Thomas FitzMaurice, Lord OConnello, (c. 1145 – 1213) of Shanid,[1][2] was the eldest son of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan by his wife, Alice (daughter of Arnulf de Montgomery).[3] Thomas was the progenitor[4] of the Geraldine House of Desmond, and brother of Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly, progenitor of the Geraldine Houses of Kildare and Leinster.
Thomas FitzMaurice | |
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| Lord OConnello | |
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| Born | c. 1145 |
| Died | 1213 |
| Spouse | Ellinor de Marisco |
Issue | John FitzThomas |
| Parents | Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan Alice de Montgomery |
In 1210, Thomas invaded Connacht with Geoffrey de Marisco as the head of a force of Anglo-Norman troops gathered in Munster, and of followers of Donnchadh Cairbreach Ó Briain, King of Thomond. This expedition aided in forcing Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht into negotiations with John de Gray, Justiciar of Ireland.[5]
Marriage and issue
editThomas FitzMaurice married Ellinor, daughter of Jordan de Marisco, and sister of Geoffrey de Marisco, who was appointed justiciar of Ireland in 1215.,[6][4] and had issue:
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Further reading
edit- Thomas FitzMaurice (c.1145–1213) of Shanid, Ireland. Max Brian Yale Genealogical Collection, 2025.
Notes
edit- ↑ Otway-Ruthven, A.P. (1993). A History of Medieval Ireland. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 87. ISBN 1-56619-216-1.
- ↑ Webb, Alfred. A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: 1878.
- ↑ Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700. Eighth ed. (2008), p. 169.
- 1 2 3 Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison. 1866. p. 204
- ↑ Otway-Ruthven, A. J. (1993). History of Medieval Ireland. New York: Barnes & Noble. p. 82. ISBN 1-56619-216-1.
- 1 2 Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Volume III. London: George Bell & Sons. 1890. p. 83