House of Fitzgerald

House of Fitzgerald

 

Premier Duke, Marquess and Earl in the Peerage of Ireland

Chief of the Geraldine

House of Kildare

Earls of Kildare in the Peerage of Ireland (1316)

Earl of Kildare in the Peerage of Ireland (1554-1559)

Barons Offaly in the Peerage of Ireland (1620,from 1658)

Viscount Leinster of Taplow in the Peerage of Great Britain (1747)

Marquesses of Kildare in the Peerage of Ireland (1761)

Dukes of Leinster in the Peerage of Ireland (1766)

Barons Kildare of Kildare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1870)

• John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare (1250–1316)
• Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare (d. 1328)
• Richard FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Kildare (1317–1329)
• Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare (1318–1390)
• Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare (d. 1432)
• John FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Kildare (de jure; d.c.1434)
• Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare (d. 1478)
• Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare KG (c. 1456–1513)
• Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (1487–1534)
• Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (d. 1537) "Silken Thomas"
• Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, 1st Earl of Kildare and Baron of Offaly (1525–1585) "The Wizard Earl". He was given a new creation in 1554 then restored to his brother's honours in 1569.
• Henry FitzGerald, 12th and 2nd Earl of Kildare (1562–1597)
• William FitzGerald, 13th and 3rd Earl of Kildare (d. 1599)
• Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare (d. 1612)
• Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Kildare (1611–1620)
• George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare, 2nd Baron Offaly (1612–1660)
• Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare (1634–1664) "The Fairy Earl"
• John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare (1661–1707)
• Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare (1675–1744)
• James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, 1st Marquess of Kildare and Earl of Offaly, 20th Earl of Kildare, 1st Viscount Leinster of Taplow (1722–1773)
• William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster KP (1749–1804)
• Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster (1791–1874)
• Charles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster, 1st Baron Kildare of Kildare (1819–1887)
• Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster (1851–1893)
• Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster (1887–1922)
• Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster (1892–1976)
• Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Duke of Leinster (1914–2004)
• Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster (b. 1948)

 Barons Offaly in the Peerage of Ireland (1620)

• Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly (c.1578–1658) only child and heir of Gerald FitzGerald, Lord Offaly himself son of Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare. Married Sir Robert Digby and mother of Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby. The patent of the barony stipulated that it was not to pass to Lord Digby, but instead to the head of the House of Kildare.
• George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare, 2nd Baron Offaly (1612–1660)

See above.

 Baron Lecale in the Peerage of Ireland (1800–1810)

• Charles James FitzGerald, 1st Baron Lecale (1756 – 1810) third son of James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster

Barons Rayleigh in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1821)

• Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh (1758–1836) daughter of James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster and wife of Colonel Joseph Strutt MP.
• John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh (1796–1873)
• John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919)
• Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (1875–1947)
• John Arthur Strutt, 5th Baron Rayleigh (1908–1988)
• John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh (b. 1960)

 Barons de Ros of Helmsley in the Peerage of England (1264)

• William de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros (d. 1317)
• William de Ros, 2nd Baron de Ros (d. 1343)
• William de Ros, 3rd Baron de Ros (c. 1326–1352)
• Thomas de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros (1336–1384)
• John de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros (c. 1360–1394)
• William de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros (c. 1369–1414)
• John de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros (d. 1421)
• Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros (c. 1405–1431)
• Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros (c. 1427–1464) (forfeit 1464)
• Edmund de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros (d. 1508) (restored 1485, barony abeyant in 1508)
• George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros (d. 1513) (abeyance terminated about 1512)
• Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland, 12th Baron de Ros (d. 1543)
• Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, 13th Baron de Ros (1526–1563)
• Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland, 14th Baron de Ros (1549–1587)
• Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros (c. 1572–1591)
• William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros (1590–1618)
• Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, 17th Baron de Ros (1578–1632)
• Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham, 19th Baroness de Ros (d. 1649)
• George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 20th Baron de Ros (1628–1687) (barony abeyant 1687)
• Charlotte FitzGerald-de Ros, 21st Baroness de Ros (1769–1831) (abeyance terminated 1806) married to Lord Henry FitzGerald, a son of the 4th Duke of Leinster.
• Henry William FitzGerald-de Ros, 22nd Baron de Ros (1793–1839)
• William Lennox Lascelles FitzGerald-de Ros, 23rd Baron de Ros (1797–1874)
• Dudley Charles FitzGerald-de Ros, 24th Baron de Ros (1827–1907)
• Mary Dawson, Countess of Dartrey, 25th Baroness de Ros (1854–1939) (abeyant 1939)
• Una Mary Ross, 26th Baroness de Ros (1879–1956) (abeyance terminated 1943; abeyant 1956)
• Georgiana Angela Maxwell, 27th Baroness de Ros (1933–1983) (abeyance terminated 1958)
• Peter Trevor Maxwell, 28th Baron de Ros (b. 1958)

