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Thomas FitzGerald
Lord of O’Connelloe
Bornc. 1175
Died1213
NationalityHiberno-Norman
Spouse(s)Sadbh
IssueJohn FitzThomas FitzGerald
ParentsMaurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan
Shanid Castle. Shanid was the seat of Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald.

Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald (c. 1175 – 1213)[1] of Shanid,[2] Lord of O'Connelloe,[3] was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan. Thomas was the progenitor[4][5][6] of the Geraldine House of Desmond, and brother of Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly, progenitor of the Geraldine House of Kildare.

In 1210, Thomas marched into Connacht with Geoffrey de Marisco at the head of a force of Anglo-Norman troops gathered in Munster, and of followers of Donnchad Cairprech Ó Briain, King of Thomond.[7] This expedition aided in forcing Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht into negotiations with John de Gray, Justiciar of Ireland.[8]

Family of Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald
Otho
Walter FitzOtho, tenant-in-chief of lands in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, and Middlesex
Gerald de Windsor, Constable of Pembroke Castle
Beatrice
Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan
Tewdwr ap Cadell ap Einion ap Owain ap Hywel Dda
Rhys ap Tewdwr, Prince of Deheubarth, of the House of Dinefwr
Nest ferch Rhys, Princess of Deheubarth
Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn ap Gwerstan ap Gwaithfoed
Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon of Powys
Nest verch Cadell
Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald, Lord of O'Connelloe

Marriage and issue

Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald married Sadbh[9][10] and had issue:

  1. John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond[11][12]

Notes

  1. ^ Webb, Alfred. A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: 1878.
  2. ^ Otway-Ruthven, A.P. (1993). A History of Medieval Ireland. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 87. ISBN 1-56619-216-1.
  3. ^ Webb, Alfred. A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: 1878.
  4. ^ Webb, Alfred. A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: 1878.
  5. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Volume III. London: George Bell & Sons. 1890. p. 83
  6. ^ Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison. 1866. p. 204
  7. ^ Otway-Ruthven, A.P. (1993). A History of Medieval Ireland. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 82. ISBN 1-56619-216-1.
  8. ^ Otway-Ruthven, A.P. (1993). A History of Medieval Ireland. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 82. ISBN 1-56619-216-1.
  9. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Volume III. London: George Bell & Sons. 1890. p. 83
  10. ^ Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison. 1866. p. 204
  11. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Volume III. London: George Bell & Sons. 1890. p. 83
  12. ^ Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison. 1866. p. 204
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