Úgaine Mór mac Echach, Ard Rí na h'Éireann (c.-669 - -593) MP

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Birthplace: Ireland
Death: Died in Ireland
Occupation: 66th High King of Ireland
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About Úgaine Mór mac Echach, Ard Rí na h'Éireann

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Againe_M%C3%B3r

Based on merged profiles,

Death date 593 or 594 BC

"The Great", a High King of Ireland -SPF -------------------- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cnoelldunc/Ancient/Heremon/D1.htm

   Ugaine "the Great" was the 66th Monarch of Ireland. Was called Mór on account of his extensive dominions, being sovereign of all the Islands of Western Europe. Was married to Cæsair, daughter. to the King of France, and by her had issue, twenty-two sons and three daughters. 
   In order to prevent these children encroaching on each other he divided the Kingdom into twenty-five portions, allotting to each his (or her) distinct inheritance. By means of this division the taxes of the country were collected during the succeeding 300 years. All the sons died without issue except two, Laeghaire Lorc, ancestor of all the Leinster Heremonians; and Cobthach Caolbhreagh, from whom the Heremonians of Leath Cuinn, Meath, Ulster, and Conacht derive their pedigree. 
   In the early ages the Irish Kings made many military expeditions into foreign countries. Ugaine Mór, called by O'Flaherty, in his Ogygia, "Hugonius Magnus," was contemporary with Alexander the Great; and is stated to have sailed with a fleet into the Mediterranean, landed his forces in Africa, and also attacked Sicily; and having proceeded to Gaul, was married to Cæsair, daughter of the King of the Gauls. 
   Hugonius was buried at Cruachan. The Irish sent, during the Punic wars, auxiliary troops to their Celtic Brethren, the Gauls; who in their alliance with the Carthaginians under Hannibal, fought against the Roman armies in Spain and Italy. 
   Ugaine was at length, B.C. 593, slain by Badhbhchadh, who failed to secure the fruits of his murder, the Irish Throne, as he was executed by order of Laeghaire Lorc, the murdered Monarch's son, who became the 68th Monarch.

-------------------- Ugaine Mor the Great, King of Ireland, m. Caer (Cesair Cruthach, Kesair III) in Gaul, d. ca. 594 BC in Magh Muireadh, Ireland, cause of death was murder by Badhbhchadh, his brother.

Father: Eochaidh Buadhach

He became the sixty-sixth monarch of Ireland ca. 633 BC and reigned for forty years. He was the foster son of Macha Mong Ruadh (Macha the Red Haired) and Cimbaeth. After Cimbaeth died Macha ruled as the first Queen of Ireland. She ruled for seven years before she was slain by Reachtaidh Righdhearg. Ugaine slew Reachtaidh in revenge.

According to some historians Ugaine Mor commanded a fleet to the Mediterranean, landed in Africa, and attacked Sicily. Afterward he went to Gaul, where he married Cesair. They had twenty one sons and three daughters. He supposedly conquered western Europe.

Ugaine extracted oaths from the men of Ireland by "all the elements visible and invisible" that they would never contend with his children or race for the sovereinty of Ireland.

After Ugaine's murder his son, Laeghaire Lorc, became king.

Spouse: Eithne Amlabur

Married.

Children:

Cobhthach Cael Breagh, King of Ireland, d. ca. 542 BC in Dinn Righ, Ireland, cause of death was roasting alive in a metal building at the burning of Dinn Righ.

Loegaire Lorc, d. ca. 592 BC in Carman, Wexford, Ireland, cause of death was muder by his brother, Cobhthach.

-------------------- Title: King of Ireland -------------------- Augaine (Ugaine) Mór Monarch of Ireland

Death

593 BC

Father

Eochaid Buaid mac Duach

Mother

Tamar Tephi ha-David

Misc. Notes

In the early ages the Irish Kings made many military expeditions into foreign countries. Ugaine Mór, called by O'Flaherty, in his Ogygia, "Hugonius Magnus," was contemporary with Alexander the Great; and is stated to have sailed with a fleet into the Mediterranean, landed his forces in Africa, and also attacked Sicily; and. having proceeded to Gaul, was married to Cæsair, daughter of the King of the Gauls. Hugonius was buried at Cruachan. The Irish sent, during the Punic wars, auxiliary troops to their Celtic Brethren, the Gauls; who in their alliance with the Carthaginians under Hannibal, fought against the Roman armies in Spain and Italy. —CONNELLAN.

This Ugaine, (or Hugony) the Great was the 66th Monarch of Ireland. Was called Mór on account of his extensive dominions, — being sovereign of all the Islands of Western Europe. Was married to Cæsair, dau. to the King of France, and by her had issue-twenty-two sons and three daughters. In order to prevent these children encroaching on each other he divided the Kingdom into twenty-five portions, allotting to each his (or her) distinct inheritance. By means of this division the taxes of the country were collected during the succeeding 300 years. All the sons died without issue except two, viz: — Laeghaire Lorc, ancestor of all the Leinster Heremonians; and Cobthach Caolbhreagh, from whom the Heremonians of Leath Cuinn, viz., Meath, Ulster, and Conacht derive their pedigree. Ugaine was at length, B.C. 593, stain by Badhbhchadh, who failed to secure the fruits of his murder — the Irish Throne, as he was executed by order of Laeghaire Lorc, the murdered Monarch's son, who became the 68th Monarch.

Part III, Chapter IV of Irish Pedigrees, by John O'Hart, published 1892, pages 351-9, 664-8 and 708-9.

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