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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Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster 0

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

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