Its Royal Connexion: Ancestor of English Sovereigns The suggestion in the columns off "Morning Post" of a Dukedomt Ulster for a Royal Prince recalls the present dynasty's descent front the ancient Eavls of Ulster and also, the fact that Earldoms of Ulster have frequently been conferred upon [members of the Royal Family in-re" tent centuries (Writes a correspon dent).
In 1181 Horny IL, conferred ant Earldom of Ulster upon John de Courey, Viceroy of Ireland. He la believed to have died without issue, In 1205 King John created Sit Hugh de Lacy Earl of Ulster, and from him all the holders of" the subsequent creations descend. Hi Gaughter and heir married Walter de Burgh. Their son, Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, was a great soldier and statesman, and the most powerful nobleman in'Treland in his One of his daughters was the second wife of King Robert Bruce, the mother of David LI, of Scotléndy and an ancestress of the Duke of Sutherland. William de Butgh, 1 of Ulster, had an only, ady Elizabeth de Burgh. She (third on of Edward TU.), fourth Earl of Ulster in right of his wife, Their daughter and heir, Philippa married Edmond Mortimer Earl of March, jure tzoris fifth Earl of Ulster. the grand-daughter, Lady, Anne Mortimer, of this mama was the grandmother of Edward ancestor of all subsequent English In 1716 George I. conferred an Earldom of Ulster upon his broth Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of York, etc, whose titles became tinct'in 1728. In 1760 George IIT brother, also a Duke of 'York, w created' Earl of Ulster, the.' title again becoming extinct in 1767, In 1784 George III, conferred an Barl~ dom of Ulster on his soldier son, the Duke of York, on whose death 1822 this title again expired, "All these creations were in the Irish Peerage.
The Duke of Edinburgh.
A British Barldom of Ulster was reared for the first time in 1860 by, Queen Victoria in favour of het second son, the Duke of Edinburgh, afterwards Duke of Saxe-Coburg, At his death in 1900, predeceased by, hhis only son, all his British honor including that of Ulster, becom tinct, Her Majesty the' Queen of Rumania is the senior representative of this last Earl of Ulster. She is his eldest daughter,
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