Biography of Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster 1310-1377

On 30 Dec 1292 [her father] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 11) and [her mother] Maud Chaworth (age 10) were married. He the son of Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 47) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 1248-1302 (age 44). He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

Around 1310 Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster was born to Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 29) and Maud Chaworth (age 27). She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 03 Dec 1322 [her mother] Maud Chaworth (age 40) died.

On 29 Jul 1326 Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster 1259-1326 (age 67) died at Altassel Priory. His grandson [her future husband] William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster (age 13) succeeded 3rd Earl Ulster.

On 16 Nov 1327 William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster (age 15) and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Ulster. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 46) and Maud Chaworth. They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 06 Jul 1332 [her daughter] Elizabeth Burgh Duchess of Clarence was born to [her husband] William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster (age 19) and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster (age 22) at Carrickfergus Castle, Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

Before 28 Feb 1333 Henry Ferrers 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby (age 30) and [her sister-in-law] Isabel Verdun Baroness Ferrers Groby (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ferrers of Groby. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 06 Jun 1333 [her husband] William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster (age 20) was murdered by Richard de Mandeville in revenge for the murder of Richard's wife's brother Walter Liath de Burgh the year before. Baron Burgh extinct.

In or before 1345 Ralph Ufford (age 43) and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster (age 34) were married. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 63) and Maud Chaworth. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1345 [her daughter] Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford 1345-1413 was born to [her husband] Ralph Ufford (age 43) and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster (age 35) at Ufford, Suffolk. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 22 Sep 1345 [her father] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 64) died at Leicester Castle [Map]. His son [her brother] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 35) succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Earl Lancaster.

In 1346 [her husband] Ralph Ufford (age 44) died at Kilmainham, Dublin.

Before 1349 John Bardolf 3rd Baron Bardolf (age 34) and [her former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Damory Baroness Bardolf (age 30) were married. She by marriage Baroness Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 25 Jul 1349 [her former sister-in-law] Isabel Verdun Baroness Ferrers Groby (age 33) died at Groby, Leicestershire.

In 1352 [her son-in-law] Lionel Plantagenet 1st Duke of Clarence (age 13) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Burgh Duchess of Clarence (age 19) were married. He by marriage Earl Ulster. She was the sole heir of her father and brought the de Burgh inheritance of the lands of Ulster to the marriage. As a consequence of their earlier betrothal he had been called Earl Ulster since 1347. She the daughter of William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster 1310-1377 (age 42). He the son of King Edward III of England (age 39) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 37). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1360 [her former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Damory Baroness Bardolf (age 42) died.

Before 16 Jan 1362 [her son-in-law] Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford 1336-1371 (age 26) and [her daughter] Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford 1345-1413 (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of Ralph Ufford and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster 1310-1377 (age 52). He the son of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford (age 53). He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 05 May 1377 Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster (age 67) died at Bruisyard Abbey, Suffolk [Map]. She was buried at Bruisyard Abbey, Suffolk [Map].

Around 1400. Window in the Chicheley Chapel at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map] from the late 14th early 15th Century depicting alliances of the Ufford family (who are thought to have owned the manor of Wimpole before the Chicheleys) and the Plantagenets through the marriage of [her former husband] Ralph Ufford and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster, daughter of [her father] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster .

From top to bottom, left to right:

Tiptoft Arms. The Tiptoft family owned the nearby manor of Harleston.

Bardolf Arms.

Avenell Arms. The Avenell family once held a manor in Wimpole.

Telemache Arms.

Ufford Arms. Believed to be the arms of William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk. Note the difference of an annulet argent (white) in the top left corner.

Bohun Arms. Possibly William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton.

Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster 1281 1345 Arms. Possibly Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster although the label doesn't appear to have the fleur de lys of France.

Bassingbourne Arms.

Engaine Arms. John de Engaine lived in Huntingdonshire.

Lisle Arms. Possibly Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle. Robert settled at nearby Rampton.

[her former brother-in-law] Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk who married whose father Walter Norwich owned the manor of Cobbs in Wimpole.

Ufford Arms with a label three points. Believed to be Robert Ufford who predeceased his father Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk.

Bassingbourne Arms.

The figure in the middle is believed to represent William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk.

From an original description by James C Powell 1903.

[her son] John Burgh was born to William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England.