House of Desmond

Barons Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland (1259-1582)

Earls of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland (1329-1582)

• John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond (d. 1261)
• Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 2nd Baron Desmond (d. 1298)
• Thomas FitzThomas FitzGerald, 3rd Baron Desmond (1290–1307)
• Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond, 4th Baron Desmond (d. 1356)
• Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Desmond (1336–1358)
• Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond (d. 1398)
• John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond (d. 1399)
• Thomas FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Desmond (c. 1386–1420)
• James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond (d. 1463)
• Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond (d. 1468)
• James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond (1459–1487)
• Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond (d. 1520)
• James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond (d. 1529)
• Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond (1454–1534)
• John FitzGerald, de facto 12th Earl of Desmond (d. 1536)
• James FitzGerald, de jure 12th Earl of Desmond (d. 1540)
• James FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond (d. 1558)
• Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond (c. 1533–1583) forfeit 1582

 Earls of Desmond, Second creation in the Peerage of Ireland (1600-1601)

• James FitzGerald, 1st (16th) Earl of Desmond (1571–1601)
  

The Hereditary Knights are descended from Gerald Fitz-John-Fitz- Gerald, eldest son of John Fitz-Thomas Fitz- Gerald, Lord of Decies and Desmond, by his second wife Honora. He, by virtue of his royal seignory as a Count Palatine, created them knights.

The White Knight (extinct 1611)

• Maurice Fitzgibbon, 1st White Knight (d. 1357)
• David Fitzgibbon, 2nd White Knight
• John Fitzgibbon, 3rd White Knight
• Maurice Fitzgibbon, 4th White Knight (d. 1419)
• John Fitzgibbon, 5th White Knight
• Maurice Mor Fitzgibbon, 6th White Knight (d. 1496)
• Maurice Oge Fitzgibbon, 7th White Knight (d. 1530)
• Maurice Fitzgibbon, 8th White Knight (d. 1543)
• John Fitzgibbon, 9th White Knight (d. 1569)
• John Oge Fitzgibbon, 10th White Knight (d. 1569)
• Edmond Fitzgibbon, 11th White Knight (d. 1608)
• Maurice Oge Fitzgibbon, 12th White Knight (d. 1611)

The Knight of Glin or The Black Knight (dormant 2011)

• Sir John Fitz John or Sean Mor na Sursainge, 1st Knight of Glin, c. 1260
• Thomas fitz John, 8th Knight of Glin
• Philip fitz Thomas, 9th Knight of Glin
• Thomas fitz Philip, 10th Knight of Glin
• Edmond fitz Thomas, 11th Knight of Glin
• Reverend John fitz Thomas, 12th Knight of Glin
• Thomas fitz John, 13th Knight of Glin died 1569
• Edmond fitz Thomas, 14th Knight of Glin
• Thomas FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Glin (died 1659)
• John FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Glin
• Major Gerald FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Glin (died 1689)
• Thomas FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Glin (died 1730)
• John FitzGerald, 19th Knight of Glin (died 1737) "The Dancer"
• Edmond FitzGerald, 20th Knight of Glin (died 1763)
• Richard Fitzgerald, 21st Knight of Glin (died 1775) "The Duellist"
• Thomas FitzGerald, 22nd Knight of Glin (died 1781)
• Colonel John Bateman FitzGerald, 23rd Knight of Glin (died 1803)
• Lt.-Col. John Fraunceis FitzGerald, 24th Knight of Glin (1791–1854)
• John Fraunceis Eyre FitzGerald, 25th Knight of Glin (1813–1866)
• Desmond John Edmund FitzGerald, 26th Knight of Glin (1840–1895)
• Desmond FitzJohn Lloyd FitzGerald, 27th Knight of Glin (1862–1936)
• Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin (1901–1949)
• Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin (1937–2011)
  

