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Margery de Burgh

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Margery de Burgh
Born1224
Galway, Ireland
Died1 March 1252(1252-03-01) (aged 27–28)
Noble familyHouse of Burgh
Spouse(s)Theobald Le Botiller
IssueTheobald Le Botiller
Elizabeth Butler (Le Botiller)
FatherRichard Mor de Burgh, Lord of Connaught
MotherEgidia de Lacy

Margery de Burgh (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR; 1224–1252) was a Norman-Irish noblewoman and wife of Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland.

Family and lineage

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Margery de Burgh was born in Galway, Ireland, the eldest daughter of Richard Mor de Burgh, Lord of Connacht and Justiciar of Ireland, and Egidia de Lacy. She had three brothers and three sisters, including Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster.

Marriage and issue

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In 1242, Margery married Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland (1224–1248), the eldest son of Theobald le Botiller, Chief Butler of Ireland and his first wife, Joan, daughter of Geoffrey de Marsh (or Mareys), Knt., Justiciar of Ireland.[citation needed]

Margery and Theobald had two children:

Death

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Margery's husband died 26 December 1248. He was buried before 3 August 1248 at Arklow,[contradictory] County Limerick.[contradictory] On 27 April 1250, she made a fine to remarry.[citation needed]

Margery de Burgh died on 1 March 1252.[citation needed]

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