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John de Courcy was created the earl of Ulster, to which dignity was attached the lordship of Connaught, in 1181. He married Affreca, daughter of Godfred II "the Black" Olafsson, King of the Isle of Man, and Findguala MacLochlainn, in 1182. Having conquered Ulster for Henry II, because of de Courcy's separatist tendencies, in 1199 King John ...
Along with Inch Abbey, Greyabbey is the best example of Anglo-Norman Cistercian architecture in Ulster and was the daughter house of Holm Cultram (Cumbria). It was founded in 1193 by Affreca, wife of John de Courcy, the Anglo-Norman invader of East Ulster. Poor and decayed in the late Middle Ages, the abbey was dissolved in 1541 but in the ...
Grey Abbey is a ruined Cistercian priory that is the only Abbey in Ireland founded by a woman – John de Courcy’s wife Affreca. Affreca de Courcy or Affrica Guðrøðardóttir was a late 12th-/early 13th-century noblewoman. She was the daughter of Godred Olafsson, King of the Isles, and a member of the Crovan dynasty. In the late 12th ...
3 de feb. de 2023 · In 1180 Affreca wed John de Courcy, an ambitious Anglo-Norman invader knight, who had successfully established a power-base in the north of Ireland. This marriage alliance with his wife’s Crovan dynasty would have added considerably to de Courcy’s military power and his prestige. The couple had two sons Miles and Fergus. Conflict
8 de jul. de 2019 · Fergus Courcy. (1195) Fergus Courcy. Born 1195 in Isle of Man, Scotland. Ancestors. Son of John (Courcy) de Courcy and Affreca (Godredsdottir) de Courcy. Brother of Miles (Courcy) de Courcy. [spouse (s) unknown]
Affreca de Courcy or Affrica Guðrøðardóttir was a late 12th-/early 13th-century noblewoman. She was the daughter of Godred Olafsson, King of the Isles, a member of the Crovan dynasty. In the late 12th-century, she married John de Courcy. Affrica is noted for religious patronage in Northern Ireland.
15 de ene. de 2012 · Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Summary [edit]. Description: Photo of the mannequin of Affreca de Courcy at Carrickfergus Castle.Original caption: She's looking toward the Isle of Man.
