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William de Burgh (English: / d ə ˈ b ɜːr / də-BUR, French:; Latin: de Burgo; c. 1160 –winter 1205/06) [1] was the founder of the House of Burgh (later surnamed Burke or Bourke) in Ireland [2] and elder brother of Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent and Geoffrey de Burgh, Bishop of Ely.
The priory dates back to the late 12th century [2] when it was founded by the Augustinians under the patronage of William de Burgh (founder of Ireland's Burke Dynasty). William's grandson Hubert de Burgh, (or Burgo) later the Bishop of Limerick, was prior at Athassel c. 1221. The original buildings were altered and renovated over the next 300 ...
The House of Burgh (English: / b ɜːr /; ber; French pronunciation:) or Burke (Irish: de Búrca; Latin: de Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman aristocratic dynasty which played a prominent role in the Norman invasion of Ireland, held the earldoms of Kent, Ulster, Clanricarde, and Mayo at various times, and provided queens consort of Scotland and Thomond and Kings of ...
William de Burgh (English: / d ə ˈ b ɜːr / də-BUR; 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.
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 ...
Richard was born in 1572, the second but eldest surviving son of Ulick Burke [1] and his wife Honora Burke. His father was the 3rd Earl of Clanricarde. His father's family was Old English and descended from William de Burgh (died 1206) who arrived in Ireland during the reign of King Henry II, and was the founder of the House of Burgh in Ireland.
Richard Mór / Óge de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connaught m. Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connacht. Sir Richard de Burgh (d.1248), 2nd Lord of Connaught; Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (d. 1271) Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259–1326) John de Burgh m. Elizabeth de Clare. William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (1312–33) m. Maud of ...
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