Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond
Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald (1335–1398), also known by the Irish Gaelic Gearóid Iarla (Earl Gerald), was the 3rd Earl of Desmond, in southwestern Ireland, under the first creation of that title, and a member of the Anglo-Norman dynasty of the FitzGerald, or Geraldines. He was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond, by his third wife Aveline (Eleanor), daughter of Nicholas FitzMaurice, 3rd Lord of Kerry. He was half-brother to Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Desmond.
Gerald FitzGerald | |
|---|---|
| Earl of Desmond | |
| Tenure | 1358–1398 |
| Predecessor | Maurice FitzMaurice FitzGerald |
| Successor | John FitzGerald |
| Born | Gearóid mac Géarailt 1335 |
| Died | 1398 (disappeared) |
| Nationality | Hiberno-Norman |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor (or Ellen) Butler |
| Issue | John FitzGerald Maurice FitzGerald James FitzGerald Robert FitzGerald de Adair Joan FitzGerald Catherine FitzGerald |
| Parents | Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald Aveline (or Eleanor) |
Maurice Fitzgerald, 2nd Earl of Desmond, would have been followed by Gerald's older brother, Nicholas, but Nicholas was described as "an idiot", and so was passed over for the earldom. Because of this, some older histories list Gerald as the 4th Earl.
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