The Knight of Kerry or The Green Knight

FitzGerald of Valentia in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom (1880)

• Sir Maurice Buidhe fitz John, 1st Knight of Kerry
• Sir Richard fitz Maurice, 2nd Knight of Kerry
• Sir Maurice fitz Richard, 3rd Knight of Kerry
• Edmond fitz Maurice, 4th Knight of Kerry
• Nicholas fitz Maurice, 5th Knight of Kerry
• John Caoch fitz Nicholas, 6th Knight of Kerry (fl. 1470s)
• Maurice fitz John, 7th Knight of Kerry
• John fitz Maurice, 8th Knight of Kerry
• William fitz John, 9th Knight of Kerry
• John FitzGerald, 10th Knight of Kerry (d. 1595)
• William FitzGerald, 11th Knight of Kerry (d. 1640)
• John FitzGerald, 12th Knight of Kerry
• John FitzGerald, 13th Knight of Kerry
• Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry
• John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry (1706–1741)
• Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry (c. 1734–1779)
• Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry (1717–1781)
• Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry (1772–1849)
• Sir Peter FitzGerald, 19th Knight of Kerry, 1st Baronet of Valencia (1808–1880)
• Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 20th Knight of Kerry, 2nd Baronet of Valencia, (1844–1916)
• Sir John Peter Gerald Maurice Fitzgerald, 21st Knight of Kerry, 3rd Baronet of Valencia (1884–1957)
• Sir Arthur Henry Brinsley Fitzgerald, 22nd Knight of Kerry, 4th Baronet of Valencia (1885–1967)
• Sir George FitzGerald, 23rd Knight of Kerry, 5th Baronet of Valencia (1917–2001)
• Sir Adrian FitzGerald, 24th Knight of Kerry, 6th Baronet of Valencia, (born 1940)

Baron FitzGibbon in the Peerage of Ireland (1789)

Viscount FitzGibbon in the Peerage of Ireland (1793)

Earls of Clare in the Peerage of Ireland (1795)

Baron FitzGibbon of Sidbury in the Peerage of Great Britain (1799)

• John Fitzgibbon, 1st Earl of Clare, 1st Viscount FitzGibbon, 1st Baron FitzGibbon,  1st Baron FitzGibbon of Sidbury (1748-1802) He is said to be descended from a younger branch of the FitzGibbons, styled "the White Knights".
• John Fitzgibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare (1792-1851)
• Richard Hobart Fitzgibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare (1793-1864)
  

Barons FitzGerald and Vesey in the Peerage of Ireland (1826-1860)

Baron FitzGerald of Desmond in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1835-1860)

• Catherine FitzGerald, 1st Baroness FitzGerald and Vesey (1759–1832)
• William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey, 1st Baron FitzGerald (1783–1843)
• Henry Vesey-FitzGerald, 3rd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey (c. 1786–1860)

FitzGerald of Clenlish in the Baronetage of Ireland (1617-1691)

•  Sir Edmond Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet (died c. 1665)
• Sir John Fitzgerald, 2nd Baronet (died 1708) (forfeit 1691)

FitzGerald of Newmarket on Fergus in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom (1822-1908)

• Sir Augustine Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet (1765-1834)
• Sir William Fitzgerald, 2nd Baronet (c. 1780-1847)
• Sir Edward Fitzgerald, 3rd Baronet (1806-1865)
• Sir Augustine Fitzgerald, 4th Baronet (1809-1893)
• Sir George Cumming Fitzgerald, 5th Baronet (1823-1908)

Judkin-Fitzgerald of Lisheen in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom (1801-1917)

• Sir Thomas Judkin-Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet (1754–1810)
• Sir John Judkin-Fitzgerald, 2nd Baronet (1787–1860)
• Sir Thomas Judkin-Fitzgerald, 3rd Baronet (1820–1864)
• Sir Joseph Capel Judkin-Fitzgerald, 4th Baronet (1853–1917)