John De Burgh (1286–1313)
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John de Burgh ( ; 1286 – 18 June 1313) was an Irish
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who was the son of
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and 3rd Baron of Connaught ( ; Latinized to de Burgo; 1240 – 29 July 1326), called The Red Earl, was one of the most powerful Anglo-Norman nobles in Ireland during the late 13th and early 14th centu ...
and his mother was, Margarite.


Background

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to the Earldom of Ulster, he married (as her first husband) in
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, Essex, on 30 September 1308,
Elizabeth de Clare Elizabeth de Clare, 11th Lady of Clare (16 September 1295 – 4 November 1360) was a member of the Anglo-Norman family, de Clare, and heiress to the lordships of Clare, Suffolk, in England and Usk in Wales. She is sometimes referred to as E ...
, sister of
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, 7th Earl of Hertford ( May 1291 – 24 June 1314) was an English nobleman and military commander in the Scottish Wars. In contrast to most English earls at the time, his main focus lay in the pu ...
and 8th Earl of Gloucester. She was the founder of
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, and a granddaughter of King
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. Gloucester in turn married John's sister Maud.


Family

John and Elizabeth had one son: *
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and 4th Baron of Connaught ( ; 17 September 1312 – 6 June 1333) was an Irish noble who was Lieutenant of Ireland (1331) and whose murder, aged 20, led to the Burke Civil War. Background The grandso ...
(1312–1333) However, John died in
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the next year, leaving his infant son William heir to the Earldom.


Ancestry


See also

*
House of Burgh The House of Burgh (; ; ), also known by the family names of Burke and Bourke (), is an Ireland, Irish family, descending from the Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman de Burgh dynasty, who played a prominent role in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Irel ...
, an Anglo-Norman and
Hiberno-Norman Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans (; ) is a modern term for the descendants of Norman settlers who arrived during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. Most came from England and Wales. They are distinguished from the native ...
dynasty founded in 1193 *
Lord of Connaught Lord of Connaught () was a title used by several Norman barons in Ireland. Granted to William de Burgh, the lordship was claimed by his son, Richard Mor de Burgh, and his descendants. Conquest During the Norman invasion of Ireland, William de Bur ...


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* * ** ''Earls of Ulster and Lords of Connacht, 1205–1460 (de Burgh, de Lacy and Mortimer)'', p. 170. {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgh, John de 1286 births 1313 deaths 13th-century Irish people 14th-century Irish people Nobility from County Galway John de Normans in Ireland Younger sons of earls