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William Donn (Burgh) de Burgh (1312 - 1333)

William Donn "Earl of Ulster, Baron of Connaught" de Burgh formerly Burgh
Born in Carrickfergus Castle, Antrim County, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married before 16 Nov 1327 (to 6 Jun 1333) [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 20 in Le Ford, (now Belfast), Antrim, Irelandmap
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Biography

European Aristocracy
William Burgh was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and 4th Baron of Connaught; was born 17th September 1312 in Ireland, his parents were John Burgh and Elizabeth Clare. [1]

He was summoned to Parliament from 10 December 1327 to 15 June 1328

In 1331 he was appointed Lord Justiciar of Ireland [2] [3]

He was responsible for the death of his cousin Sir Walter Liath de Burgh at Greencastle in 1332

He was in turn killed by Anglo Normans in Carrickfergus, Ulster in 1333 [4] [5] [6]

Parents

John de BURGH and Elizabeth de CLARE m. 30 SEP 1308 Waltham Abbey, ESS

Marriage

m. Maud of Lancaster BEF 01 MAY 1327 [7].
Issue: 1[8]

Sources

  1. Wikipedia : William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
  2. William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster: Wikipedia : List of the Chief Governors of Ireland
  3. William Bourke 1331 The New Peerage vol:3
  4. "1333 -Earl William was killed at Carrickfergus, and his infant daughter and heiress was brought to England where she afterwards married Lionel, Duke of Clarence. From him the Earldom passed to the family of Mortimer and the House of York, and on the accession 1461 of Edward IV finally merged in the Crown (Journal R.S.A.I., 1913, Pt. I.) Celt : Dromore and Ulster Diocese by E.D. Atkinson
  5. killed at Le Ford, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland #S4 91QX-DK; d. 06 Jun 1333 Belfast, Northern Ireland. Murdered in a Feud Jun 6, 2011 by Liisa Small.
  6. He died a minor in the King's wardship Calendar of inquisitions post mortem and other analogous documents preserved in the Public Record Office by Great Britain pub: Public Record Office; Kirby, J. L. (John Lavan); White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918. fmo
  7. Ancestral File Number: 91QX-DK; #S4 Papal Dispensation
  8. Elizabeth de Burgh is the ONLY child of this couple




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The Ireland Project has been added as a co-manager of this historically significant profile, which needs updating but does not have a PM who is pre-1500 certified.
posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Cal. IPMs Vol. VII, Edward III, p. 371, #537.

"He died a minor in the king's wardship."

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