John DE BURGH
- Born: Abt 1286
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth DE CLARE
- Died: 18 Jun 1313 aged about 27
General Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Burgh_(died_1313)
John de Burgh (1286 \endash 18 June 1313) 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 September 30, 1308, Elizabeth de Clare, sister of Earl of Gloucester and Hertford. 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\endash 1333)
However, John died in Galway the next year, leaving his infant son William heir to the Earldom.
John married Elizabeth DE CLARE, daughter of Gilbert DE CLARE , 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford and Joan "of Acre" OF ENGLAND. (Elizabeth DE CLARE was born on 16 Sep 1295 in Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England and died on 4 Nov 1360 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England.)
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