Thomas FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Desmond [SEP] father
Thomas FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Desmond
Thomas FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Desmond (c. 1386–1420), was the only son of John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond. Upon John's death in 1399, Thomas succeeded to the earldom of Desmond, which lay in Munster, in the southwest of Ireland.
In 1418, Thomas was dispossessed of his lands and deprived of his earldom by his paternal uncle, James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond, after Thomas had concluded a marriage far below his station to Catherine MacCormac
inherited the title of Baroness Burghersh.
Children.
By Maurice FitzGerald:
- Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare
- John FitzGerald, "de jure" 6th Earl of Kildare; on his brother's death he failed to take possession of the Earldom, but was the father of
- Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
- Thomas FitzGerald, High Sheriff of County Limerick
- Joanne, who married Tadhg na Mainistreach Mac Carthaigh Mór, King of Desmond.
By Edward le Despencer: