Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond

Maurice FitzGerald
Earl of Desmond
Tenure1329-1356
PredecessorNew creation
SuccessorMaurice FitzMaurice FitzGerald
Died25 January 1356
Dublin Castle
BuriedTralee
Spouse(s)Margaret de Burgh
Margaret O'Brien
Aveline (or Eleanor)
IssueMaurice FitzMaurice FitzGerald
Nicholas FitzMaurice FitzGerald
Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald
ParentsThomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald
Margaret Barry or Margaret de Burgh
Norman Ireland, showing the Earldom of Desmond in the southwest

Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond (died 25 January 1356) in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland was an Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland, Captain of Desmond Castle in Kinsale, so-called ruler of Munster, and for a short time Lord Justice of Ireland. Called "Maurice the Great", he led a rebellion against the Crown, but he was ultimately restored to favour.