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He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Kildare [created peerage of Ireland 1316] Gerald Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald, 3rd Earl Of Desmond

He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Kildare [created peerage of Ireland 1316] Gerald Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald, 3rd Earl Of Desmond

Male 1344 - 1397  (53 years)

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  • Name Gerald Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald 
    Title He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Kildare [created peerage of Ireland 1316] 
    Suffix 3rd Earl Of Desmond 
    Birth 20 Apr 1344  Shanid Castle, County Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Jul 1397  Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Diocese of Kerry 
    Occupation 1405 
    He held the office of Justiciar of Ireland 
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    Burial Ciarrai, Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I52713  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2023 

    Father Maurice Fitzthomas, 1st Earl Of Desmond,   b. 1293, Desmond, Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1355, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Aveline Fitznicholas Fitzmaurice,   b. 1318, Ardfert, County Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1358, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1344 
    Family ID F33933  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor Boteler, Countess Of Desmond,   b. 6 Nov 1330, Ormond, County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1392, Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jul 1359 
    Children 
     1. John Fitzgerald, 4th Earl Of Desmond,   b. 20 Jul 1359, Adare, Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1399, Near Ardfinnan, River Suir, Ireland, British Isles Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     2. Sir Robert Fitzgerald De Adair, Knight,   b. Abt 1366, Adare, County Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1445, Galloway, Galloway, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
     3. Ellice Fitzgerald, 7th Baroness Of Barrymore,   b. 1367, Desmond, Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1406, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     4. Katherine Fitzgerald,   b. 1379, Desmond, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1470 (Age 91 years)
     5. James Garrett Fitzgerald, 6th Earl Of Desmond,   b. 20 Jul 1380, Desmond, Kerry, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1462, Mocollop, Waterford, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F33940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

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