Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster


Related Topics

In the News (Wed 15 Feb 12)

  
 William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, the "Brown Earl", (1312 - June 6, 1333, Carrickfergus) was the grandson of Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster via his second son John.
He was murdered in 1333 by some of his tenants, due to a feud, and was survived by an only child, Elizabeth de Burgh, Countess of Ulster who married Lionel of Antwerp, third son of Edward III of England.
Upon the death of William Donn ("donn" is Irish for brown (hair), hence his nickname) the various factions of the de Burghs, now called Burke, began a civil war for supremacy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Donn_de_Burgh,_3rd_Earl_of_Ulster   (184 words)

  
 Lionel of Antwerp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
1363), daughter and heiress of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (d.
He was called Earl of Ulster from 1347.
They were grandparents to Anne Mortimer, great-grandparents to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and great-great-grandparents to Edward IV and Richard III.
en.encyclopediahome.com /wiki/Lionel_of_Antwerp   (436 words)

  
 :::: Clan Cleary - de Burgh Pedigree ::::
3a William the Sheriff, died in 1247, ancestor of the extinct Burke Baronets of Glinsk.
Richard married de Lacy's daughter Egidia de Lacy sometime prior to 1225 and received with her the cantred of Eoghanacht Caisil with the castle of Ardmayle.He was also Lord of Trim Castle after the death of his father-in-law.
4c Edmond de Burgh, married Slany O Brien, Princess of Thomond and was ancestor of the Bourkes of Clanwilliam, Co Limerick and Barons Castleconnell and Brittas.
www.clancleary.com /html/deburgh.htm   (4142 words)

  
 Dictionary of Ulster Biography
Richard de Burgh was the son of Walter de Burgh and Maud de Lacy and was educated at the court of Henry III.
William Drennan was born in Belfast, was educated at Glasgow University, studied medicine at Edinburgh and practised as gynaecologist in Belfast and Newry.
William Hamilton Drummond was born in Larne, County Antrim, and was educated in Belfast and Glasgow.
www.ulsterbiography.co.uk /biogsD.htm   (9307 words)

  
 History of Ireland - Wiki Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
John de Courcy invaded and gained much of east Ulster in 1177, Raymond le Gros had already captured Limerick and much of north Munster, while the other Norman families such as Prendergast, fitz Stephen, fitz Gerald, fitz Henry and le Poer were actively carving out virtual kingdoms for themselves.
Ulster: The Ulaidh proper were in a sorry state all during this era, being squeezed between the emergent O Neill of Tir Eoghain on the west, the MacDonnells, Clann Aodha Buidhe, and the Anglo-Norman Savages and Whites from the east.
James and William fought for the English, Scottish and Irish thrones in the Williamite War, most famously at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, where James was beaten.
www.wiki.ie /wiki/History_of_Ireland   (5545 words)

  
 Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell, for their part, having negotiated a ‘treasonable contract’ with the Spanish, promising to renew rebellion in the event of a break-down in the Anglo-Spanish peace in return for a substantial pension, were compromised by the emergence of a well-placed informer.
The Fugitives with the Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell
The Earl of Tyrone The Earl of Tyrconnell
thestoryofireland.blogspot.com   (16724 words)

  
 araltas.com Heraldry and Coats of Arms
The son William was a Lawyer, born in Dublin, 8th July, 1742; married a Miss Johnston; retired to France before 1786; died at Tours, on 30th April, 1818, leaving issue one son: William, Lieut.
William, the seventh son of William and Alice, born in Fishamble-street, on 1st Sept., 1730, and, according to the Baptismal Register of St. John's Episcopalian Church, Dublin, was baptised on 22nd Sept., 1730: "Sept. 22, 1730.
William, the third son of Stephen and Alice Wybrants, born 1756, died 3rd Nov., 1793.
www.araltas.com /services/history.html   (11973 words)

