Lady Ellen Roche, Countess Desmond was born 1465 to Maurice Roche (c1440-1490) and Joan Roche (c1440-1490) and died January 1535 of unspecified causes. She married Maurice FitzGerald (c1461-1520) 1485 JL .
- Daughter of Maurice Roche, 2nd Lord Roche of Fermoy and Lady Joan Roche
- Wife of Maurice FitzGerald (c1461-1520), 9th Earl of Desmond
Marriage and issue
Maurice first married Lady Ellen Roche of Fermoy,[1] daughter of Maurice Roche, 2nd Lord of Fermoy (distantly related to the Barons Fermoy), and his wife Lady Joan FitzGerald, daughter of James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond. (His brother's granddaughter? or a different James FitzGerald?)
- Thomas FitzMaurice, who predeceased his father, leaving behind one daughter[1]
- James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond[1]
- Joan, who married Cormac Óg MacCarthy[1]
- Ellis, who married Connor O'Brien, King of Thomond[1]
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Thomas FitzGerald (c1488-1515) | |||
James FitzGerald (c1490-1529) | 1490 | 18 June 1529 Dingle | Amy Ara |
Joan FitzGerald (c1492-) | |||
Ellis FitzGerald (c1494-) |
Siblings
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
References
- ^ a b c d e Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison. 1866. p. 205