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John de Burgh




Family 1: Elizabeth de Clare ,    b. 16 SEP 1295 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England    d. 4 NOV 1360 in Alton Castle, Alton, Staffordshire, England
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  1. Title: John de Burgh (died 1313), Wikipedia
    Author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Burgh_(died_1313)
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Burgh_(died_1313);
    Note: John de Burgh (1286 – 18 June 1313) was an Irish noble who was the son of Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, and Margaret de Burgh. Heir apparent to the Earldom of Ulster, he married (as her first husband) in Waltham Abbey, Essex, on 30 September 1308, Elizabeth de Clare, sister of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford and 8th Earl of Gloucester. She was the founder of Clare College, Cambridge, and a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. Gloucester in turn married John's sister Maud. John and Elizabeth had one son: William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (1312–1333) However, John died in Galway the next year, leaving his infant son William heir to the Earldom.
  2. Title: Book - Magna Charta Ancestry
  3. Title: Book - Bannockburn : Scottish War 1307-23
  4. Title: John de Burgh (1290-1313), The Peerage
    Author: https://www.thepeerage.com/p10694.htm#i106931 Citations: 1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 177. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. 2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 178.
    Publication: Name: https://www.thepeerage.com/p10694.htm#i106931;
    Note: John de Burgh was born circa 1290.1 He was the son of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Guînes.1 He married Elizabeth de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford and Joan of Acre, on 30 September 1308 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, EnglandG.1 He died on 18 June 1313 at Galway, County Galway, IrelandG.1 Child of John de Burgh and Elizabeth de Clare: William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster+2 b. 17 Sep 1312, d. 6 Jun 1333
  5. Title: John de Burgh (1286-1313), "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-J9FF : 12 May 2022), John de Burgh, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 86309939, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-J9FF;
    Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86309939/john-de_burgh John de Burgh BIRTH 1286 Ireland DEATH 18 Jun 1313 (aged 26–27) Galway, County Galway, Ireland BURIAL Burial Details Unknown MEMORIAL ID 86309939 John de Burgh was the son of Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Burgh. He was heir apparent to the Earldom of Ulster, he married (as her first husband) in Waltham Abbey, Essex, on September 30, 1308, Elizabeth de Clare, sister of Earl of Gloucester and Hertford. However, he was murdered in Galway by his own retainers the next year, leaving his infant son William heir apparent to the Earldom.
  6. Title: Richard de Burgh (1259-1326), The Peerage
    Author: Darryl Lundy, The Peerage, a genealogical survey of teh Peerage of Britian as well as the royal families of Europe(http://thepeerage.com : accessed 23 Jan 2020), Richard de Burgh;
    Note: Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster was born circa 1259.2 He was the son of Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster and Isabel fitz John.1 He married Margaret de Gunes, daughter of Arnould III de Gunes, Comte de Gunes and Alix Marie de Coucy, Dame de Coucy, before 27 February 1280/81.3 He died on 29 July 1326. Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster also went by the nick-name of \'the Red Earl\'.1 He gained the title of 2nd Earl of Ulster [I., 1261]. He gained the title of Earl of Connaught.4 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.5 Children of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Gunes Aveline de Burgh+6 Katherine de Burgh6 d. c 1 Nov 1331 Lady Joan de Burgh+7 d. 23 Apr 1359 Lady Elizabeth de Burgh+ b. c 1280, d. 26 Oct 1327 John de Burgh+3 b. c 1290, d. 18 Jun 1313Children of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster unknown son de Burgh+8 Eleanor de Burgh+9 Matilda de Burgh10 b. c 1290, d. 1320Citations [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 69. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 173. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 177. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain\'s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 209. Hereinafter cited as Britain\'s Royal Families. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), de Burgh, Richard. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 170. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VII, page 222. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1211. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IX, page 404. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain\'s Royal Families, page 83.

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