Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan

Abt 1105 - 1177  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Lord of Lanstephan
  Born	Abt 1105  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Sep 1177  [2]
  Notes	Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan) (c. 1105 - September 1177) was a medieval Irish lord, and a major figure in the Norman invasion of Ireland. Wars in Wales and Ireland A Welsh Marcher Lord, Lanstephan fought under Robert FitzMartin at the Battle of Crug Mawr in Wales 1136. Diarmait Mac Murchada (Dermot MacMurrough), the deposed King of Leinster, who had been exiled by the High King of Ireland, sought Cambro-Norman assistance to regain his throne. Lanstephan participated in the resulting 1169 Norman invasion of Ireland. He assisted his younger half-brother Robert Fitz-Stephen in the Siege of Wexford (1169). His nephew, Raymond, was Strongbow's second in command and had the chief share both in the capture of Waterford and in the successful assault on Dublin in 1171. Lanstephan and his son also fought in this battle. Ancestry FitzGerald was the second son of Gerald de Windsor, Constable of Pembroke Castle by his wife, Nest ferch Rhys, Princess of Deheubarth and a member of the Welsh royal House of Dinefwr. Marriage and Issue FitzGerald and his elder brother William of Carew married two sisters. They were the daughters of Arnulf de Montgomery by his wife Lavacroth, the daughter of the Irish king Muircheartach Ua Briain. FitzGerald married Alice de Montgomery, while William married Marie de Montgomery. FitzGerald's children by his wife were: Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly (b. c. 1150, d. before 15 Jan 1204) Alexander William, Lord of Naas (d. c.1199) Maurice, Lord of Kiltrany Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald (d. c.1213) Robert Nest (m. Hervey de Montmorenci, Constable of England) Through his oldest son, Sir Gerald, FitzGerald was the ancestor of the FitzGerald Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster. The original Earldom of Desmond in the province of Munster was based on land holdings belonging to the descendants of Maurice's son Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald, Lord of O'Connelloe. Thomas's son John FitzGerald, who was killed in the Battle of Callann, became the first Baron Desmond. Of this line are also the Knights of Glin and Knights of Kerry.
  Person ID	I5813	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Gerald de Windsor,   b. 1070,   d. 1136  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Nest ferch Rhys, ap Tewdwr,   b. Abt 1085,   d. Bef 1136  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F2419	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Alice de Montgomery
  Children	1. Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly,   b. Abt 1150,   d. 15 Jan 1203/04, Wales  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F2418	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_FitzMaurice,_1st_Lord_of_Offaly. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_FitzGerald,_Lord_of_Lanstephan.