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Encyclopedia > William de Burgh

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. Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. ... // Events February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor. ... Burgh Castle is a village on the River Waveney, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... The Flag of England The Kingdom of England was a kingdom located in Western Europe, in the southern part of the island of Great Britain. ... Golden is the name of some places in North America: Golden, Colorado in United States of America Golden, Missouri in United States of America Golden, British Columbia in Canada Golden is also a Dubai based IT Components Distributing Company of Middle East Golden Systems Electronics. ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... Munster (Irish: An Mhumhain, IPA: ) is the southernmost province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. ...

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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, later Earl of Kent. Hubert de Burgh (~1165 - May 12, 1243) was Earl of Kent, Justiciar of England and Ireland, and one of the most influential men in England during the reigns of John and Henry III. De Burgh came from a minor gentry family about which little is known. ... The peerage title Earl of Kent has been created many times in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...


Early career

William apparently arrived in Ireland in 1184 among the retinue of Prince John of England, son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. // Events Abbeville receives its commercial charter. ... John (French: Jean) (December 24, c. ... Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. ... Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 – March 31, 1204) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Europe during the High Middle Ages. ...


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. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... For the area of Sheffield, in England, see Manor, Sheffield. ... County Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh in Irish) is located in the south east of Ireland in the province of Leinster. ...


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. Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s - 1190s - 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s Years: 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 Events and Trends 1192 - Minamoto no Yoritomo granted title of shogun, thereby officially establishing Kamakura shogunate, the first shogunate in... Thomond (Irish: Tuadh Mumhan) sometimes called County Thomond was an ancient Kingdom of Ireland which included much of what is now County Clare and at its greatest extents included parts of the counties of Kerry, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary. ... Events November 20 - Palermo falls to Henry VI, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire December 25 - Henry VI is crowned king of Sicily. ... The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous people of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Hrolf Ganger, who adopted the French name Rollo and swore allegiance to the king of France (Charles the Simple). ...


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 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. 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. Events University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established in northern Africa around the year 1200 Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed Births Al-Abhari, Persian philosopher and mathematician (died 1265) Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German nobleman and poet (died... Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair (or Cathal OConnor, born 1153, died 1224), the youngest son of the Irish High King Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, was a King of Connacht. ... The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. ... Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair (or Cathal OConnor, born 1153, died 1224), the youngest son of the Irish High King Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, was a King of Connacht. ... Events March 16 - Massacre and mass-suicide of the Jews of York, England prompted by Crusaders and Richard Malebys kill 150-500 Jews in Cliffords Tower June 10 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. ... // Events Foundation of the University of Naples Livonian Brothers of the Sword conquers Latgallians Last of Arabs expelled from Sicily Births Deaths Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (born 1153) Hojo Yoshitoki, regent of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (born 1163) Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon... Tuam (Tuaim in Irish) is a small town in County Galway in the Republic of Ireland. ... Boyle (Mainistir na Búille in Irish) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht with opposition. ...


William and Ua Conchobair then travelled to Iar Connacht and stayed at 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. Iar Chonnachta (longer form - Iarthar Chonnachta) (alternative spelling- Iar Chonnacht) covers the portion of County Galway west of Loch nOirbsean (Loch Corrib) and the Gaillimh / Galway River (better known as the River Corrib) and the portion of County Mayo in the barony of Ross. ... Cong (Conga Fheichín or Cúnga Fheichín in Irish) is a village in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, next to the Galway border. ... Easter is the most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred after his death by crucifixion in AD 27-33 (see Good Friday). ... An oath (from Old Saxon eoth) is either a promise or a statement of fact calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers sacred, usually a god, as a witness to the binding nature of the promise or the truth of the statement of fact. ...


Death

The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his passing in 1204: Signature page from the Annals of the Four Masters Entry for A.D. 432 The Annals of the Four Masters or the Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history. ...


"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." Michelangelos depiction of God in the painting Creation of the Sun and Moon in the Sistine Chapel This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ...


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. Richard Mor de Burgh, eldest son of William de Burgh; born about 1194, died 1242. ... // Events April 5 - During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. ... Events First Shepherds Crusade Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Categories: 1251 ... Sheriff William de Burgh, died 1247, youngest legitimate son of William de Burgh. ... Events Shams ad-Din disappears resulting in Jalal Uddin Rumi writing 30,000 verses of poetry about his disappearance. ... Illegitimacy was a term in common usage for the condition of being born of parents who are not validly married to one another; the legal term is bastardy. ...


The senior male line of the family came to an end with the murder of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, in 1333. A junior branch later gave rise to the Earls of Clanricarde. William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, the Brown Earl, (1312-1333) was the grandson of Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster via his second son John. ... The title of Earl of Ulster has been created several times in the Peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... Events End of the Kamakura period and beginning of the Kemmu restoration in Japan. ... Earl of Clanricarde is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. ...


