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William De Burgh (other) , once used interchangeably with de Burgh
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William de Burgh may refer to: * William de Burgh (1157–1206), Lord of Connaught * William Óg de Burgh (died 1270), Irish chieftain * William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (1312–1333), noble in the Peerage of Ireland * William de Burgh (MP) (1741–1808), Anglo-Irish theologian, politician and anti-slavery campaigner * William de Burgh (philosopher) (1866–1943), British philosopher. See also * William Burgh (other) *William Burke (other) William Burke may refer to: * William Burke (pirate) (died 1699), Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William Kidd * William Burke (Burke and Hare murders) (1792–1829), Irish-Scots serial killer * William Burke (author) (1729–179 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Burgh
William de Burgh (; ; ; la, de Burgo; c.1160–winter 1205/06) was the founder of the House of Burgh (later surnamed Burke or Bourke) in Ireland and elder brother of Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent and Geoffrey de Burgh, Bishop of Ely. In Ireland William de Burgh was the eldest son of William de Burgh and his wife, Alice, of Burgh-next-Aylsham, Norfolk or Burgh, Suffolk, and had three brothers: Hubert, Earl of Kent, Thomas, and Geoffrey, Bishop of Ely. Ellis has made a case that William's father was Walter de Burgh but notes this is "highly conjectural". William was "one of the new wave of Anglo-Normans to come to Ireland with John, lord of Ireland, in 1185" and has been described as "one of the most prominent men involved in the annexation of the kingdom of Limerick in the last quarter of the twelfth century". Henry II of England appointed him Governor of Limerick and granted him vast estates in Leinster and Munster. William de Burgh's lands were centred along the Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Óg De Burgh
Sir William Óg de Burgh (; ; died 1270) was an Anglo-Irish noble and soldier who was the ancestor of the Earls of Clanricarde and the Mac William Iochtar (Burkes of County Mayo). Career William Óg was the third son of Richard Mor de Burgh, Lord of Connacht. He served with distinction in France with King Henry III (1245) and later in Scotland. He was involved in fierce feudal warfare in Ireland where he killed the Lord of Desmond. He was killed at the Battle of Áth an Chip or Athankip by the Ua Conchobair Kings of Connacht, in 1270. Family He was survived by at least one son, Sir William Liath de Burgh (d.1324), Custos or Warden of Ireland (who married Una, a daughter of the Mac Jordan of Connacht). William Óg was the ancestor of the Burke (de Burgh) Earls of Clanricarde and the Mac William Iochtar (Burkes of County Mayo).Burke, Donald G. Burke’s East Galway: the culture, history, and genealogy of the families of east Galway. Burk of Clanricarde 1280 – 133 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Donn De Burgh, 3rd Earl Of Ulster
William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and 4th Baron of Connaught (; ; 17 September 1312 – 6 June 1333) was an Irish noble who was Lieutenant of Ireland (1331) and whose murder, aged 20, led to the Burke Civil War. Background The grandson of the 2nd Earl Richard Óg de Burgh via his second son, John, William de Burgh was also Lord of Connaught in Ireland, and held the manor of Clare, Suffolk. He was summoned to Parliament from 10 December 1327 to 15 June 1328 by writs addressed to ''Willelmo de Burgh''. He is considered the first Baron Burgh. In March 1331 he was appointed Lieutenant of Ireland, serving until November 1331. Marriage and issue The 3rd Earl of Ulster married, before 16 November 1327 (by a Papal Dispensation dated 1 May 1327), Maud of Lancaster, daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth. They had one surviving child, Elizabeth, who was 13 months old when her father was murdered. She married Lionel of Antwerp, third son of Edward III o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Burgh (MP)
William de Burgh (; ; 1741 – 1808) was a prominent Anglo-Irish politician and theological writer who was a Member of Parliament for Athy (1769–76), a supporter of William Wilberforce, and an active campaigner for the abolition of slavery. Descent William Burgh, or de Burgh, was born in 1741 to Thomas Burgh of Bert (1696–1754), Member of Parliament for Lanesborough and landowner in County Kildare, Ireland, and his wife Anne Downes (1709–1801), whom he married in 1731. Anne was the daughter of Dive Downes (1653–1709), Bishop of Cork and Ross, and Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of Robert FitzGerald and granddaughter of George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare. William's grandfather, William de Burgh of Bert MP (died 1744) was Comptroller and Accountant-General for Ireland, and a brother of the prominent architect, Colonel Thomas de Burgh of Oldtown, MP (who built Trinity College Library, Dublin). The family were descendants of William de Burgh (c.1160–1206), founder of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Burgh (philosopher)
William George de Burgh (; ; 24 October 1866 – 27 August 1943) was an English philosopher who was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading. Career Born on 24 October 1866 in Wandsworth, Cited in . de Burgh was educated at Winchester and Merton College, Oxford. He was a founding member of the University of Reading, where he became Professor of Philosophy in 1907. His works include ''Towards a Religious Philosophy'' (1937), ''From Morality to Religion'' (1938), and ''The Legacy of the Ancient World'' (1924). A committed Anglican, he endeavoured to justify the revealed truth of the gospel in terms of rationalism and thereby defend it against both the contemporary Protestant theological trend for anti-rationalism and the dominant philosophy of logical positivism. He died 27 August 1943 in Toller Porcorum, Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Burgh (other)
William Burgh may refer to: *William de Burgh (MP) (1741–1808), also called William Burgh, Irish landowner who opposed slavery * William Burgh (MP for Lanesborough) for Lanesborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency) during the Merciless Parliament * William Burgh (fl. 1421), MP for Maldon (UK Parliament constituency) in 1421 * William Burgh (died 1552), MP for Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) See also *William de Burgh (other) *William Burke (other) William Burke may refer to: * William Burke (pirate) (died 1699), Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William Kidd * William Burke (Burke and Hare murders) (1792–1829), Irish-Scots serial killer * William Burke (author) (1729–179 ..., once used interchangeably with Burgh * William Berg (other) {{human name disambiguation, Burgh, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
