1238 - 1277 (39 years)
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Name |
Maurice FitzGerald |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
1238 |
Wexford, Wexford County, Ireland [4] |
General Information |
He was the 3rd Lord of Offaly in Ireland. [3, 4] |
Land/House |
say 1255 (Age 17) [4] |
He was granted his father's lands in Connacht in exchange for quitclaiming the barony of Offaly sometime before 20 May 1257, when his father Maurice FitzGerald II died at Youghal Monastery. |
Offices Held |
From 1272 to 1273 (Age 34) [4] |
Maurice was appointed Justiciar of Ireland on 23 June 1272 following the accidental death of his predecessor, James de Audley on 11 June of that year; his father had served in the same capacity from 1232 to 1245. Maurice himself held the post until September 1273, when he was succeeded by Sir Geoffrey de Geneville, Seigneur de Vaucouleurs. |
Military |
1276 (Age 38) [4] |
In 1276, he led a force of men from Connacht against the Irish of County Wicklow. Maurice's contingent joined the main army of English settlers jointly commanded by his son-in-law, Thomas de Clare, Lord of Inchiquin and Youghal who had been made Lord of Thomond earlier that same year, and Sir Geoffrey de Geneville, Maurice's successor as Justiciar of Ireland. The English under Thomas de Clare and Geoffrey de Geneville attacked the Irish at Glenmalure, but were defeated and suffered heavy losses. |
Death |
2 Sep 1277 |
New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Person ID |
I3550 |
| Roy Line, Boudreau Line |
Last Modified |
16 Jul 2021 |
Family 1 |
Maud de Prendergast, Lady Offaly, b. 17 Mar 1242, Ireland d. Before 1273 (Age 30 years) |
Marriage |
Before 28 Oct 1259 [4, 5] |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 21 years and 10 months - She : 17 years and 7 months. |
Children |
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Family ID |
F8589 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
16 Jul 2021 |
Family 2 |
Emeline de Longespée, b. Abt 1250 d. 1291, Ireland (Age 41 years) |
Marriage |
About 1266 [3, 4] |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 28 years - She : ~ 16 years. |
Children |
They had children together. [4] |
Family ID |
F2935 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
16 Jul 2021 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 1238 - Wexford, Wexford County, Ireland |
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| Death - 2 Sep 1277 - New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html).
- [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019).
- [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).
- [S304] Wikipedia, Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly.
- [S304] Wikipedia, Maud de Prendergast.
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