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Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and 3rd Baron of Connaught (English: / dˈbɜːr /; d’-BER; 1240 – 29 July 1326), called The Red Earl (Latinized to de Burgo), was one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries and father of Elizabeth, wife of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland.
Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connacht (died 1243) is considered the ancestor of the Burke family of Clanricarde in south Connacht (now County Galway, which became an extremely powerful family in their own right following the Burke Civil War of the 1330s.
Jul 25, 2024 · Richard de Burgh, 2nd earl of Ulster was one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries. He was a member of a historic Anglo-Irish family, the Burghs, and son of Walter de Burgh (c. 1230–71), the 1st earl of Ulster (of the second creation). In 1286 he ravaged.
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Aug 16, 2024 · Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259 – July 29, 1326), called The Red Earl, was one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries, a son of Walter de Burgh, the 1st Earl of Ulster (of the second creation) and Lord of Connacht. [1]
- Margaret de Guines
- Ulster Plantation, Ulster, Ireland
- 1259
- Tipperary, Ireland
Burgh, Richard Óg de (d. 1387), 2nd lord of Clanricard , was eldest surviving son of William de Burgh, 1st lord of Clanricard. He inherited his father's position in 1343 and over the course of his career succeeded in asserting the independence of the Clanricard de Burghs from the overlordship of the MacWilliam de Burghs of Mayo.
Burgh, Richard de (c.1259–1326), 2nd earl of Ulster, lord of Connacht, was the son of Walter de Burgh (qv) (d. 1271), 1st earl of Ulster, and Avelina de Burgh, daughter of John FitzGeoffrey (qv). On his mother's death in 1274 he was brought to the king in England and spent the rest of his minority at the royal court.
De Burgh, Richard, 2nd Earl of Ulster, son of preceding, commonly known as the "Red Earl," was educated at the court of Henry III. For his successes against the Scots he was made general over the Irish forces in Ireland, Great Britain, and France.
