James FitzGerald | |
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| Earl of Desmond | |
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| Tenure | 1418-1462 |
| Predecessor | Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald |
| Successor | Thomas FitzJames FitzGerald |
| Died | 1462[1] |
| Buried | Youghal |
| Nationality | Hiberno-Norman |
| Spouse(s) | Mary de Burgh |
| Issue | Thomas FitzJames FitzGerald Gerald FitzGerald Honor FitzGerald Joan FitzGerald |
| Parents | Gerald FitzGerald Eleanor Butler |
James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond (d. 1462),[2][3] called 'the Usurper', was a younger son of Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, and Lady Eleanor, daughter of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond.
- ^ "Villiers-Stuart Collection", University College Cork
- ^ In earlier works commonly called the 7th Earl of Desmond.
- ^ FitzGerald of Desmond