- 1261: Died in battle at Callan, County Kerry, Ireland
- FitzGerald dynasty
Maurice FitzJohn FitzGerald was born circa 1225 in Ireland to John FitzGerald (c1200-1261) and Margery FitzThomas (c1205-1261) and died 23 July 1261 Battle of Callann of battle wounds. He married Mathilda de Barry (c1225-1293) 1250 JL in Ireland.
Maurice fitz John was the son of John FitzGerald (c1200-1261), 1st Baron Desmond, and together they both died on 23 July 1261 at Callan, County Kerry, Ireland, killed in action in an encounter with the MacCarthys of Carbery. The title "Baron of Desmond" therefore skipped him and passed to his son Thomas.
Marriage and Family
He married Mathilda de Barry, daughter of Sir John Barry, 2nd Lord Barry and Beatrice (?).3
- Thomas FitzGerald (c1250-1296), 2nd Baron of Desmond - He inherited title of Baron of Desmond from his grandfather after both his father and grandfather died in the battle of 1261.
- Richard FitzMaurice FitzGerald (c1255-)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas FitzGerald (c1250-1296) | 1250 | 1296 | Margaret de Berkeley (c1272-1320) |
| Richard FitzMaurice FitzGerald (c1255-) | 1255 Ireland | Ireland | |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Maurice FitzGerald (c1225-1261) | 1225 Ireland | 23 July 1261 Callan, County Kerry, Ireland | Mathilda de Barry (c1225-1293) |
| Olyvia fitz John (c1227-) | 1227 Ireland | Ireland | Elias Ketyng |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Gilbert FitzGerald (c1230-) | |||
| John FitzGerald (c1232-) | |||
| Maurice Buidhe FitzGerald (c1234-) | |||
| Thomas FitzGerald (c1236-) | |||
| Philip FitzGerald (c1238-) | |||
See Also
- Maurice FitzGerald
- FitzGerald dynasty
- Maurice fitz John at thePeerage
- Sir Maurice FitzJohn, Lord of Connello, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Maurice-FitzJohn-Lord-of-Connello/6000000007874815569, retrieved 16 Feb 2025.
- Sir Maurice FitzJohn, Lord of Connello, FamilySearch.org, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9ZSC-WG9, retrieved 16 Feb 2025
References
- [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1435. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
- [S133] Unknown, Pedigree Showing the Descent of the Family of King-Tenison from The White Knight (not published).
- [S22] Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 204. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Extinct Peerage.
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