Lady Maud D'Arcy

Few marital breakdowns in Tudor Ireland ... were as scandalous as that of Cusack’s second wife, Maud Darcy. Rumours spread of Maud’s involvement in the death of her first husband, James Marwarde, baron of Scryne, in September 1534. It was alleged that Maud Darcy had Marwarde murdered by Richard Fitzgerald, whom she subsequently married. Fitzgerald, however, was later attainted and executed for his role in Kildare’s rebellion, after which Maud quickly married Cusack. [5]

Family Life

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Maud Darcy was the daughter of George Darcy.1 She married, thirdly, Sir Thomas Cusack, son of John Cusack and Alison Wellesley.2 She married, firstly, James Marword.2 She married, secondly, Richard FitzGerald, son of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth St. John.3

     Her married name became Cusack.1 Her married name became Marword.2 Her married name became FitzGerald.3

Children of Maud Darcy and Sir Thomas Cusack 1.Katherine Cusack+4 d. 19 Jan 1597/98 2.Mary Cusack+1 d. a 1601 Citations 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 466. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. 2.[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 2, page 2971. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition. 3.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2298. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition. 4.[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, page 2971.

Maud Darcy was born about 1519 in Platten, Meath, Ireland and died before 1559 in Skryne, Meath, Ireland.

Parents: She was the daughter of George Darcy [1]

Married:

1. James Marword. Her married name became Marword.[2]
2. Richard FitzGerald, son of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth St. John. Her married name became FitzGerald.[3]
3. about 1519 in Platten, Meath, Ireland to Sir Thomas Cusack, son of John Cusack and Alison Wellesley. Her married name became Cusack.[1] [2]

Children of Maud Darcy and Sir Thomas Cusack

1. Katherine Cusack d. 19 Jan 1597/98
2. Mary Cusack d. a 1601 married Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Caher.
3. Edward Cusack b. Abt. 1546, Lismullen, Meath, Ireland, d. 10 Nov 1598.

Links

• ThePeerage.com: Maud Darcy
• Cusack Family Tree Maker

Citations

1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 466. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 2, page 2971. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2298. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
4. [S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, page 2971.
5. Career wives or wicked stepmothers? History of Ireland (magazine); Volume 17, Issue 1. (Jan/Feb 2009)