9994828. Sir Gerald Fitz Maurice
10/28/1216,
Henry III, age 9, crowned king of England.
~1217,
Gerald born in Ireland, s/o 19989656.
Maurice Fitz Gerald.
1235, Gerald
[likely] with his father when he attacked Connaught with a large force.
1242, Gerald
and his father Maurice joined the King’s expedition to Poitou.
5/20/1242,
King Henry III with his brother Richard arrived at Royen, France with a small
contingent; but with 30 tons of gold. They were soon joined by French nobles
against the forces of the Count of Poitou and King Louis IX.
7/1242, The
2 armies met at the battles of Taillebourgh and Saintes, with the superior
sized French force winning.
9/7/1242 at
Bordeaux, France, Chater of Matthew son of Griffin … Witnesses :- H. de Bohun,
earl of Hereford and Essex, R. de Quency, earl of Winchester, John son of
Geoffrey, Hugh de Vivona, Richard de Burgo, Gerald son of Maurice, … (S) CPRs.
9/27/1242, King Henry returned to England, leaving a retinue under
several earls.
1/2/1243 at
Bordeaux, France, To M. son of Gerold, jusiticary of Ireland, and G. de Turvill, treasurer of Ireland, to
let Gerald son of Maurice have £100 of the king’s treasure by gift of the king.
(S) CPRs.
1243, Gerald
was sent back to England by the king [usually knights were sent to get
provisions or horses.]
4/1243, Back
in France, Henry arranged a 5-year truce. All of Poitou and some towns in
Gascony were ceded to France.
7/15/1243,
Mandate … to discharge the freight of the ships in which Gerald Fitz Maurice
and his retinue shall cross to the K.’s service in parts beyond the sea. (S) Cal.
of Doc’s Relating to Ireland, V1, 1875, P393.
7/17/1243 at
Bordeaux, France, Mandate to M. son of Gerold, jusiticary of Ireland, and G. de Turvill, treasurer of Ireland, to
cause Gerald son of Maurice £200 for the acquittance of his wages … (S) CPRs.
9/6/1243, at
Bordeaux, France, Mandate to M. son of Gerold, jusiticary of Ireland, and G. de Turvill, archdeacon of Dublin and
treasurer of Ireland, to let Gerold son of Maurice have £50 of the gift of the
king. (S) CPRs.
1243, Gerald
died in Gascony, before his father.
(S) The
Earls of Kildare, Marquis of Kildare, 1858.
Children
of Gerald and ?:
i. Maurice Fitz Gerald (4997414), born ~1238 in
England.
ii. Juliana FitzMaurice, born ? in Ireland.
Juliana
married John de Cogan.
Bef.
9/15/1276, John de Cogan, the younger, died. (S) CPRs.
7/1293,
“Julianna Cogan, filia Geraldi filii Maurieii,” to John FitzThomas, of all her rights.
