Paternal Family Tree: Fitzgerald
Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond was born to [his father] James Fitzgerald 6th Earl Desmond. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.
In 1418 [his father] James Fitzgerald 6th Earl Desmond succeeded 6th Earl Desmond.
In 1454 [his son] Thomas Fitzgerald 11th Earl Desmond was born to Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and [his future wife] Ellice Barry Countess Desmond (age 34).
On 22nd August 1455 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Ellice Barry Countess Desmond (age 35) were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond. He the son of James Fitzgerald 6th Earl Desmond.
In 1459 [his son] James Fitzgerald 8th Earl Desmond was born to Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and [his wife] Ellice Barry Countess Desmond (age 39).
In 1462 [his father] James Fitzgerald 6th Earl Desmond died.
In 1462 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond succeeded 7th Earl Desmond.
Around July 1462 the Yorkist army of Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond defeated the Lancastrian army of John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde (age 40) at Piltown, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny. The Lancastrian army suffered around 1000 killed.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1463 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland.
Around 1464 [his son] Gerald Oge Fitzgerald was born to Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and [his wife] Ellice Barry Countess Desmond (age 44).
In 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare (age 47) attended Parliament in Drogheda [Map] to answer charges of treason. Both were found guilty and attainted. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond sought sanctuary in Drogheda Priory [Map] where he was captured by John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester (age 40). On 14th February 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond was summarily beheaded. He was buried initially in St Peter's Church Drogheda [Map] then Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map]. Some accounts claim John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester also murdered two of his young sons. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare escaped and was subsequently pardoned and attainder reversed when King Edward IV found Ireland was ungovernable without him. In 1470 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland under George York 1st Duke of Clarence (age 18) which position he held until the Duke's death in 1478.
In 1468 Maurice Fitzgibbon 6th White Knight (age 38) and [his wife] Ellice Barry Countess Desmond (age 48) were married.
After 1470 [his former wife] Ellice Barry Countess Desmond (deceased) died.
[his daughter] Ellen Fitzgerald was born to Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Ellice Barry Countess Desmond.
[his son] John Fitzgerald 12th Earl Desmond was born to Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Ellice Barry Countess Desmond. He married before December 1536 Móre O'Brien and had issue.
[his son] Maurice Fitzgerald 9th Earl Desmond was born to Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Ellice Barry Countess Desmond. He married in or before 1498 his great niece Ellen Roche Countess Desmond and had issue.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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[his daughter] Katherine Fitzgerald was born to Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Ellice Barry Countess Desmond.
Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzthomas Fitzgerald 1st Baron Desmond 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzjohn Fitzgerald
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzgerald 2nd Baron Desmond
Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 1st Earl Desmond
GrandFather: Gerald Fitzgerald 3rd Earl Desmond
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzmaurice Countess Desmond
Father: James Fitzgerald 6th Earl Desmond 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Butler 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Butler 1st Earl Carrick
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzjohn
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Earl Ormonde
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Bohun Countess Ormonde Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward I of England 
Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Eleanor Butler Countess Desmond 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Norman Darcy 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Darcy
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Aton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Aton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Burgh 1st Earl of Ulster 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Burgh Countess Kildare
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Burgh
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster
Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England