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NameWilliam de Burgh Earl of Ulster 
[54, His own article], [60, Clarence article, Vol III, p. 257], [60, Ulster article, Vol XII/2, pp. 178-9]
[54, His own article], [60, Clarence article, Vol III, p. 257], [60, Ulster article, Vol XII/2, pp. 178-9]Birth17 Sep 1312
Death6 Jun 1333, Murdered at Le Ford, Belfast
General3rd earl. On crown service for 5 yrs (from age 15).
FatherJohn de Burgh (ca1290-1313)
MotherElizabeth de Clare (1295-1360)
Spouses
1Maud [60, Ulster article, Vol XII/2, p. 179], [60, Oxford article, Vol X, p. 226-7], [60, Clarence article, Vol III, p. 257]
[60, Ulster article, Vol XII/2, p. 179], [60, Oxford article, Vol X, p. 226-7], [60, Clarence article, Vol III, p. 257]FatherHenry of Lancaster Earl of Lancaster (ca1281-1345)
MotherMaud de Chaworth (1282-<1322)
Marriageaft May 1327 [60, Ulster article, Vol XII/2, p. 179]
ChildrenElizabeth de (1332-1363)
Notes for William de Burgh Earl of Ulster
'The Brown Earl'.
Arms Generally notes for William de Burgh Earl of Ulster
Or a cross gules - Boutell's Heraldry, 1973 edition, p.133.
The same for his grandfather Richard de Burgh - Collins' Roll 13 (Aspilogia III, Vol II, pp. 360-403), Guillim's Roll (Aspilogia III, Vol II, pp. 419-431) all ex inform Irene H S.
The same for his grandfather Richard de Burgh - Collins' Roll 13 (Aspilogia III, Vol II, pp. 360-403), Guillim's Roll (Aspilogia III, Vol II, pp. 419-431) all ex inform Irene H S.
Armorial Blazon notes for William de Burgh Earl of Ulster
Or a cross gules.
Blazon source notes for William de Burgh Earl of Ulster
Collins' Roll 13 (Aspilogia III, Vol II, pp. 360-403), Guillim's Roll (Aspilogia III, Vol II, pp. 419-431) all ex inform Irene H S.
DNB Main notes for William de Burgh Earl of Ulster
Burgh, William de, sixth Lord of Connaught and third Earl of Ulster 1312-1332
Name: Burgh, William de
Title: sixth Lord of Connaught and third Earl of Ulster
Dates: 1312-1332
Active Date: 1332
Gender: Male
Spouse: Daughter of Henry Plantagenet
Sources: For authorities see Burgh, Richard de and Walter de.
Contributor: T. A. A. [Thomas Andrew Archer]
Article
Burgh, William de, sixth Lord of Connaught and third Earl of Ulster 1312-1332, was the son of John de Burgh, by his wife Elizabeth, sister of Gilbert de Clare, the last earl of Gloucester. Born on 13 Sept. 1312, he was fourteen when he succeeded to the title and estates of his grandfather, Richard de Burgh [q.v.] (Fifteenth Cent. Chron.). His uncle Edmund and his cousin Walter, son of William de Burgh, were appointed his guardians, with the custody of his Irish lands (Irish Rolls, 33 b, 34 b). Edward III dubbed him knight on Whit Sunday 1328, and at the same time gave him possession of his estates. In the same year he was present at Northampton when the truce between England and Scotland was confirmed. From Northampton he went to Berwick for the betrothal of his cousins, David Bruce and the English princess Joan; after which Robert Bruce crossed over to Carrickfergus in company with the young earl, but returned to Scotland almost immediately.
About Lady day 1329 he was present at the great Dublin parliament when it was decreed that each baron should punish his own servants if they broke the peace. In honour of this law he gave a great feast in Dublin Castle. In 1330 the old feud between the De Burghs and the Geraldines broke out again, and Roger Utlawe, the justiciar, committed both Lord Maurice Fitzthomas and the Earl of Ulster to the custody of the marshal at Limerick. They cannot have been confined long, as De Burgh was in England in 1331; while in October of the same year Lord Maurice Fitzthomas was once more a prisoner in Dublin Castle, whence he was not released till 1333 (Fifteenth Cent. Chron.; Book of Howth). His release is probably to be connected with the murder of the Earl of Ulster, who was slain by Robert de Mandeville, between Newtown and Carrickfergus, on 6 June 1333.
