Seneschal of Munster William de Burgh

1160 - Bef 1206  (< 46 years)

• Name	William de Burgh
  Title	Seneschal of Munster
  Christening	Abt 1157	Ulster, Ireland
  Birth	1160	Ulster, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Clan Name	founder of the House of Burke in Ireland.
  Clan Name	member of the House of de Burgh
  Military Service	From 1199 to 1202
  	led military campaigns in Desmond - with the aid of the Ó Briain
  Religious Affiliation	Abt 1200	Golden, County Tipperary, Ireland
  	founded the Augustinian Priory of Athassel
  Residence	1200
  	granted Tibberaghny Castle
  Military Service	1201
  	led a major joint military expedition into Desmond with the sons of Domnall Mór - slaying Amlaíb Ua Donnabáin among others.
  Title of Nobility	Governor of Limerick - appointed by King Henry II of England
  Title of Nobility	King of Thomond
  Occupation	From 1201 to 1203
  	Seneschal (Royal Governor) of Munster
  Title of Nobility	From 1203 to 1206
  	Lord of Connaught
  Occupation	Justiciar Of Ireland
  Residence	Munster, Ireland
  	vast estates in Leinster and Munster - granted by King Henry II of England
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  Burial	1206	Golden, County Tipperary, Ireland
  Death	Bef Feb 1206	Athasselabbey, County of the Cross of Tipperary, Ireland
  Person ID	I23977	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Walter de Burgh,   b. 2 Apr 1133, Burgh next Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 9 Jul 1179, Burgh next Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Alice de Bourgogne,   b. 2 Apr 1142, Burgh next Aylsham, Norfolk, England d. 3 Jul 1173, Norfolk, England (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1157	Burgh next Aylsham, Norfolk, England
  Family ID	F10297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Princess of Thomond, Daughter of Mór Ní Briain Eilinora O’Brien,   b. 1173, Kingdom of Thomond, Ireland d. Feb 1218, Ulster, Ireland (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1194	Ireland
  Children	1. Joanna de Burgh,   b. 1190, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom d. 1240, Connaught, Ireland (Age 50 years)   2. Richard Mór de Burgh,   b. 1193, Connaught, Ireland d. 17 Feb 1243, Connaught, Cape Province, South Africa (Age 50 years)   3. Sheriff of Connaught William de Burgh,,   b. 1198, Ulster, Ireland d. 1247, Banstead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (Age 49 years)   4. de Burgh,   b. Abt 1200, County Galway, Ireland d. County Galway, Ireland   5. Bishop of Limerick Hubert de Burgh,   b. 1202, Connaught, Ireland d. 1250 (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F8906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023