Joan de Burgh, Countess of Kildare

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Lady Joan de Burgh was the daughter of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Burgh.1 She married, firstly, Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare, son of John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare and Blanche de la Roche, on 16 August 1312 at Greencastle, County Down, Ireland.2 She married, secondly, Sir John Darcy, 1st Lord Darcy de Knayth, son of Sir Roger Darcy and Isabel d'Aton, on 3 July 1329.3 She died on 23 April 1359.1

    From 16 August 1312, her married name became FitzGerald.1 As a result of her marriage, Lady Joan de Burgh was styled as Countess of Kildare on 12 September 1316. From 3 July 1329, her married name became Darcy.

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    Lady Joan de Burgh was the daughter of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret (?). She married, firstly, Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare, son of John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare and Blanche de la Roche, on 16 August 1312 at Greencastle, County Down, Ireland.2 She married, secondly, Sir John Darcy, 1st Lord Darcy de Knayth, son of Sir Roger Darcy and Isabel d'Aton, on 3 July 1329. She died on 23 April 1359.

    From 16 August 1312, her married name became FitzGerald.1 As a result of her marriage, Lady Joan de Burgh was styled as Countess of Kildare on 12 September 1316. From 3 July 1329, her married name became Darcy.

Children of Lady Joan de Burgh and Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare

1.John FitzGerald b. 1314, d. 1323

2.Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare+1 b. 1318, d. 15 Aug 1390

3.Richard FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Kildare b. c 1319, d. 7 Jul 1333

Children of Lady Joan de Burgh and Sir John Darcy, 1st Lord Darcy de Knayth

1.Elizabeth Darcy+3

2.Aymer Darcy3

3.Roger Darcy3

4.Sir William D'Arcy+3 b. 1330www.findagrave.com

Joan Burgh Fitz Gerald
BIRTH 1296
Northern Ireland
DEATH 23 Apr 1359 (aged 62–63)
Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland
BURIAL
Grey Abbey
Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland
MEMORIAL ID 86163798

Third daughter of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and his wife, Margaret.

She married Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, the son of John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare, Lord Offaly, and Blanche, daughter of John, Lord Fermoy. They married 16 August 1312 at Greencastle, County Down, and had three sons:

• John FitzJohn FitzGerald
• Richard FitzJohn FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Kildare
• Maurice FitzJohn FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare

Secondly, she married, as his second wife, John Darcy, 1st Lord Darcy de Knayth, Sheriff of Nottingham and son of Sir Roger. They had the following children:

• Elizabeth Darcy m James Butler
• Aymer Darcy
• Roger Darcy
• Sir William Darcy married Catherine FitzGerald

Family Members
Parents
Sir Richard de Burgh
1259–1326

Spouses
Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald
1296–1328 (m. 1312)
Sir John Darcy
1284–1347

Siblings
Eleanor de Multon
1282–1324
Elizabeth De Burgh
1284–1327
John de Burgh
1286–1313
Maud de Burgh de Clare
1290–1320

Children
Richard FitzGerald
1317–1329
Elizabeth Darcy de Hereford
1332–1390
Sir Maurice FitzGerald
unknown–1390