Sir Walter DE BURGH

Abt 1230 - 1271  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Walter DE BURGH
  Prefix	Sir
  Born	Abt 1230	County Norfolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1st Earl of Ulster, Lord of Connaught and Munster in Ireland
  Cause of Death	Died after a week’s illness
  Buried	1271	Athassel Abbey, Golden, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
  Died	28 Jul 1271	Galway Castle, Galway, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland
  Person ID	I43278	Main
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Lord Richard DE BURGH,   b. Abt 1193, Galway Castle, Galway, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland ,   d. Bef 17 Feb 1242, Gascony, Aquitaine, France  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Mother	Egidia LACY,   b. Abt 1200, Trim Castle, County Meath, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. Aft 22 Feb 1247, Connaught Province, Ireland  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Family ID	F30508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aveline FITZJOHN,   b. Abt 1235, Shere, Surrey, England ,   d. 20 May 1274, Dunmow Priory, Essex, England  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Children	+ 1. Sir Richard DE BURGH,   b. Abt 1259, Ulster Plantation, Northern Ireland ,   d. 29 Jul 1326, Cashel, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland  (Age ~ 67 years) + 2. Giles DE BURGH,   b. Abt 1260,   d. ?
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F30507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Walter de Burgh was 2nd Lord of Connaught and 1st Earl of Ulster (after its restoration), the second son of Richard Mor de Burgh and Egidia de Lacy. He founded Athassel Priory. Walter was succeeded by his eldest son, Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (The Red Earl of Ulster). Other children: Theobald William Thomas Egidia who married Sir James STEWART (1243-1309), High Steward of Scotland