrolled 1 July 1703, as a Captain in his Father's Regiment (being then under S), and in 1720, was made Col.-in-chief thereof. He is said to have visited England after the peace of 1713, and to have obtained a promise of restitution if he complied with the established religion. In June 1734 he was wounded at the battle of Philipsburg.( b ) In 1735 he was made Inspector-Gen. of Infantry and Makeslhal-de-Cami', or Lieut.-Gen. of the King's Armies. By the death of his cousin Henry, 8th Earl of Thomond [I.], who left him £20,000, he became (but for the attainder) heir to that title, which he assumed being generally henceforth known as " Murexchal Count dc Thomond." He was in command at Dettingeu in 174-j, at Fontenoy in 1745 (where the defeat of the English was mainly owing to the valour of the Irish troops), atLandslmt in the same year, and finally, 12 April 1746, greatly distinguished himself at Houcoux. Knight of the Saint Esprit of Fiance, 2 Feb. 1746, being inst. at the chapel of Versailles, 1 Jauy. 1747.( c ) Gov. of New Brisac in Alsace ; Com. -in-Chief of the province of Languedoc. He m. (late in life) 1755, Marie Genevieve Louisa Gauthier (nr. Cheffhevii.i.f.), Marchioness ok Cheffueville, in Normandy. He d. 9 Sep. 1761 at Montpelier, aged 62. Admon., as " Rt. Hon. Charles O'Brien, late Maresehal of France," &c. 2S Jany. 1763. His widow d. at Paris, 6 April 1763, aged 26. VII. 1701, 7. Charles O'Bhiex, who, bat fur the attainder, was to Earl of Thomond [1543, I.], Viscount Clare [1662, I.], Bahon 177 Jf. iRRACKAN [1543, L], and Baron Moyaiita [1662, 1.], only s. and h., b. in Paris 1757. He d. under age and 1111111. at 1'aris, 29 Dec. 1774, when all his /amours (all of which were already under attainder) became extinct.( A ) (") It is presumed that they are the " Lord and Lady O'Brien Clare " alluded to by Miss Strickland in her life of "Mary of Modena," p. 270. (o) In this battle his maternal uncle, Field-Marshal the Duke of Berwick (whosn second wile, was Anne Bulkeley) was slain. (<=) His uucle James (Fita James), Duke of Berwick, (above alluded to) had been similarly honoured, 3 June 1724, these two being, apparently, the only Englishmen received into that order. ( a j li'm only sister, Autionette Charlotte Marie Septimauie, b. in Paris 1758, m. the Due de Choiseul-Praslin, and had issue.