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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 (c.1230-1271), 1st Earl of Ulster, joined the Connacht lordship to the new earldom; the greatest Anglo-Irish magnate of his day; the Red Earl was his son.
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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.