John Fitz Gerald 4th Lord of Offaly 1st Earl of Kildare

• Preferred Name: John Fitz Gerald 4th Lord of Offaly 1st Earl of Kildare^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
  
• Alternate Name: John FitzThomas FitzMaurice
  
• Gender: M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 1st Earl of Kildare1316 in County Kildare, Ireland at LATI: N3.2295 LONG: E6.8633 with note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_FitzGerald,_1st_Earl_of_Kildare
  
• Death: 10 SEP 1316 in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland at LATI: N3.3833 LONG: E6.6 with note: Modified 6 February 2016 by mccs0207 Laraghbryan, Maynooth, Ireland
  
• FSID: LY2Z-91M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Sir
  
• Title+Of+Nobility: 1287 in County Offaly, Ireland at LATI: N3.2385 LONG: E7.6316 with note: Description: 5th Baron of Offaly Wikipedia
  
• Birth: 1250 in Banada, County Sligo, Ireland at LATI: N4.0375 LONG: E8.8169
  
• Burial: 12 SEP 1316 in Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland at LATI: N3.1617 LONG: E6.9106 with note: Medieval Lands. Church of the Friars Minor,
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Wikipedia -
  John FitzThomas FitzGerald (c. 1250 – d. 10 September 1316) was an Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland, as 4th Lord of Offaly from 1287 and subsequently as 1st Earl of Kildare from 1316.
  
  Life
  He was the eldest son of Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald (died 1271) and Rohesia de St.Michel, he is noticed in 1291 in serious dispute with William Vescy, Lord of Kildare, Lord Justice of Ireland, about whom there were many complaints of oppression and neglect of the country's defences. As champion of the complainants John Fitzgerald, by then 4th Lord of Offaly (having succeeded to the title in 1287, upon the death of his uncle Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly), their paths crossed and instead of addressing the issues Vescy charged Fitzgerald with minor charges of slander and libel. Fitzgerald appealed to King Edward I of England, who, to examine and judge the matter impartially, summoned them both to London to hear the cases, where it appears FitzGerald had the advantage, challenging the Lord Justice to clear his name by combat, which was accepted. However, Vescy fled to France, whereupon the King pronounced Lord Offaly innocent, and settled upon him Vescy's lordships and manors of Kildare, Rathangan, &c., had been forfeited to the Crown.[1]
  
  In 1296 and 1299 he was summoned to fight for the Crown in the Scottish campaigns of Edward II. With John Wogan, Lord Justice, and others he went a third time to war in Scotland in 1301-2.[2]
  
  In 1307, with his son-in-law Sir Edmund Butler, he dispersed rebels in Offaly[2] who had razed the castle of Geashill and burnt the town of Leix. In 1312 he was sent as General at the head of an army into Munster to suppress armed Irish rebels. On 25 May 1315, Edward Bruce, brother to King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, entered the north of Ireland with 6000 men, was crowned King of Ireland at Dundalk, and wasted the country. Lord Offaly, among others, commenced vigorous sporadic warfare to resist Bruce, leaving "great slaughter" of Scots and the Irish irregulars in his service. Edward Bruce was eventually defeated and killed in the battle of Dundalk.
  
  King Edward II created Fitzgerald Earl of Kildare by Letters Patent dated 14 May 1316,[2] the year in which he founded the Augustinian priory at Adare, County Limerick.[3]
  
  He died that same year, on Sunday 12 September 1316, at Laraghbryan, near Maynooth and was interred in the Franciscan Friary of Clan.[4] Kildare.
  
  Family
  He had married Blanche de La Roche, daughter of John de La Roche, Lord Fermoy and Maud Waley (daughter of Henry Waley),[5] by whom he had two sons and two daughters:
  Gerald (d.1303)
  Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare, his successor.
  Joan FitzGerald, married in 1302 to Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick.
  Elizabeth FitzGerald, married to Nicholas Netterville, ancestor of Viscount Netterville.
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  From Medieval Lands (downloaded 9 August 2018, dvmansur; see link in Sources):
  JOHN FitzThomas, son of THOMAS FitzMaurice & his wife --- (-Laraghbryan, near Maynooth 12 Sep 1316, bur Kildare, Church of the Friars Minor). Baron of Offaly. He was created Earl of Kildare in 1316.
  
  m BLANCHE Roche, daughter of JOHN Roche Baron of Fermoy & his wife --- (-after Feb 1330).
  
  John & his wife had three children: (Gerald, Thomas and Joan).
  
