Noble family de Burgh Name John Burgh | Mother Margaret de Burgh | |
Father Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster Role Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster\'s son Died June 18, 1313, Galway, Republic of Ireland Spouse Elizabeth de Clare (m. 1308) Parents Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster Children William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster Grandchildren Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster Grandparents Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster | ||
John de Burgh (1286 – 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 Matilda.
John and Elizabeth had one son:
However, he died in Galway the next year, leaving his infant son William heir apparent to the Earldom.
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