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Walter de Burgh 1st Earl of Ulster
d. 1271
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1271
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Walter de Burgh, lord of Connacht, was created Earl of Ulster in 1264 and died at Galway.
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✓ WALTER DE BURGH, 1st Earl of ULSTER (c.1230-1271); m. AVELINE FitzJOHN; father of the Red Earl (our line). Source: standard account (CP 'Kildare'/'Ulster'; web-confirmed 6 Aug 2026 pending the CP Kildare pp.368-73 photographs); contested rungs note-only, not hardened.