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Walter 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De Burgh 1230–1271 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1230

Birth Location: Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland

Death Date: 28 Jul 1271

Death Location: Galway Castle, Ulster, Galway, Ireland

Father: Richard Burgh

Mother: Egidia Lacy

Spouse(s): Lady FitzJohn

Children(s): Sir Ulster, Theobald DeBurgh, Giles BURGH, Hubert DeBurgh, Egidia DeBurgh, Agatha BURGH, William Burgh, Agatha DeBurgh, Jill deBurgh

Walter 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De Burgh was born in 1230 in Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland, the child of Richard Mor The Great Earl Of Ulster And Justiciar Of Ireland De Burgh And Egidia Gille Lady Of Connaught De Lacy. Walter 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De Burgh married Lady Aveline Isabel Fitzgeoffrey Fitzjohn, and had children including Agatha De Burgh, Agatha Deburgh, Egidia Deburgh, Giles De Burgh, Hubert Deburgh, Jill Deburgh, Sir Richard Og The Red Earl De Burgh 2Nd Earl Of Ulster, Theobald Deburgh, William De Burgh. Walter 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De Burgh passed away in 1271 in Galway Castle, Ulster, Galway, Ireland.

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  • Walter 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De Burgh was born in 1230 in Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland, the child of Richard Mor The Great Earl Of Ulster And Justiciar Of Ireland De Burgh And Egidia Gille Lady Of Connaught De Lacy.
  • Walter 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De Burgh married Lady Aveline Isabel Fitzgeoffrey Fitzjohn, and had children including Agatha De Burgh, Agatha Deburgh, Egidia Deburgh, Giles De Burgh, Hubert Deburgh, Jill Deburgh, Sir Richard Og The Red Earl De Burgh 2Nd Earl Of Ulster, Theobald Deburgh, William De Burgh.
  • Walter 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De Burgh passed away in 1271 in Galway Castle, Ulster, Galway, Ireland.

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Walter Burgh's Ancestors

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Walter Burgh
1230–1271
Birth Place: Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland
Parents
Richard Mor "the Great" Earl of Ulster and Justiciar of Ireland De Burgh
1186–1242
Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland
Egidia ("Gille" Lady of Connaught De) Lacy
1196–1243
Trim, Meath, Ireland
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Walter Burgh's Descendants

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Walter (1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De) Burgh (1230–28 Jul 1271) m. Lady (Aveline Isabel FitzGeoffrey) FitzJohn (1248–20 May 1274)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Og "The Red Earl" de Burgh 2nd Earl of) Ulster 1259–1326 m. Lady (Margaret de) Guines 1264–1304
    1. 1. Sir (John De Burgh, 2nd Earl of) Ulster 1286–1313 m. Baroness (Elizabeth DeClare DeBurgh DeVerdun) D'Amory 1295–1360
      1. 1. William (Donn (The Brown) DeBurgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, Lord of) Connaught 1312–1333 m. Matilda (Maud Ulster Plantagenet, Countess LeStrange DeBurgh) Ufford 1298–1377
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((DeBurgh) (Plantagenet) (DeRichmond) (Bruce)) England 1332–1363 m. Lionel (of Antwerp (d'Avesnes) 1st Duke of Clarence, Prince of England, Earl of Ulster PLANTAGENET \ House of) York 1338–1368
        2. 2. John Burgh 1340–
      2. 2. Joan DeVerdon 1303–1334
      3. 3. Walter (William De) Verdon 1304–1338
      4. 4. Elizabeth DeVerdun 1306–1360
      5. 5. Margaret (Margery) Verdon 1310–1363
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Isabel) Verdon 1316–1349
      7. 7. Elizabeth Damory 1318–1363
      8. 8. Eleanor Amorie 1320–1364
      9. 9. John Verdon 1325–
    2. 2. Elizabeth DeBurgh 1284–1327
  2. 2. Theobald DeBurgh 1261–1303
  3. 3. Giles (De) BURGH 1263–1327
  4. 4. Hubert DeBurgh 1267–
  5. 5. Egidia DeBurgh 1263–1327
  6. 6. Agatha (De) BURGH 1274–
  7. 7. William (de) Burgh 1267–
  8. 8. Agatha DeBurgh 1247–1295
  9. 9. Jill deBurgh 1262–

Walter Burgh's Timeline

2 Records

1230
1230
Birth of Walter 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De Burgh in Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland
Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland
1271
28 Jul 1271
Age 41
Death of Walter 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught De Burgh in Galway Castle, Ulster, Galway, Ireland
Galway Castle, Ulster, Galway, Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1230
    Event Place: Galway Castle, Ulster, Connaught, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1271
    Event Place: Galway Castle, Ulster, Galway, Ireland

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