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William de Burgh

Male - 1205


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  • Name William de Burgh 
    Birth of Askeaton, Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1205  [2
    Alternate death Bef Mar 1206  [1, 3
    Siblings 1 sibling 
    Person ID I1747  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of DDB, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of GFS, Ancestor of JMF, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LD, Ancestor of LMW, Ancestor of TNH, Ancestor of TSW, Ancestor of TWK, Ancestor of UKL
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2018 

    Father Walter de Burgh,   b. of Burgh near Aylsham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Alice   bur. Walsingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family (Unknown) 
    Marriage Bef 1193  [1
    Children 
    +1. Richard de Burgh,   b. Abt 1193   d. 1242 (Age ~ 49 years)
    Family ID F623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2015 

  • Notes 
    • Seneschal of Munster, 1201. "Closely associated with John, lord of Ireland, he probably accompanied him on his expedition to Ireland in 1185, and became John's principal agent in the conquest and organization of northern Munster. While other leading Anglo-Norman invaders are vividly described by Gerald of Wales, knowledge of this turbulent frontier lord has to be gleaned from hostile Gaelic sources or administrative records. Perhaps the best clue to his character lies in the study of the imposing sites of his castles at Kilfeacle, Carrigogunnell, and Shanid, among others, which reveals a powerful personality capable of impressing his authority on fiercely contested borders."

  • Sources 
    1. [S142] Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Salt Lake City, 2013.

    2. [S145] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. 8th edition, William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, eds. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004, 2006, 2008.

    3. [S76] The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004-ongoing.