Móre (O'Brien) Fitzgerald, Countess of Desmond

• John FitzGerald, de facto 12th Earl of Desmond (d. 1536) was the brother of Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond.[1] Upon his brother's death in 1534, John disputed the title to the earldom of his brother's grandson, James FitzGerald, de jure 12th Earl of Desmond.[2] John died in 1536.[3] His grandnephew, the de jure earl, died in 1540, and was succeeded by John's son, James FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond.
• Alfred Webb tells us of this earl that he, "being supported by a large faction, was de facto [12th] Earl. This Sir John died about Christmas 1536."[4]
• Died December 1536
• Title Earl of Desmond
• Tenure 1534-1536
• Nationality Hiberno-Norman
• Predecessor Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond
• Successor James FitzGerald, de jure 12th Earl of Desmond
• Spouse(s) Móre O'Brien
• Parents
• Thomas FitzJames FitzGerald
• Ellice de Barry
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_FitzGerald,_de_facto_12th_Earl_of...
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• Sir John FitzGerald, Lord of Desmond1
• M, #143567
• Father Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond, Constable of Limerick Castle1 d. 15 Feb 1468
• Mother Ellice Barry1
• Sir John FitzGerald, Lord of Desmond married More O'Brien, daughter of Donogh Dubh O'Brien, Lord of Carrigogunnell.1
• Family More O'Brien
• Child
  • James FitzJohn FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond, Lord Treasurer of Ireland+1 d. 14 Oct 1558
• Citations
• 1.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 251-252.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p4781.htm#...
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• Sir John of Desmond1
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• Last Edited=12 Feb 2006
• Children of Sir John of Desmond
  • 1.Maurice FitzJohn FitzGerald+
  • 2.James FitzJohn FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond+ d. 14 Oct 1558
• 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 IV, page 251. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p3310.htm#i33094
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Maud O'Brien1 F, #147228 Last Edited=19 May 2005

    Maud O'Brien is the daughter of Mahon O'Brien.1 Child of Maud O'Brien and Sir John FitzThomas FitzGerald Catherine FitzGerald+1 Citations [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 255. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Mahon O'Brien1 M, #147229 Last Edited=19 May 2005

    Mahon O'Brien lived at Carrigogunnel, County Limerick, IrelandG.1 Child of Mahon O'Brien Maud O'Brien+1 Citations [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 255. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.