  
 The Annals of Ulster
Burgh), that is, Thomas and the sons of Cathal junior Ua Conchobuir and the sons of Aedh Mac Diarmata and the muster of the gallowglasses of Connacht along with them.
And it is that Earl had the guardianship of the king of the Saxons and of the greater part of France and of all the Foreigners of Ireland.
Walter de Burgh, namely, grandson of the Earl of Ulster, died this year: to wit, the Foreign youth who was the best that was in his time for hospitality and prowess and knowledge of every accomplishment.
www.ucc.ie /celt/published/T100001C.html   (19778 words)

  
 Long Ago in Ireland.
The Queen’s forces being so strengthened she made alliance with the king of Leinster and attacked Ulster, this is the cattle raid of Quelgny that brought down the house of Ulster and caused the death of Cuchulain.
May Richard de Burgh received a royal grant of twenty five of the thirty cantred of land in Connacht, the remaining five, in Athlone and Roscommon, being left to O’Connor.
William Burke of Shrule was given the town and castle of Cloghan in the barony of Kilmaine and eight quarters of land free and a further eighteen quarters subject to composition, in recognition for his submission to the Queen.
www.lawrencetown.com /longago.htm   (18841 words)

  
 Ancestors and Family of Lady Elizabeth of Ulster de Burgh
She was the last of the senior legitimate line of the descendants of William de Burgh.
Upon William's murder in June 1333 she became the sole legal heir to all the de Burgh lands in Ireland.
As Duchess of Ulster she was raised in England and married her cousin Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence in 1352.
nygaard.howards.net /files/15/31090.htm   (310 words)

  
 Portable Apps
The title of Earl of Ulster has been created several times in the Peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Currently, the title is a subsidiary title of the Duke of Gloucester, and is used as a courtesy title by the Duke's son, Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster.
Elizabeth de Burgh, Duchess of Clarence, 4th Countess of Ulster (d.
portable-apps.subiectiv.com /portable.php?title=Earl_of_Ulster   (388 words)

  
 Norman_ireland info here at en.after-gasoline-alley.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
John de Courcy invaded & growthed of east Ulster in 1177, Raymond le Gros had formerly captured Limerick & of north Munster, while the supplementary Norman families such as Prendergast, fitz Stephen, fitz Gerald, fitz Henry & le Poer were frantically carving old hat potential kingdoms for themselves.
The Normans yet were adventitious to have notabilitys of the calibre of the Butler, Marshall, de Burgh, de Lacy & de Broase families, as hearty as having the charismatic heads of the inceptive families.
The reproduction was the murder of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, in June 1333.
en.after-gasoline-alley.info /Norman_Ireland   (2172 words)

  
 Ancestors and Family of Lionel of Antwerp
Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, was the second surviving son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.
Lionel married Lady Elizabeth of Ulster de Burgh on 15 Aug 1342 in Tower of London, London, England.
(Lady Elizabeth of Ulster de Burgh was born on 6 Jul 1332 in Carrickfergus Castle, Ulster, Ireland and died on 10 Dec 1363 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.)
nygaard.howards.net /files/3/31089.htm   (435 words)

  
 LIONEL OF ANTWERP, 1ST DUKE OF CLARENCE FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Having been named as his father's representative in England in 1345 and again in 1346, Lionel joined an expedition into France in 1355, but his chief energies were reserved for the affairs of Ireland.
Some months were then spent in festivities, during which Lionel was taken ill at Alba, where he died.
They were parents to Anne de Mortimer, grandparents to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and great-grandparents to Edward IV and Richard III.
www.feefriend.com /Lionel_of_Antwerp,_1st_Duke_of_Clarence   (398 words)

