Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Llanstephan

Maurice FitzGerald
Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan
A drawing of Maurice FitzGerald from a manuscript of the Expugnatio Hibernica, an account of the 1169 invasion of Ireland written in 1189 by Maurice's nephew, Gerald of Wales
Coat of arms
Bornc.1105
Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died1 September 1176
Wexford, Ireland
NationalityAnglo-Norman
Wars and battlesSiege of Wexford (1169)
Battle of Crug Mawr
Norman Invasion of Ireland
Spouse(s)Alice de Montgomery
IssueThomas FitzMaurice
Gerald FitzMaurice
William FitzMaurice
Maurice FitzMaurice
Alexander FitzMaurice
Robert FitzMaurice
Nesta FitzMaurice
ParentsGerald FitzWalter
Nest ferch Rhys

Maurice FitzGerald, (c. 1105[a] – c. September 1176) was Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan.[1] He was a medieval Anglo-Norman baron and a major figure in the Norman Invasion of Ireland.[2]


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