Family Trees of Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster 1310-1377

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster 1310-1377

Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd -999

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd -999

Kings England: Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of Louis "Lion" VIII King France

Royal Descendants of Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster 1310-1377

King Edward IV of England x 1

King Richard III of England x 1

Elizabeth York Queen Consort England x 1

King Edward V of England x 1

Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland x 1

King Henry VIII of England and Ireland x 1

Mary Tudor Queen Consort France x 1

Queen Jane Seymour x 1

King James V of Scotland x 1

Queen Mary I of England and Ireland x 1

Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland x 1

Jane "Nine Days Queen" Grey I Queen England and Ireland x 1

King Edward VI of England and Ireland x 2

Mary Queen of Scots x 1

King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland x 2

Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia x 2

King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland x 2

King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland x 2

King James II of England Scotland and Ireland x 2

King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland x 2

Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine 1651-1685 x 2

King George I of Great Britain and Ireland x 2

Marie Louise Bourbon Queen Consort Spain 1662-1689 x 2

Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland x 2

Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland x 2

Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1668-1705 x 2

Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia 1669-1728 x 2

King George II of Great Britain and Ireland x 2

Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 1687-1757 x 2

Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740 x 2

Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia x 2

Louis I King Spain 1707-1724 x 2

Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain 1709-1742 x 2

Louis XV King France x 2

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia 1711-1741 x 2

Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia 1712-1786 x 4

Ferdinand VI King Spain 1713-1759 x 2

Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1724-1751 x 2

Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia 1726-1796 x 2

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland x 2

William Elector of Hesse x 2

Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797 x 4

Gustav III King Sweden x 4

Queen Sophia of Sweden 1746-1813 x 2

Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg x 2

Charles XIII King Sweden 1748-1818 x 4

Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 x 2

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1751-1775 x 2

Louis XVI King France x 4

Louis XVIII King France 1755-1824 x 4

King Charles X of France 1757-1836 x 4

King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland x 2

King William IV of the United Kingdom x 2

Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1767-1852 x 4

Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway 1768-1839 x 4

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England x 2

Frederick William II King Prussia 1770-1840 x 4

Ernest Augustus King Hanover x 2

King Louis Philippe I of France x 2

Ferdinand VII King Spain x 2

Louis XVII King France 1785-1795 x 4

Frederick William IV King Prussia 1795-1861 x 4

Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway 1796-1881 x 4

William I King Prussia 1797-1888 x 4

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain 1806-1878 x 4

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 1817-1898 x 2

King Christian IX of Denmark 1818-1906 x 4

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom x 2

George V King Hanover 1819-1878 x 2

Isabella II Queen Spain x 6

Frederick III King Prussia x 4

x 8

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia x 2

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom x 2

Frederick VIII King Denmark 1843-1912 x 6

Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England x 6

George I King Greece 1845-1913 x 6

Alfonso XII King Spain x 8

Gustav V King Sweden 1858-1950 x 8

Wilhelm Hohenzollern x 6

Maria de las Mercedes Unknown Queen Consort Spain 1860-1878 x 4

George V King United Kingdom x 8

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England x 6

Frederick Charles I King Finland 1868-1940 x 2

Constantine I King Greece x 14

Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway x 8

Christian X King Denmark 1870-1947 x 6

Haakon VII King Norway x 6

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1879-1952 x 8

Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden 1882-1973 x 8

Alfonso XIII King Spain 1886-1941 x 8

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain 1887-1969 x 2

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden x 2

George II King Hellenes x 20

Alexander I King Greece 1893-1920 x 20

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom x 14

King George VI of the United Kingdom x 14

Paul I King Greece 1901-1964 x 20

Olav Glücksburg V King Norway 1903-1991 x 14

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark 1910-2000 x 14

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh x 16

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 49

Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain 1938- x 38

Juan Carlos I King Spain 1938- x 10

Constantine II King Hellenes 1940- x 38

Carl XVI King Sweden 1946- x 24

King Charles III x 65

Diana Spencer Princess Wales 1961-1997 x 133

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales x 1

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 198

Ancestors of Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster 1310-1377

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandFather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence 1198-1245

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 1198-1267

Great x 4 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Father: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adèle Blois Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile 1161-1214 Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 1248-1302 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant 1207-1248 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Metz 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 1224-1288 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Swabia

Great x 2 Grandmother:

Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster 1310-1377 Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

GrandFather: Patrick Chaworth

Mother: Maud Chaworth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Beauchamp

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne de Saint Valéry Saint Valéry Baroness Beauchamp

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Beauchamp

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Maudit

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Beaumont

Great x 4 Grandmother:

GrandMother: Isabella Beauchamp Baroness Monthermer

Great x 3 Grandfather:

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke