James Fitzedmund Fitzgerald

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John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald (died 1589) was the hereditary

.

Fitzgerald was the son of Edmund Fitzmaurice Riskald and Shylie, daughter of Sir Maolrony McShane O'Carroll, lord of Ely O'Carroll in Éile),^{[1][unreliable source]} and the family's territory was in modern County Cork.

First Desmond Rebellion

During the first of the

, was coshering 60 horse and 100 horseboys on his territory.

Second Desmond Rebellion

On Fitzmaurice's landing in July 1579 at the start of the

, where he died in February 1589, a few days after it had been decided that he should enjoy the profit of his lands.

Legacy

Fitzgerald married Honora Fitzmaurice, who bore him male twins in about 1589, and two daughters. His heir was granted in wardship, at the age of one and a half years, to one Captain Moyle.

Notes

References

• Richard Bagwell, Ireland under the Tudors (3 yols., London, 1885-1890)
• Calendar of State Papers: Carew MSS. i., ii., (6 vols., 1867-1873).