Ruaidhrí Ua Conchobair

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Ruaidhrí Ua Conchobair, stone depiction above an archway in Cong Abbey

Ruaidhrí Ua Conchobair ( Anglicized Rory O'Connor ; † 1198 in Cong ) was the last of Ireland's high king of Irish descent .

Life

Ruaidhrí was a son of Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair , the king of Connacht . His father became Irish King in 1151, but he lost the title in 1154 to Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn , King of Tyrone . After the death of his father, Ruaidhrí became king of Connacht in 1156. As early as 1152 he fought together with his father-in-law Tigernán Ua Ruairc against Diarmuid , the king of Leinster . He became Hochkönig in 1166 after Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn fell while defending against an attack by his supporters. Ruaidhrí now supported Tigernán Ua Ruairc when he defeated Muirchertach's ally Diarmuid, who then fled to England. When Diarmuid received support from Anglo-Norman conquerors in 1169 , Ruaidhrí was initially able to beat this at Ferns . After the arrival of further reinforcements under Richard Strongbow and a campaign by King Henry II of England to Ireland from 1171 to 1172, the Anglo-Norman conquerors were able to establish themselves on the island.

In 1175 Ruaidhrí Ua Conchobair concluded the Treaty of Windsor with Henry II . After this agreement he remained high king of the areas in Ireland not conquered by the Anglorormans. In return, he recognized the English king as his overlord and paid him tribute. However, Ruaidhrí Ua Conchobair was unable to prevail over the other Irish kings and lost the confidence of both the Irish and the Anglo-Norman barons. In 1183 he had to abdicate in favor of his son Conchobar. He later tried unsuccessfully to regain his title and eventually retired as an old man to Cong Monastery.

Descendants

He had at least thirteen children including:

literature

  • Emmett O'Byrne: Including Conchobair, Ruaidhrí. In: Medieval Ireland. To Encyclopedia. Routledge, New York 2005, ISBN 1-135-94824-0 , pp. 464-473

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christine Kinealy: History of Ireland. Magnus, Essen 2004, ISBN 3-88400-418-2 , p. 57
personal data
SURNAME Ruaidhrí Ua Conchobair
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rory O'Connor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Connacht and High King of Ireland
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH 1198
Place of death Cong