Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
| Richard Óg de Burgh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1259 Ireland |
| Died | 29 July 1326 Athassel Priory, near Cashel |
| Title | 2nd Earl of Ulster |
| Tenure | 1271-1326 |
| Other titles | 3rd Baron of Connaught |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Predecessor | Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster |
| Successor | Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret |
| Parents |
Walter de Burgh Aveline FitzJohn |
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and 3rd Baron of Connaught (1259 – 29 July 1326), called The Red Earl (Latinized to de Burgo), was one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Richard's father was Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (of the second creation) & Lord of Connacht., who was the second son of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connaught and Egidia de Lacy. "Richard Óg", means "Richard the Young", which may be a reference to his youth when he became earl in 1271, or to differentiate him from his grandfather, Richard Mór.
Richard Óg was the most powerful of the de Burgh Earls of Ulster, succeeding his father in Ulster and Connacht upon reaching his majority in 1280. He was a friend of King Edward I of England, and ranked first among the Earls of Ireland. Richard married Margaret, the daughter of his cousin John de Burgh (also spelled de Borough) and Cecily Baillol. He pursued expansionist policies that often left him at odds with fellow Norman lords.
His daughter Elizabeth was to become the second wife of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland. However, this did not stop him leading his forces from Ireland to support England's King Edward I in his Scottish campaigns and when the forces of Edward Bruce invaded Ulster in 1315, the Earl led a force against him, but was beaten at Connor in Antrim. The invasion of Bruce and the uprising of Felim Ó Conchúir in Connacht left him virtually without authority in his lands, but Ó Conchúir was killed in 1316 at the Second Battle of Athenry, and he was able to recover Ulster after the defeat of Bruce at Faughart.
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