Person:Maurice FitzGerald (17)

Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond
 
d.25 Jan 1356
  1. Thomas FitzGerald, 3rd Baron DesmondAbt 1290 - 1307
  2. Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond - 1356
  • HMaurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond - 1356
  • WKatherine de BurghEst 1296 - 1331
  1. Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Desmond - 1358
  1. Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond - Aft 1398
Facts and Events
Name Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond
Gender Male
Living? 16 Aug 1312
Marriage to Katherine de Burgh
Marriage to Aveline FitzMaurice
Death[1] 25 Jan 1356
Reference Number Q6793089 (Wikidata)


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Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond (died 25 January 1356) in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland was an Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland, Captain of Desmond Castle in Kinsale, so-called ruler of Munster, and for a short time Lord Justice of Ireland. Called "Maurice the Great", he led a rebellion against the Crown, but he was ultimately restored to favour.

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References
  1. Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Maurice fitz Thomas, 1st Earl of Desmond, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.