Maurice Fitzgerald (or FitzGerald) may refer to:
- Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan
Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan was a major figure in the Norman conquest of Ireland.He was the son of Gerald de Windsor, Constable of Pembroke Castle. His mother was Nest, a Welsh princess and former mistress of Henry I. He fought under Robert FitzMartin at the Battle of Crug Mawr in 1136...
(c. 1100–1176) was a major figure in the Norman conquest of Ireland
- Maurice Fitzgerald, Baron of Offaly (fl. 13th century), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, founder of Sligo Abbey
Sligo Abbey , a ruined abbey in Sligo, Ireland, was originally built in 1253 by the order of Maurice Fitzgerald, Baron of Offaly. It was destroyed in 1414 by a fire, ravaged during the Tyrone War in 1595 and once more in 1641 during the Ulster Uprising...
- Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond
Maurice FitzThomas, 1st Earl of Desmond, 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....
(died 1356), also 4th Baron Desmond
- Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Desmond (1336–1358)
- Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond (died 1520)
- Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry
Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 14th Knight of KerryFitgerald fought on the Catholic side during the Battle of the Boyne.In 1703, he became the first in his family line to marry a Protestant...
- Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry
Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry , known as "The Dingle Knight", was an Irish politician, barrister and hereditary knight....
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Maurice Fitzgerald (or FitzGerald) may refer to:
- Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan
Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan was a major figure in the Norman conquest of Ireland.He was the son of Gerald de Windsor, Constable of Pembroke Castle. His mother was Nest, a Welsh princess and former mistress of Henry I. He fought under Robert FitzMartin at the Battle of Crug Mawr in 1136...
(c. 1100–1176) was a major figure in the Norman conquest of Ireland
- Maurice Fitzgerald, Baron of Offaly (fl. 13th century), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, founder of Sligo Abbey
Sligo Abbey , a ruined abbey in Sligo, Ireland, was originally built in 1253 by the order of Maurice Fitzgerald, Baron of Offaly. It was destroyed in 1414 by a fire, ravaged during the Tyrone War in 1595 and once more in 1641 during the Ulster Uprising...
- Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond
Maurice FitzThomas, 1st Earl of Desmond, 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....
(died 1356), also 4th Baron Desmond
- Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Desmond (1336–1358)
- Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond (died 1520)
- Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry
Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 14th Knight of KerryFitgerald fought on the Catholic side during the Battle of the Boyne.In 1703, he became the first in his family line to marry a Protestant...
- Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry
Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry , known as "The Dingle Knight", was an Irish politician, barrister and hereditary knight....
(c. 1734–1779), Irish MP for Dingle
- Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry
Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry was a hereditary knight and an Irish Whig politician.FitzGerald represented Kerry in the Irish House of Commons from 1795 until the Act of Union in 1801. He sat also for Tralee in 1800.-References:...
(1774–1849), Irish landowner and Whig Member of Parliament
- Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster
Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster was the eldest son of Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster and Lady Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe...
(1887–1922)
- Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster
Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster , styled Earl of Offaly before 1976 and Marquess of Kildare between 1976 and 2004, and currently styled His Grace The Duke of Leinster, is an Irish peer. The son of the 8th Duke of Leinster, he succeeded to the Dukedom on his father's death in 2004...
(born 1948)
- Maurice Fitzgerald (footballer)
Maurice Fitzgerald is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club St. Mary's and divisional side South Kerry and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county football team from 1988 until 2001....
, Irish Gaelic football player with Kerry GAA from 1988–2001