  The Desmonds: Irish Forerunners of the Adairs
  By Mike Winder
  
  As the sun set on the thirteenth century, Thomas FitzMaurice Fitzgerald of Desmond, soon to be named Lord of Decies, produced a son. Named for his father, Thomas FitzThomas
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/IRELAND.htm#JohnFitzThomasKildaredied1316B as of 7/24/2016
  
  JOHN FitzThomas, son of THOMAS FitzMaurice & his wife --- (-Laraghbryan, near Maynooth 12 Sep 131
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 3/2009:
  John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare1
  M, #151406, d. 12 September 1316
  John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare|d. 12 Sep 1316|p15141.htm#i151406|Thomas fitz Maurice|d. 1271|p15141.htm#i151407||||Maurice fitz Gerald, 2nd Baron of Offaly|d. 1257|p411.htm#i4109|Juliane (?)||p15482.htm#i154817|||||||
  Last Edited=30 Apr 2008
  John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare was the son of Thomas fitz Maurice.2 He married Blanche Roche, daughter of John Roche. He died on 12 September 1316.1
  John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare succeeded to the title of 4th Baron of Offaly in 1287.3 He was created 1st Earl of Kildare [Ireland] on 14 May 1316.1
  Children of John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare and Blanche Roche
  Lady Joan FitzGerald + 1
  Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare + d. 5 Apr 13281
  Citations
  [S6 ] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VII, page 221. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  [S6 ] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VII, page 218.
  [S6 ] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VII, page 200.
  
  === John FitzThomas FitzGerald was the 5th ===
  John FitzThomas FitzGerald was the 5th Baron of Offaly and the 1st Ea rl of Kildare, who, as chief of the Geraldines, inherited or acquired the g reat possessions owned by members of his family in Leinster, Munster, an d Connaught.
  
  === ! 1st Earl of Kildare !DEATH: from The C ===
  ! 1st Earl of Kildare !DEATH: from The Complet Peerage !BURIAL: from The Complet Peerage
  
  === John Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald was the 5th ===
  John Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald was the 5th Baron of Offaly and the first Earl of Kildare. He died at Laraghbryan near Maynooth and was buried in the Church of the Friars Minor. 7-30, 178A-7. Weis.
  
  ===
  Per Brian Tompsett's Directory of Royal ===
  
  Per Brian Tompsett's Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, he acceded on
  May 14, 1316. 5th Baron of Offaly. The Complete Peerage VII,p.218-221 &
  p.200.
  
  === He died at Laranghbrian, near Maynooth, ===
  He died at Laranghbrian, near Maynooth, Ireland. He was buried at the Church of the Friars Manor, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland. He was fifth Baron of Offaly. He was first Earl of Kildare.

• m. BEF 1281 in Ireland

1. Joan FitzGerald, b. 1282 in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland     d. 2 MAY 1320 in Laraghbryan, County Kildare, Ireland

1. Title: JOHN FitzThomas in The Medieval Lands Project
   Author: fmg.ac
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/IRELAND.htm#JohnFitzThomasKildaredied1316A;
   Note: JOHN FitzThomas, son of THOMAS FitzMaurice & his wife --- (-Laraghbryan, near Maynooth 12 Sep 1316, bur Kildare, Church of the Friars Minor). Baron of Offaly. He was created Earl of Kildare in 1316. m BLANCHE Roche, daughter of JOHN Roche Baron of Fermoy & his wife --- (-after Feb 1330). John & his wife had three children: (Gerald, Thomas and Joan).
   
