Lord of Connaught

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Lord of Connaught (Irish : Tighearna Connacht) was a title used by several Norman barons in Ireland. Granted to William de Burgh, the lordship was claimed by his son, Richard Mor de Burgh, and his descendants.

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Conquest

During the Norman invasion of Ireland, William de Burgh (d.1206) was apparently granted Connacht, but never took possession of it. It remained in the hands of native kings until 1224, when his son, Richard Mor de Burgh, claimed it on the basis of his father's grant. Richard's uncle Hubert de Burgh was then Justiciar of Ireland and upheld the claim in 1227. Richard called upon the feudal levies of Ireland and conquered Connacht (1235), assuming the title Lord of Connaught.

Richard's son Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster, his son Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, and Richard Óg's grandson William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster all seem to have used the title but, on the death of the latter in 1333, civil war broke out over control of the de Burgh lands.

Division

Connacht was divided between Sir Ulick Burke (1st Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or Clanricarde, Galway) and Edmond Albanach de Burgh (1st Mac William Íochtar or Lower Mac William, Mayo) [1] and the title fell out of use. It was not recognized in the Peerage of Ireland, and the heirs-general of William Donn, who retained the title Earl of Ulster, did not continue to use it.

Genealogy

de Burgh Genealogy: Lords of Connacht, Earls of Ulster and Earls of Kent
Walter de Burgh
of Burgh Castle, Norfolk
Alice
William de Burgh
d.1206
Geoffrey de Burgh
Bishop of Ely
d.1228
Hubert de Burgh
1st Earl of Kent
Regent of England
d.before 1243
Thomas de Burgh
Castellan of Norwich
Richard Mór / Óge
de Burgh
Lord of Connacht
d.1242/3
Hubert de Burgh
Bishop of Limerick
d.1250
William de Burgh
Sheriff of Connacht
John de BurghHubert de Burgh
Richard de Burgh
Constable of
Montgomery Castle
d.1248
Walter de Burgh
Lord of Connacht
1st Earl of Ulster

d.1271
William Óg de Burgh
Anglo-Irish Noble and Warrior
d.1270
Barons Burgh
of Gainsborough
15th century
Richard Óg de Burgh
Lord of Connacht
2nd Earl of Ulster

1259–1326
de Burgh/Burkes
of Mayo
(Mac William Íochtar)
de Burgh / Burke
of Galway
(Mac William Uachtar/
Clanricarde
)
Robert I
King of Scots
Elizabeth de Burgh
c.1289–1327
John de Burgh
1286–1313
Edmond de Burgh
1298–1338
William Donn de Burgh
Lord of Connacht
3rd Earl of Ulster

1312–1333
de Burgh / Burke
of ClanWilliam
Lionel
Duke of Clarence
Elizabeth de Burgh
4th Countess of Ulster
1332–1363

Lords of Connaught

See also

References

Citations

  1. Curtis, Edmund (2004) [1950]. A History of Ireland (6th ed.). New York: Routledge. pp.  58, 70–72, 91–92. ISBN   0-415-27949-6.

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