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Elizabeth de Burgh

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Elizabeth de Burgh

Birth
Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death
10 Dec 1363 (aged 31)
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Burial
Clare, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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English Nobility. The Duchess of Clarence, she was the only child of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, and Maud Plantagenet. Born in Castle Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland, after her father's murder in June 1333 she became the sole legal heir to all the de Burgh lands in Ireland. Raised in England, she married her cousin, Lionel of Antwerp, the 1st Duke of Clarence, in 1352. In 1355 they had a child, Philippa Plantagenet. The Countess of Ulster died in Dublin in 1363 during her husband's term as Governor of Ireland.
English Nobility. The Duchess of Clarence, she was the only child of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, and Maud Plantagenet. Born in Castle Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland, after her father's murder in June 1333 she became the sole legal heir to all the de Burgh lands in Ireland. Raised in England, she married her cousin, Lionel of Antwerp, the 1st Duke of Clarence, in 1352. In 1355 they had a child, Philippa Plantagenet. The Countess of Ulster died in Dublin in 1363 during her husband's term as Governor of Ireland.

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  • Originally Created by: julia&keld
  • Added: Nov 11, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16607584/elizabeth-de_burgh: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth de Burgh (6 Jul 1332–10 Dec 1363), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16607584, citing Clare Priory, Clare, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.