Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster

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Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster, was a powerful Anglo-Irish noblewoman and heiress of vast estates whose marriage into the English royal family strengthened Plantagenet influence in Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Irish noble
countess
heiress
noblewoman
ageAtDeath about 31
associatedDynasty Plantagenet
burialPlace St Mary’s Abbey, Dublin
causeOfInheritanceCrisis murder of William Donn de Burgh in 1333
child Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
dateOfBirth 1332
dateOfDeath 1363
era 14th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName de Burgh
linked to: de Burgh family
father William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
feudalTitle Lady of Connacht
givenName Elizabeth
heirOf William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
heldTitle suo jure Countess of Ulster
landholdings Connacht
Ulster
language Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Middle English
marriageDate 15 August 1352
marriagePlace Tower of London
maternalGrandfather Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
maternalGrandmother Maud Chaworth
mother Maud of Lancaster
nobleFamily House of Burgh
de Burgh family
nobleTitle 4th Countess of Ulster
Countess of Ulster
notableFor being heiress to vast de Burgh estates in Ireland
marriage into the English royal family
strengthening Plantagenet influence in Ireland
paternalGrandfather John de Burgh
paternalGrandmother Elizabeth de Clare
placeOfBirth Ireland
placeOfDeath Dublin
politicalRole key link between de Burgh lordship and English crown
realm Lordship of Ireland
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling none (only legitimate child of William Donn de Burgh)
spouse Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
spouseFather Edward III of England
spouseMother Philippa of Hainault
successor Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster
titleInheritedFrom her father William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
wardshipHeldBy English crown

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Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence spouse Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
David II of Scotland mother Elizabeth de Burgh
linked to: Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
Elizabeth de Clare alsoKnownAs Elizabeth de Burgh
linked to: Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
Countess of Hertford heldBy Elizabeth de Burgh
linked to: Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
de Burgh family producedRoyalConsort Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster child Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster successor Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
Matilda (Maud) Bruce mother Elizabeth de Burgh
linked to: Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
John Bruce mother Elizabeth de Burgh
linked to: Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
John Bruce notableParent Elizabeth de Burgh
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Outlaw King characterRole Elizabeth de Burgh
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Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster nobleTitle 4th Countess of Ulster
linked to: Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster mother Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster