William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster

William Donn de Burgh,
3rd Earl of Ulster
Uilleag Donn de Búrca
Arms of William Donn de Burgh:
Or, a cross gules.[1]
Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
3 March 1331 – 5 November 1331
Preceded byJohn Darcy
Succeeded byAnthony de Lucy
Personal details
Born(1312-09-13)13 September 1312
Died6 June 1333(1333-06-06) (aged 20)
SpouseMaud of Lancaster
ChildrenElizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
Parent(s)John de Burgh
Elizabeth de Clare

William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and 4th Baron of Connaught (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR; 17 September 1312 – 6 June 1333) was an Irish noble who was Lieutenant of Ireland (1331) and whose murder, aged 20, led to the Burke Civil War.

  1. ^ Burke, Bernard (1884). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London: Harrison & sons.