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Biography. De Burgh was the second son of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connaught and Egidia de Lacy. In 1243, he succeeded his father as Lord of Connacht. In a royal order from Westminster in September 1247, Sir John Fitzgeoffrey was charged by the king with seizing the lands of Walter de Burgh's older brother Richard, who had died.
Jun 16, 2022 · De Burgh was the second son of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connaught and Egidia de Lacy. He founded Athassel Priory. In 1243, he succeeded his father as Lord of Connacht, and was created Earl of Ulster as well in 1264. In 1270, he and Walter de Ufford, the Justiciar of Ireland, were defeated by Aedh mac Felim Ua Conchobair at Ath an Chip.
De Burgh, Walter, 1st Earl of Ulster, son of preceding, married Maud, daughter and heiress of Hugh de Lacy, Earl of Ulster.At her father's decease, about 1243, he became, in her right, Earl of Ulster.
History of Walter de Burgh (1230-1271) Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught (c. 1230 – 28 July 1271), also spelt Bourke or Burke, was an Irish peer from the House of Burke. Biography De Burgh was the second son of R …
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Burgh, Walter de ( c. 1230–1271) 1st earl of Ulster , lord of Connacht , was the second son of Richard de Burgh (qv) (d. 1243), lord of Connacht, and Egidia, daughter of Walter de Lacy (qv), lord of Meath. Before October 1249 he was taken to England as a ward of Henry III, his elder brother, Richard, having died a year earlier.
When Walter De Burgh, Earl Of Ulster was born in 1230, in Galway, County Galway, Ireland, his father, Richard Mor de Burgh, of Connaught, was 36 and his mother, Hodierna de Gernon, was 22. He married Aveline FitzJohn about 1254, in Surrey, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 28 July 1271, in Connagh ...
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When Walter, Earl Of Ulster De Burgh was born about 1230, in Clare, County Mayo, Ireland, his father, Richard Mor de Burgh, of Connaught, was 37 and his mother, Egidia de Lacy Lady of Connaught, was 32. He married Aveline FitzJohn about 1254, in Surrey, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
