William de Burgh (1157–1206) was the elder brother of Hubert de Burgh. William de Burgh is thought to have been the eldest of four brothers descended from Robert de Burgo, Count of Mortain and Earl of Cornwall half brother of William the Conqueror. This fact has not been proven and the debate continues as to whether Hubert and William were indeed brothers or cousins. Correspondence from William's son addressing Hubert as uncle would suggest the former.
William arrived in Ireland in 1185 and was closely associated with Prince John as his principal commander in the conquest of Munster. He was appointed Governor of Limerick by King Henry II of England who granted him vast estates in Leinster, Munster, and Connaught.
Sometime in the 1190s, William allied with the King of Thomond, either Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond (died 1194) or his son Murtogh, and married one of his daughters. This alliance probably took place during the reign of Murtough, as up to the time of his death Donal had being at war with the Normans. Because of this alliance, no more wars are recorded between the two sides for the rest of the decade. According to the Annals of Inisfallen, in 1201 William and the sons of Domnall Mór led a major joint military expedition into Desmond, slaying Amlaíb Ua Donnabáin among others.
The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his passing in 1206, and was buried at the Augustinian Priory of Athassell Abbey, Golden, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland, which he had founded.
William had three known children (with the spelling Connaught being used in titles of English nobility):
•Richard Mór de Burgh,1st Baron of Connaught,Lord of Connaught.
•Hubert de Burgh, Bishop of Limerick.
•Richard Óge de Burgh,(illegitimate),Sheriff of Connaught.
William arrived in Ireland in 1185 and was closely associated with Prince John as his principal commander in the conquest of Munster. He was appointed Governor of Limerick by King Henry II of England who granted him vast estates in Leinster, Munster, and Connaught.
Sometime in the 1190s, William allied with the King of Thomond, either Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond (died 1194) or his son Murtogh, and married one of his daughters. This alliance probably took place during the reign of Murtough, as up to the time of his death Donal had being at war with the Normans. Because of this alliance, no more wars are recorded between the two sides for the rest of the decade. According to the Annals of Inisfallen, in 1201 William and the sons of Domnall Mór led a major joint military expedition into Desmond, slaying Amlaíb Ua Donnabáin among others.
The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his passing in 1206, and was buried at the Augustinian Priory of Athassell Abbey, Golden, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland, which he had founded.
William had three known children (with the spelling Connaught being used in titles of English nobility):
•Richard Mór de Burgh,1st Baron of Connaught,Lord of Connaught.
•Hubert de Burgh, Bishop of Limerick.
•Richard Óge de Burgh,(illegitimate),Sheriff of Connaught.
William de Burgh (1157–1206) was the elder brother of Hubert de Burgh. William de Burgh is thought to have been the eldest of four brothers descended from Robert de Burgo, Count of Mortain and Earl of Cornwall half brother of William the Conqueror. This fact has not been proven and the debate continues as to whether Hubert and William were indeed brothers or cousins. Correspondence from William's son addressing Hubert as uncle would suggest the former.
William arrived in Ireland in 1185 and was closely associated with Prince John as his principal commander in the conquest of Munster. He was appointed Governor of Limerick by King Henry II of England who granted him vast estates in Leinster, Munster, and Connaught.
Sometime in the 1190s, William allied with the King of Thomond, either Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond (died 1194) or his son Murtogh, and married one of his daughters. This alliance probably took place during the reign of Murtough, as up to the time of his death Donal had being at war with the Normans. Because of this alliance, no more wars are recorded between the two sides for the rest of the decade. According to the Annals of Inisfallen, in 1201 William and the sons of Domnall Mór led a major joint military expedition into Desmond, slaying Amlaíb Ua Donnabáin among others.
The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his passing in 1206, and was buried at the Augustinian Priory of Athassell Abbey, Golden, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland, which he had founded.
William had three known children (with the spelling Connaught being used in titles of English nobility):
•Richard Mór de Burgh,1st Baron of Connaught,Lord of Connaught.
•Hubert de Burgh, Bishop of Limerick.
•Richard Óge de Burgh,(illegitimate),Sheriff of Connaught.
William arrived in Ireland in 1185 and was closely associated with Prince John as his principal commander in the conquest of Munster. He was appointed Governor of Limerick by King Henry II of England who granted him vast estates in Leinster, Munster, and Connaught.
Sometime in the 1190s, William allied with the King of Thomond, either Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond (died 1194) or his son Murtogh, and married one of his daughters. This alliance probably took place during the reign of Murtough, as up to the time of his death Donal had being at war with the Normans. Because of this alliance, no more wars are recorded between the two sides for the rest of the decade. According to the Annals of Inisfallen, in 1201 William and the sons of Domnall Mór led a major joint military expedition into Desmond, slaying Amlaíb Ua Donnabáin among others.
The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his passing in 1206, and was buried at the Augustinian Priory of Athassell Abbey, Golden, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland, which he had founded.
William had three known children (with the spelling Connaught being used in titles of English nobility):
•Richard Mór de Burgh,1st Baron of Connaught,Lord of Connaught.
•Hubert de Burgh, Bishop of Limerick.
•Richard Óge de Burgh,(illegitimate),Sheriff of Connaught.
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