John de Courcy
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John de Courcy was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman knight and adventurer who led the Norman conquest of much of Ulster in Ireland and ruled there as a powerful semi-independent lord.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Norman knight
ⓘ
conqueror ⓘ feudal lord ⓘ medieval nobleman ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| allegiance | Anglo-Norman nobility in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
County Down
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Downpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Norman conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Norman ⓘ |
| familyName | de Courcy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Ulster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Ulster ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in Norman expansion into northern Ireland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigns in northern Ireland
ⓘ
establishing a semi-independent lordship in Ulster ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Latin
ⓘ
Norman French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Anglo-Norman forces in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | commander ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy | rapid cavalry raids in Ulster ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | de Courcy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Norman conquest of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
knight
ⓘ
lord ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-independent lord ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Downpatrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Ulster ⓘ |
| regionConquered | much of Ulster ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 13th century
ⓘ
late 12th century ⓘ |
| title | Lord of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRule | feudal lordship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Inch Abbey