Earl of Ulster
For the ship, see PS Earl of Ulster (1878).
Coat of arms of Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster.
The title of Earl of Ulster has been created several times in the Peerage of Ireland and Peerage of the United Kingdom. Currently, the title is a subsidiary title of the Duke of Gloucester, and is used as a courtesy title by the Duke's son, Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster. Ulster is one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland.
Earls of Ulster, Peerage of Ireland, First Creation (1205)
- Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster (1176–1243)
Earls of Ulster, Peerage of Ireland, Second Creation (1264)
- Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (died 1271)
- Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259–1326)
- William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (1312–1333)
- Elizabeth de Burgh, Duchess of Clarence, 4th Countess of Ulster (died 1363)
- Philippa, Countess of March, 5th Countess of Ulster, (1355–1382)
- Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March and 6th Earl of Ulster (1374–1398)
- Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March and 7th Earl of Ulster (1391–1425)
- Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, 8th Earl of Ulster (1412–1460)
- Edward of York, 4th Duke of York, 9th Earl of Ulster (1442–1483), merged in crown 1461
Earls of Ulster, Peerage of Ireland, Third Creation (1659)
- James Stuart, Duke of York and Albany (1633–1701), merged in crown 1685
Earls of Ulster, Peerage of Ireland, Fourth Creation (1716)
Earls of Ulster, Peerage of Ireland, Fifth Creation (1760)
- Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany (1739–1767)
Earls of Ulster, Peerage of Ireland, Sixth Creation (1784)
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827)
Earls of Ulster, Peerage of the United Kingdom, First Creation (1866)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844–1900)
Earls of Ulster, Peerage of the United Kingdom, Second Creation (1928)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900–1974)
- Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (born 1944)
- Alexander Windsor (born 1974), Prince Richard's eldest son, is the heir-apparent to the dukedom, and, as such, uses "Earl of Ulster" as a courtesy title.
See also
References
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ulster, Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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