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Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland 1186–1242 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1186

Birth Location: Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Clair, Ireland

Death Date: 17 Feb 1242

Death Location: Gascony, (while on a royal expedition to) Poitou, France

Father: William DeBurgh

Mother: Donal Brien

Spouse(s): Egidia Lacy, Egidia Lacy, Hodiernna Gernon

Children(s): Sir Connaught, Walter Burgh

Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland was born in 1186 in Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Clair, Ireland, the child of William Fitzaldhelm Deburgh And Donal Mor Mac Turlough O Brien. Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland married Egidia De Lacy, Egidia Gille Lady Of Connaght De Lacy, Hodiernna De Gernon, and had children including Sir Walter Lord Of Connaught De Burgh 1St Earl Of Ulster 2Nd Lord Of Connaught, Walter 2Nd Lord Of Connaught 1St Earl Of Ulster Burgh. Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland passed away in 1242 in Gascony, (while on a royal expedition to) Poitou, France.

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  • Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland was born in 1186 in Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Clair, Ireland, the child of William Fitzaldhelm Deburgh And Donal Mor Mac Turlough O Brien.
  • Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland married Egidia De Lacy, Egidia Gille Lady Of Connaght De Lacy, Hodiernna De Gernon, and had children including Sir Walter Lord Of Connaught De Burgh 1St Earl Of Ulster 2Nd Lord Of Connaught, Walter 2Nd Lord Of Connaught 1St Earl Of Ulster Burgh.
  • Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland passed away in 1242 in Gascony, (while on a royal expedition to) Poitou, France.

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Richard Ireland's Ancestors

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Richard Ireland
1186–1242
Birth Place: Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Clair, Ireland
Parents
William FitzAldhelm DeBurgh
1158–1205
Ulster, Connaught, Ireland
Donal (Mor mac Turlough O) Brien
1162–1218
Ulster, Connaught, Ireland
Grandparents
Walter DeBurgh
1133–1179
Burgh Next Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Joan Cornwall) Ponchard
1137–1173
Burgh Next Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Burgh
1108–1198
Juliana Daisnel
1112–
John Ponchard
1112–1162
Adelm Mortaigne
1117–1151
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Ireland's Descendants

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Richard (Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of) Ireland (1186–17 Feb 1242) m. Egidia (Gille, Lady of Connaght De) Lacy (1200–24 Feb 1240) m. Egidia (De) Lacy (Feb 1202–24 Feb 1240) m. Hodiernna (de) Gernon (1209–24 Feb 1240)
  1. 1. Sir (Walter, Lord of Connaught DE Burgh 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of) Connaught 1230–1271 m. Mary DeLacy 1234–1257 m. Aveline ("Avelina" FitzGerald) FitzJohn 1248–1274
    1. 1. Richard (Og (Sir), "The Red Earl," "The Young," 2nd Earl of Ulster, 3rd Baron de Burgh) II 1259–1326 m. Margaret ((Lady) de Coucy, Countess of Ulster, de) Guines 1264–1304
      1. 1. John ((2nd Earl of Ulster) De) Burgh 1290–1313 m. Elizabeth (Baroness Amorie de) Clare 1295–1360
        1. 1. Sir (William 'Donn' "The Brown" 3rd Earl of Ulster Lord of Connaught) Burgh 1312–1333 m. Lady (Maud "Lancaster" Plantagenet Baroness Le) Strange 1310–1377
  2. 2. Walter (2nd Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Ulster) Burgh 1230–1271 m. Lady (Aveline Isabel Fitzgoeffrey Fitz) John 1232–1274
    1. 1. Egidia (de) Burgh 1263–1327 m. James ((5th High Steward) Stewart Stuart Regent of) Scotland 1243–1309
      1. 1. Walter (6th High Stewart) Stewart 1293–1326 m. Margery Bruce 1296–1316
        1. 1. KING (Robert II of Scotland) Stewart 1316–1390 m. QUEEN (Elizabeth of Scotland Mure, Countess) Atholl 1320–1355 m. Eupheme (Countess Moray) deRoss 1320–1387

Richard Ireland's Timeline

4 Records

1186
1186
Birth of Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland in Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland
Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland
1186
1186
Birth of Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland in Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Clair, Ireland
Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Clair, Ireland
1242
17 Feb 1242
Age 56
Death of Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland in Gascoigne, Aquitaine, France (Enroute to Bordeaus, France)
Gascoigne, Aquitaine, France (Enroute to Bordeaus, France)
1242
17 Feb 1242
Age 56
Death of Richard Mor the Great, 1st Lord of Connaught, 1st Earl of Connaught, Earl of Ulster, Justiciar of Ireland DeBurgh Viceroy of Ireland in Gascony, (while on a royal expedition to) Poitou, France
Gascony, (while on a royal expedition to) Poitou, France

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1186
    Event Place: Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1186
    Event Place: Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Clair, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1242
    Event Place: Gascoigne, Aquitaine, France (Enroute to Bordeaus, France)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1242
    Event Place: Gascony, (while on a royal expedition to) Poitou, France

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