2nd Earl of Ulster

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The 2nd Earl of Ulster, Richard Óg de Burgh, was a powerful Anglo-Irish nobleman of the late 13th and early 14th centuries who dominated much of Irish politics and warfare during his lifetime.

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2nd Earl of Ulster canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Irish nobleman
Earl
Earl of Ulster
nobleman
allyOf Edward I of England
Edward II of England
birthDate c. 1259
burialPlace Franciscan friary at Athenry
child Aveline de Burgh
Edmund de Burgh
Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots
Joan de Burgh
John de Burgh
Maud de Burgh
Thomas de Burgh
Walter de Burgh of Kintyre
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
daughterMarried Robert the Bruce
deathDate 29 July 1326
deathPlace Athenry
dominated Irish politics
warfare in Ireland
era early 14th century
late 13th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName de Burgh
linked to: de Burgh family
father Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster
givenName Richard
heldTitleFrom 1271
heldTitleTo 1326
mainAreaOfInfluence Connacht
Ulster
mother Aveline FitzJohn
nickname Richard Óg
nobleFamily de Burgh family
nobleRank Earl
notableFor dominance of Irish politics in the late 13th and early 14th centuries
military campaigns in Ireland
opponentOf Gaelic Irish chieftains
participatedIn Scottish Wars of Independence
campaigns against the O'Connors of Connacht
wars in Connacht
predecessor Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster
relative Robert the Bruce
spouse Margaret de Burgh
successor William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
supported English Crown in Ireland
linked to: Lordship of Ireland
title 2nd Earl of Ulster
Lord of Connacht

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Richard Óg de Burgh title 2nd Earl of Ulster
subject linked to: Richard Óg
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster title 2nd Earl of Ulster
subject linked to: 2nd Earl of Ulster
3rd Earl of Ulster precededBy 2nd Earl of Ulster