2. Title: Wikipedia - John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare
   Author: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). "Fitzthomas, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 19. London: Smith, Elder & Co. ^ Webb, Alfred. A Compendium of Irish Biography, Dublin. M.H. Gill & Son, 1878 ^ Otway-Ruthven, A.J. A History of Medieval Ireland Barnes and Noble reprint New York 1993 p,211 ^ Jump up to: a b c Lives of Illustrious and Distinguished Irishmen, (James Wills, ed.), MacGregor, Polson & Co., Dublin, 1839 ^ "History", Adare Village ^ "Maps". ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1892). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (G to K). Vol. 4 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 368. Retrieved 27 December 2011. Further reading[edit] Lodge, John, & Archdall, Mervyn, A.M., The Peerage of Ireland, Dublin, 1789, vol.1, p. 77-9, where a full transcription of Kildare's Letters Patent appears on p. 78n.
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_FitzGerald,_1st_Earl_of_Kildare;
   Note: John FitzThomas (c. 1250 – d. 10 September 1316) was an Anglo-Norman in the Peerage of Ireland, as 4th Lord of Offaly from 1287 and subsequently as 1st Earl of Kildare from 1316. Life[edit] He was the eldest son of Thomas FitzMaurice (son of Maurice FitzGerald) and Rohesia de St. Michel. He is noticed in 1291 in a serious dispute with William de Vesci, Lord of Kildare, Lord Justice of Ireland, about whom there were many complaints of oppression and neglect of the country's defences. As champion of the complainants John FitzThomas, by then 4th Lord of Offaly (having succeeded to the title in 1287, upon the death of his uncle Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly), their paths crossed and instead of addressing the issues, de Vesci charged FitzThomas with minor charges of slander and libel, some touching the King himself. FitzThomas appealed to King Edward I of England, who, to examine and judge the matter impartially, summoned them both to London to hear the cases, where it appears FitzThomas had the advantage, challenging the Lord Justice to clear his name by trial by combat, which was accepted. However, de Vesci fled to France, whereupon the King pronounced Lord Offaly innocent, and settled upon him de Vesci's lordships and manors of Kildare, Rathangan, &c., which had been forfeited to the Crown.[1] FitzThomas, perhaps inevitably, clashed with the powerful and expansionist magnate Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster. Their quarrel was at its height in 1294-5 when FitzThomas captured de Burgh and imprisoned him at Lea Castle for several months "to the disturbance of the whole land". The Parliament of Ireland eventually secured de Burgh's release. FitzThomas, though he was indicted at Westminster for a number of very serious offences, obtained a royal pardon for all of them except those against de Burgh, to whom he was forced to surrender his lands in Connacht. Thereafter he and de Burgh were on reasonably amicable terms, and FitzThomas's eldest son married de Burgh's daughter Joan.[2] In 1296 and 1299 he was summoned to fight for the Crown in the Scottish campaigns of Edward II. With Sir John Wogan, Justiciar of Ireland, and others he went a third time to war in Scotland in 1301-2.[3] In 1307, with his son-in-law Sir Edmund Butler, he dispersed rebels in Offaly[3] who had razed the castle of Geashill and burnt the town of Leix. In 1312 he was sent as General at the head of an army into Munster to suppress armed Irish rebels. On 25 May 1315, Edward Bruce, brother to King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, entered the north of Ireland with 6000 men, was crowned King of Ireland at Dundalk, and wasted the country. Lord Offaly, among others, commenced vigorous sporadic warfare to resist Bruce, leaving "great slaughter" of Scots and the Irish irregulars in his service. Edward Bruce was eventually defeated and killed in the battle of Dundalk. King Edward II created Fitzgerald Earl of Kildare by Letters Patent dated 14 May 1316,[3] the year in which he founded the Augustinian priory at Adare, County Limerick.[4] He died that same year, on Sunday 12 September 1316, at Laraghbryan, near Maynooth and was interred in the Franciscan Friary of Clan,[5] Kildare. Family[edit] He married Blanche de La Roche, daughter of John de La Roche, Lord Fermoy and Maud Waley (daughter of Henry Waley),[6] by whom he had two sons and two daughters: Gerald (d.1303) Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare, his successor. Joan FitzGerald, married in 1302 to Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick. Elizabeth FitzGerald, married to Sir Nicholas de Netterville, ancestor of Viscount Netterville.
   
3. Title: John Fitzthomas Fitzgerald in the Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
   Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/30420167;
   Note: Name: John Fitzthomas Fitzgerald Gender: m (Male) Birth Date: Abt 1250 Death Date: 12 sep 1316 (12 Sep 1316) Death Place: Laraghbryan Death Age: 66 Father: Thomas Fitz Maurice Fitzgerald Mother: X Spouse: Blanche Roche
   
4. Title: John Fitzthomas Earl of Kildare, Baron of Offaly in the Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
   Author: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 volume 7 pages 214-217 [image 231]
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/1981/records/22606;
   Note: Name: John Fitzthomas Earl of Kildare, Baron of Offaly Death Date: 12 Sep 1316 Death Place: Laraghbryan, Co Kildare Father: Thomas Macmaurice 6th Baron Offaly 1st Earl of Kildare
   
5. Title: John FitzThomas FitzGerald, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-JSW5 : 23 November 2022), John FitzThomas FitzGerald, ; Burial, Kildare, , County Kildare, Ireland, Grey Abbey; citing record ID 102751822, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-JSW5;
   Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102751822/john_fitzthomas-fitzgerald
   
6. Title: John FitzThomas FitzGerald, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-JSW5 : 23 November 2022), John FitzThomas FitzGerald, ; Burial, Kildare, , County Kildare, Ireland, Grey Abbey; citing record ID 102751822, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-JSW5;
   Note: John FitzThomas FitzGerald BIRTH 1250 Ireland DEATH 10 Sep 1316 (aged 65–66) Laragh, County Kildare, Ireland BURIAL Grey Abbey Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland PLOT Franciscan Friary MEMORIAL ID 102751822 John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare was an Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland, as 4th Lord of Offaly from 1287 and subsequently as 1st Earl of Kildare from 1316. He was the eldest son of Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald and Rohesia de St. Michael. He had married Blanche de La Roche, daughter of John de La Roche, Lord Fermoy and Maud de Waleys.
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