Like his father and his other ancestors for many generations, De Burgh was constantly at war with the native Irish. He came to Ireland in 1328, and in the same year led an expedition against Brian O'Brian. True to the policy of his race, the Earl of Ulster supported the claims of the descendants of Cathal Crobdherg, and thus was brought into conflict with his cousin, Walter de Burgh, who, bent on securing the throne of Connaught for himself, was constantly attacking Turlough. On the death of this king (1330) the earl seems to have been at open war with Sir Walter, whom he took prisoner, and starved to death in Greencastle in Galway (1332). Two years previously he had led a second expedition against Brian O'Brian, for the purpose of expelling him from the district of Thurles, near Cashel (Loch C,; Fifteenth Cent. Chron.).
At the time of his death De Burgh was still a minor (Irish Rolls, 38 b), and, according to a later account, in his twentieth year (Fifteenth Cent. Chron.). His wife was the daughter of Henry Plantagenet, third earl of Lancaster (Lodge; Book of Howth, 327). By her he left a daughter and heir, Elizabeth, who was entrusted to the custody of her great-uncle, Edmund de Burgh (Irish Rolls, 40). This lady married Lionel, third son of Edward III, who thus, by right of his wife, became nominal lord of the immense Irish estates of the De Burghs (Fifteenth Cent. Chron.). De Burgh's widow married Ralph Ufford, justiciar of Ireland (d. 1346), whom she survived (ib.).
Sources
For authorities see Burgh, Richard de and Walter de.
Contributor: T. A. A.
published 1886
Name: Burgh, William de
Title: sixth Lord of Connaught and third Earl of Ulster
Dates: 1312-1332
Active Date: 1332
Gender: Male
Spouse: Daughter of Henry Plantagenet
Sources: For authorities see Burgh, Richard de and Walter de.
Contributor: T. A. A. [Thomas Andrew Archer]
Article
Burgh, William de, sixth Lord of Connaught and third Earl of Ulster 1312-1332, was the son of John de Burgh, by his wife Elizabeth, sister of Gilbert de Clare, the last earl of Gloucester. Born on 13 Sept. 1312, he was fourteen when he succeeded to the title and estates of his grandfather, Richard de Burgh [q.v.] (Fifteenth Cent. Chron.). His uncle Edmund and his cousin Walter, son of William de Burgh, were appointed his guardians, with the custody of his Irish lands (Irish Rolls, 33 b, 34 b). Edward III dubbed him knight on Whit Sunday 1328, and at the same time gave him possession of his estates. In the same year he was present at Northampton when the truce between England and Scotland was confirmed. From Northampton he went to Berwick for the betrothal of his cousins, David Bruce and the English princess Joan; after which Robert Bruce crossed over to Carrickfergus in company with the young earl, but returned to Scotland almost immediately.
About Lady day 1329 he was present at the great Dublin parliament when it was decreed that each baron should punish his own servants if they broke the peace. In honour of this law he gave a great feast in Dublin Castle. In 1330 the old feud between the De Burghs and the Geraldines broke out again, and Roger Utlawe, the justiciar, committed both Lord Maurice Fitzthomas and the Earl of Ulster to the custody of the marshal at Limerick. They cannot have been confined long, as De Burgh was in England in 1331; while in October of the same year Lord Maurice Fitzthomas was once more a prisoner in Dublin Castle, whence he was not released till 1333 (Fifteenth Cent. Chron.; Book of Howth). His release is probably to be connected with the murder of the Earl of Ulster, who was slain by Robert de Mandeville, between Newtown and Carrickfergus, on 6 June 1333.
Like his father and his other ancestors for many generations, De Burgh was constantly at war with the native Irish. He came to Ireland in 1328, and in the same year led an expedition against Brian O'Brian. True to the policy of his race, the Earl of Ulster supported the claims of the descendants of Cathal Crobdherg, and thus was brought into conflict with his cousin, Walter de Burgh, who, bent on securing the throne of Connaught for himself, was constantly attacking Turlough. On the death of this king (1330) the earl seems to have been at open war with Sir Walter, whom he took prisoner, and starved to death in Greencastle in Galway (1332). Two years previously he had led a second expedition against Brian O'Brian, for the purpose of expelling him from the district of Thurles, near Cashel (Loch C,; Fifteenth Cent. Chron.).
At the time of his death De Burgh was still a minor (Irish Rolls, 38 b), and, according to a later account, in his twentieth year (Fifteenth Cent. Chron.). His wife was the daughter of Henry Plantagenet, third earl of Lancaster (Lodge; Book of Howth, 327). By her he left a daughter and heir, Elizabeth, who was entrusted to the custody of her great-uncle, Edmund de Burgh (Irish Rolls, 40). This lady married Lionel, third son of Edward III, who thus, by right of his wife, became nominal lord of the immense Irish estates of the De Burghs (Fifteenth Cent. Chron.). De Burgh's widow married Ralph Ufford, justiciar of Ireland (d. 1346), whom she survived (ib.).
Sources
For authorities see Burgh, Richard de and Walter de.
Contributor: T. A. A.
published 1886