John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth
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John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth
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John de Bermingham, 1st and last Earl of Louth was an Irish peer. He was the commander of the Anglo-Irish army in the Battle of Faughart, the decisive battle in the Irish Bruce Wars 1315–1318. In this battle, Edward Bruce was killed, and Bermingham had Bruce's severed head 'salted in a chest' and transported to England to be put on display before Edward II. He was briefly Viceroy of Ireland in 1321. Bermingham was the son of Piers FitzJames MacPhioris de Bermingham and Ela de Odingsells. He was
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Irish knight and nobleman
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2023-07-20T05:50:35Z
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