Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin

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Earl in the Peerage of Ireland Irish nobleman member of the O'Brien dynasty military leader

Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, was a 17th-century Irish nobleman and military leader noted for his shifting allegiances and controversial role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin	2
1st Earl of Inchiquin	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earl in the Peerage of Ireland ⓘ Irish nobleman ⓘ member of the O'Brien dynasty ⓘ military leader ⓘ
allegiance	Parliament of England ⓘ surface form: English Parliament Irish Confederates ⓘ Royalists ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
era	17th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Irish ⓘ
familyName	O'Brien ⓘ
givenName	Murrough ⓘ
governedTerritory	parts of Munster during the Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ
hasReputation	controversial military leader in Irish history ⓘ opportunistic in changing sides ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms era
militaryConflict	English Civil War ⓘ Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
militaryRank	commander in Munster ⓘ
nobleFamily	O'Brien family of Thomond ⓘ
nobleTitle	Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1st Earl of Inchiquin Baron Inchiquin ⓘ
notableEvent	massacres and devastation in Munster during his campaigns ⓘ
notableFor	command in Munster during the Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ controversial treatment of Catholic populations in Ireland ⓘ role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ shifting political and military allegiances ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Royalist supporter in later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ initially aligned with English Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
positionHeld	President of Munster ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Ireland ⓘ Munster ⓘ
religion	Protestantism ⓘ
socialClass	aristocracy ⓘ
titleCreatedFor	Inchiquin branch of the O'Brien family ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Battle of Knocknanuss → commander → Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin

Irish Confederate Wars → commander → Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ

Royalist–Confederate alliance phase → hasKeyFigure → Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ

Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin → nobleTitle → Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1st Earl of Inchiquin

Battle of Knocknanuss → opponentOf → Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin