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William de Burgh
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'''William de Burgh''' (c.
1160 -
1204) was born in the village of
Burgh Castle,
Norfolk,
East Anglia,
Kingdom of England and died at
Athassell Abbey,
Golden,
County Tipperary,
Munster,
Ireland.
Early life
William took his surname from the village of Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England. Very little can be ascertained about his background other than his family were minor gentry, and that his probable younger brother was
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent Hubert de Burgh, later
Earl of Kent.
Early career
William apparently arrived in Ireland in
1184 among the retinue of
John of England Prince John of England, son of
Henry II of England and
Eleanor of Aquitaine.
John apparently appointed him Governor of
Limerick. Within a few years he was granted the
manors of Kilsheeland and Ardpatrick, and in time, the castle of Tibraghty in
County Kilkenny.
Sometime in the
1190s, William married a daughter of
Donal Mor mac Turlough O'Brian,
King of Thomond (died
1194). This alliance probably took place during the reign of his son,
Murtough, as up to the time of his death Donal had being at war with the
Normans. At any rate no more wars are recorded between the two sides for the rest of the decade.
Alliance with Connacht
In
1200, ''"
Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair went into Munster, to the son of Mac Carthy and William Burke to solicit their aid."'' This marked the start of de Burgh's interest in the province. Though
Kings of Connacht King of Connacht Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair (reigned
1190 -
1224) faced much opposition, mainly from within his own family and wished to engage Burke's aid to help secure his position. The following year William and Ua Conchobair led an army from Limerick to
Tuam and finally to
Boyle, County Roscommon Boyle. Ua Conchobair's rival,
Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair marched at the head of his army to give them battle but was killed in a combined Burke/Ua Conchobair onslaught after a week of skirmishing between the two sides.
William and Ua Conchobair then travelled to
Iar Connacht and stayed at
Cong, County Mayo Cong for
Easter. Here, William and the sons of Rory O'Flaherty conspired to kill Ua Conchobair but the plot was foiled, apparently by holy
oaths they were made to swear by the local
Coarb family. However, when de Burgh demanded payment for himself and his retinue, battle finally broke out with over seven hundred of de Burgh's followers said to have being killed. William, however, managed to return to Limerick.
Death
The
Annals of the Four Masters recorded his passing in 1204:
''"William Burke plundered Connaught, as well churches as territories; but
God and the
saints took vengeance on him for that; for he died of a singular disease, too shameful to be described."''
Descendants
He was survived by his sons
Richard Mor de Burgh (d.
1242),
Bishop Hubert de Burgh of Limerick (d.
1251),
Sheriff William de Burgh (d.
1247) and an apparently
illegitimate son,
Richard de Burgh.
The senior male line of the family came to an end with the murder of
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster William Donn de Burgh,
Earl of Ulster 3rd Earl of Ulster, in
1333. A junior branch later gave rise to the
Earl of Clanricarde Earls of Clanricarde.
His descendants include:
*
Elizabeth de Burgh
*
Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 15th Earl of Clanricarde
*
Mary Robinson, nee Bourke, 7th President of Ireland.
*
Ray Bourke, former Irish government minister.
*
Richard Southwell Bourke,
Chief Secretary of Ireland &
Governor General of India
*
Sir Richard Bourke
*
Tibbot na Long Bourke,
Lord Viscount Bourke
*
Count William Gall Von Bourckh
*
Aedanus Burke
*
Edmund Burke
*
Honora Burke
*
Robert O'Hara Burke
*
Samuel Martin Burke
*
Thomas Henry Burke (Irish Politician) Thomas Henry Burke,
Under Secretary for Ireland.
*Sir
Ulick Burke (died 1343) Ulick Burke
*
Major General Count Walter Burke, founder of
Burke's Regiment
See also
*
Burke Civil War 1333-38
*
Clanricarde
*
Earl of Ulster
De Burgh Lords of Connacht and Earls of Ulster
Walter de Burgh (actual forename still unconfirmed).
=Alice (surname unknown).
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William, c.1160-1202.
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent Hubert, c.1165-1243.
=inion Donnell O'Brien +unknown mistress
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| John Hubert
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Richard Mor de Burgh Richard Mor, Lord of Connacht, d.1242. Hubert William Richard
=Egidia de Lacy. d.1251. d.1247. ''issue''
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Richard
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster Walter, d.1271. William Og Margery dau.
d.1248. =Avelina k.1270. =Theo Butler =Gerald de Prendergast
| ''issue''
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Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster Richard, The Red Earl of Ulster, d.1326. Theobald Egida=James Stewart
=Margaret de Burgh (''a gt.grandaughter of Bishop Hubert'')
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Walter John Thomas Edmund Catherine Joan Avelina Matilda
Elizabeth de Burgh
d.1304 =Eliza d.1316 k.1338 ''all married with issue'' =King
Robert I of Scotland
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William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster William Donn de Burgh, The Brown Earl, k.1333.
David II of Scotland
=dau. of
Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Leicester.
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Elizabeth, Duchess of Ulster.
=
Lionel of Antwerp,
Duke of Clarence.
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Edward IV of England.
Sources
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http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/index.html
* "Burke: People and Places", Eamonn Bourke, Dublin, 1995.
Category:1160 births De Burgh, William
Category:1204 deaths De Burgh, William
Category:History of Ireland De Burgh, William
Category:Irish people De Burgh, William
Category:Irish politicians De Burgh, William
Category:Natives of Norfolk De Burgh, William
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