His descendants include:

Robert the Bruce and Elizabeth de Burgh, from the Seton Armorial. ... Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 15th Earl of Clanricarde, and 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde, died unmarried in 1916, in London. ... Mary Robinson (Irish name Máire Bhean Mhic Róibín; born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. ... The Rt Hon. ... The Chief Secretary was the most important position for determining British policy in Ireland after the Lord Lieutenant, and was frequently a cabinet level position in the 19th and early twentieth centuries. ... The Governor-General of India (or Governor-General and Viceroy of India) was the head of the British administration in India. ... Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB (4 May 1777 - 13 August 1855) was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia between 1831 and 1837. ... Aedanus Burke (16 June 1743 - 30 March 1802) was an American politician. ... Edmund Burke The Right Honourable Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator and political philosopher, who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. ... Robert OHara Burke Artists depiction of Burkes death Robert OHara Burke (1821-June 1861) was an Australian explorer. ... Thomas Henry Burke, (1829 – 1882) He was Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office for many years before being assassinated during the Phoenix Park Murders on Saturday May 6, 1882. ... The Under-Secretary for Ireland (Permanent Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) was the permanent head of the British administration in Ireland prior to the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. ... Sir Ulick Burke, great-great-great-grandson of William de Burgh, first Mac William Uachtar or Clanricarde. ...

See also

 Charlemagne | |------------------|-------|--------------------------| | | | Charles Louis thé Pious  Pépin House of Burke | House of Senlis | |----------|------------| | | | | | Lothar I Louis II Charles I | | | | | | | |----------------------|----------------------| | | | | | | |---|----|-----------|--|-----| | Louis II Carloman Charles | | | | | |____ |----------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | Rothilde| Louis II Lothar II Charles | Louis III Charles III Carloman | | | | | | | | | | Guido | Louis III | Louis IV | |-| | | | | | | Lambert | | Lothar | |-------------|--------------| | | | | | | | Carloman Louis Charles II Louis V | | | | | Arnulf | | | | | Louis | | Rowland of Neustria | | Godfrey of Neustria | | Baldwin of Blois | | Baldwin II of Blois | | Jean de Bourg de Tonsburgh DE CONTEVILLE | | Herluin Visconti of Conteville DE CONTEVILLE | |---------------------------------|-----|---|-----|---------|------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | Robert of Mortain Count of Mortain Ralph Emma Odo Muriel ½ William I “the Conquérir” King of England ½ Adeliza | |----------------|-----------------| | | | William de Burg Emma DE MORTAIGNE Agnès of Montaigne | | Adelm de Burgh = Agnès Princesse of France | | William FitzAldelm de Burgh | | Walter de Burgh | |---------------------------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| | | | | | | | | | | William de Burgh Lord of Connacht Hubert de Burgh John de Burg Geoffrey de Burg Thomas de Burg = Isabel Plantagenet (daughter of King Richard I of England & Bérengère of Navarre) | |----------------------------------------| | | | | Richard de Burg MOR, Lord of Connacht Hubert de Burg | |-----------------|------------------------------|-------------------| | | | | | | | | Richard de Burg Walter de Burg Earl of Ulster William óc de Burg Margerie de Burg | |---------|-------------------------------|------|-----|-------|------| | | | | | | | | | | | | Richard Đe Burco the Red Earl of Ulster Theobald Egida Agatha William Thomas | |-------|-----|-------|------|---------|----|-------|--------|--- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Walter John Thomas Edmund Catherine Joan Avelina Matilda Elizabeth 

Upon the death of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, the various factions of the de Burghs, now called Burke, began a civil war for supremacy among each other. ... Clanricarde was both a territory and a title - The Clanricarde used to describe the Burkes of what is now Co. ... The title of Earl of Ulster has been created several times in the Peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... Charlemagne (742 or 747 – 28 January 814) (also Charles the Great; from Latin, Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus), son of King Pippin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, was the king of the Franks from 768 to 814 and king of the Lombards from 774 to 814. ... List of nobility having Charles as first name Austria Archduke Charles of Austria Charles I of Austria Belgium Charles, Prince of Belgium Bohemia Karel I, King of Bohemia Karel II, King of Bohemia Karel III, King of Bohemia Burgundy Charles the Bold France Charles I of France (Charlemagne) Charles I... William I can refer to several European kings: William I of England, also known as William the Conqueror (c. ... Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ...

Sources

  • http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/index.html
  • "Burke: People and Places", Eamonn Bourke, Dublin, 1995.

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