NameMaurice (Fitzmaurice) Fitzgerald
Birthabt 1250, Wexford, Wexford, Ireland
Death1268, Ross, Ireland
Spouses
Birth1250, Ulster, Ireland
Death1291
Notes for Maurice (Fitzmaurice) Fitzgerald
Maurice FitzGerald was the half-brother of Robert FitzStephen, and took part in the initial Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. He was subsequently granted lands at Naas in North Leinster (modern-day County Kildare) and was the progenitor of the twin FitzGerald dynasties of Kildare and Desmond.
Reference: National Library of Ireland Expugnatio Hibernica by Gerald of Wales (date: completed 1189)
By permission of the Council of Trustees of the National Library of Ireland
Notes for Emmeline De (Spouse 1)
Father: Stephen LONGESPEE (AFN:9FTR-GC)
Mother: Emmeline De RIDDLESFORD (AFN:9NH7-67)