Earl of Desmond

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The Earl of Desmond was a powerful Gaelic-Norman noble title in medieval and early modern Ireland, historically associated with the FitzGerald dynasty and centered in the province of Munster.

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Surface form Occurrences
Earls of Desmond 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom
noble title
associatedWith Desmond Geraldines NERFINISHED
Munster Geraldines NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty FitzGerald dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Munster Plantation after Desmond Rebellions
associatedWithFamily Geraldines NERFINISHED
coatOfArmsBearer FitzGerald arms differenced for Desmond
country Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
culture Gaelicized Norman
ethnicCharacter Gaelic-Norman
extinctionReason attainder and forfeiture
feudalTitleUnder English Crown NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED
forfeitedTo English Crown NERFINISHED
governingSystem feudal lordship
quasi-independent palatine jurisdiction
hereditaryIn FitzGerald male line
historicalPeriod early modern period
late Middle Ages
involvedIn Desmond Rebellions NERFINISHED
landConfiscation Munster plantations NERFINISHED
languageEnvironment English
Irish
Norman French NERFINISHED
locatedIn Munster NERFINISHED
south-west Ireland
nobleFamily FitzGerald of Desmond NERFINISHED
notableHolder Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
James FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
James FitzMaurice FitzGerald (claimant and leader) NERFINISHED
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
opposedBy English Crown in Ireland NERFINISHED
Lord Deputy of Ireland NERFINISHED
politicalRole leader of a semi-autonomous lordship
regional magnate in Munster
precedence one of the great earldoms of Ireland
regionOfInfluence County Cork NERFINISHED
County Kerry NERFINISHED
County Limerick NERFINISHED
Munster NERFINISHED
relatedTitle Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
Earl of Ormond NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
seatOrCapital Desmond territories in Munster
socialStatus high nobility
titleCreatedBy English monarchy NERFINISHED

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Desmond (surname) associatedTitle Earl of Desmond
Desmond (historical region in Ireland) governingTitle Earl of Desmond
subject surface form: Desmond
FitzGerald family notableTitle Earl of Desmond
FitzGerald notableTitleHeld Earl of Desmond
Geraldines hasBranch Earl of Desmond
this entity surface form: Earls of Desmond
Geraldines notableTitleHeld Earl of Desmond