RD
Richard de Burgh the Red Earl
d. 1326
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Died
1326
Family
About
Richard the Red Earl of Ulster was the most powerful magnate in Ireland, friend and then enemy of the Bruces, and his daughters married half the nobility of the islands - one a Kildare, one the King of Scots himself.
Research notes
✓ RICHARD DE BURGH, 2nd Earl of ULSTER, 'the RED EARL' (1259-1326); m. Margaret (styled de Burgh of Lanvalley or de Guines - identification varies, note-only); father of Joan (our line). His daughter Elizabeth m. ROBERT THE BRUCE - the Red Earl was father-in-law of a King of Scots. Source: standard account (CP 'Kildare'/'Ulster'; web-confirmed 6 Aug 2026 pending the CP Kildare pp.368-73 photographs); contested rungs note-only, not hardened.