  
 The early history of Ireland and meanings of the family names and place-names appearing on the Family Name Map of ...
William Fitzaldem de Burgo, nicknamed `William the Conqueror' by the Irish, succeeded Strongbow as Chief Governor in 1179 and was granted enormous estates in Connacht.
The title Earl of Ormond was bestowed on the Butlers in 1328 and the family seat was moved from Gowran to Kilkenny in 1391; the family was later ennobled as the Dukes of Ormond.
Hugh Tirrell was Seneschal of Ulster in 1224.
www.gwp.enta.net /irishhist.htm   (18042 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Published to commemorate the deeds and sacrifices of the former pupils of George Watson's College, Edinburgh, including illustrations and photographs £54.50 [002225].
The third is 'L'Addresse de l'Ame a son Dieu, Contenant Quelques Petits Excercises pour tous les Jours', Lille, chez L Danel 1764.
An account of the Royal Ulster Rifles in the Korean War, detailing the actions they were involved in such as the Battle of the Imjin, and the Battle of Chaegunghyon.
www.gcbooks.demon.co.uk /offers.txt   (14786 words)

  
 swuklink: Searchable Time-Line     (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, succeeded to the earldom by Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence
Pope Clement VI denounces him as a pagan and heretic and he is driven out of the city by the end of the year
King Edward III grants Marie de St Pol, widow of the Earl of Pembroke, the licence for the foundation of Pembroke College, Cambridge, originally (-1856) named the Hall of Marie Valence
www.swuklink.com /BAAAGDJA.php?tl=1347   (727 words)

  
 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000
DE BELLÊME DE BELLÊME, Robert of Shrewsbury Earl of Belesme b.1054
DE BOURBON, Ferdinand VI of Spain King of Spain b.1713
DE BOURBON, Louis I of Spain King of Spain b.1707
www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/index3d.htm   (269 words)

  
 1333 - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
September 25 - Prince Morikuni, 9th Kamakura shogun of Japan (born 1301)
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (born 1312)af:1333
This page was last modified 00:25, 21 Jun 2005.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/1333   (238 words)

  
 The Annals of Ulster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A great marvel and wonderful deed was done then: to wit, the king of Ireland to fall without battle, without contest, after his dishonouring the successor of Patrick and the Staff of Jesus and the successor of Colum-cille and the Gospel of Martin and many clergy besides.
Howbeit, his body was carried to Ard-Macha and buried there, in dishonour of the succcessor of Colum-cille with his Community and Colum-cille himself and the head of the students of Daire fasted regarding it-for his being carried to burial.
And the son of Aedh the Tawny (namely, Brian, son of Aedh the Tawny) was made king, with assent of the same Earl, by Mac Martin and by Mac Eoin.
members.aol.com /lochlan4/annals.htm   (11864 words)

  
 [No title]
He was the ancestor of Ulster's 2nd Dynasty by Nest, its heiress.
Henry died childless, 1617, and was succeeded by his brother, Sean (John) [son of 4th wife], 4th Earl of Tyrone, 1617-1641.
The male-line descent of Aedh XIII [Hugh "The Red"] died out on the death of his grandson, the 5th Earl Tyrone, in 1660, however, he left three daughters through whom descent may be traced to the present time; the eldest of whom, Sorcha, is an ancestress of Ulster's present monarch, Queen Elizabeth.
www.angelfire.com /ego/et_deo/ulsterkings.wps.htm   (2943 words)

  
 Ancestors of
Marriage: Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
Lionel married Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster, daughter of William Donn de Burgh and Unknown.
(Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster was born in 1332 and died in 1363.)
www.drobrock.com /genealogy/13423.html   (422 words)

  
 3 M Mahady
MAR- MOND 1239-42 SHALL, EARL OF PEMBROKE CONOR NA SUIDANE, KING OF THO- EVA m.
DE MOND 1242-58 BRAOSE TEIGE CAELUISCE, KING OF MAUD m.
1306) 1st LORD MORTIMER ROGER MORTIMER, 1st EARL OF MARCH MORTOGH, KING OF THOMOND 1307-43 SIR EDMOND MORTI- MER MAHON MOIMOY, KING OF THO- MOND 1343-69 ROGER MORTIMER, 2nd EARL OF MARCH BRIAN CATHA AN EANAIGH KING OF THOMOND 1370-99 EDMUND MORTIMER, 3rd EARL OF MARCH TURLOUGH BOG, KING OF THO- (d.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Bluffs/4447/3m9196.html   (1077 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.