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 ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
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 ⓘ
Maud of Lancaster, Countess of Leicester and Lancaster → child → Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster ⓘ
Matilda of Lancaster → child → Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster ⓘ