Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Lord Decies
Sir Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Lord Decies was the son of John Fitzgerald and Ellen, daughter of Maurice FitzGibbon, the White Knight, and was the third of the Lords of Decies.[1]
The Decies property was originally a part of the Desmond estate until James, the 8th Earl of Desmond, bequeathed to his younger son, Gerald, Decies and Dromana Castle.[2]
Sir Gerald Fitzgerald married Ellice, daughter of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and had issue:[3]
- Sir Maurice Fitzgerald
- Sir James Fitzgerald
- Gerald Fitzgerald
- Mary, who married Sir Oliver Grace
See also
Notes
- ↑ Burke, Sir Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire London: Harrison, p. 561
- ↑ Power, Patrick (1907). The Place Names of Decies London: David Nutt, p. 104.
- ↑ Burke, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, p. 561
References
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by John Fitzgerald |
Lord of Decies 1533–1553 |
Succeeded by Sir Maurice Fitzgerald |
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Bibliography
- Burke, Sir Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison.
- Power, Patrick (1907). The Place Names of Decies. London: David Nutt.