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	Baron de Ros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title of Baron de Ros (pronounced "Roose") is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England.
		However, whenever a woman holds the title, the holder of the next-highest barony held by a man is known as the Premier Baron.
		The title was originally held by the de Ros family until the death of the eleventh Baron in 1508, when it was inherited by his nephew, Sir George Manners.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baron_de_Ros (904 words)

	Fitzgeralds: Barons of Offaly - Ancestral Research, Family History, Laois, Offaly, Genealogy
		When studying afresh the pedigree of the barons of Offaly, from whom sprang the great house of the earls of Kildare, and, more recently, the dukes of Leinster, I was at the outset puzzled to know how they first became entitled to lands in Offaly.
		was the third baron of Offaly, and was succeeded in the barony by his son; and that Maurice FitzMaurice, who died in 1286, was never baron of Offaly at all.
		Gerald FitzMaurice III, fourth baron of Offaly, while not yet quite of age, appears to have led his vassels in the army of the justiciar into Wales in 1283-4,1 at the time of the final conquest of that country.
	www.irishmidlandsancestry.com /content/family_history/families/fitzgerald_offaly.htm (2883 words)

	The Earl of Kildare's Manor of Geashill - Offaly history, Archaeology, Offaly Towns, Heritage, Research, King's County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Before the close of the twelfth century, Gerald fitz Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Baron of Offaly, was in possession of the Lordships of Geashill and Lea, both situated in the O'Connor clan-territory of Offaly.
		At this period Geashill and Lea were in the territory of Offaly, and though the former is in the King's County, and the latter in the Queen's County, they are described up to the sixteenth century as being in the County Kildare.
		As before, the attacking party continued to use their muskets, and as Lady Offaly was looking out of a window, a bullet happened to strike the wall near her; she immediately wiped the spot with her hankercheif, showing how little she cared for the attack of the enemy.
	www.offalyhistory.com /content/reading_resources/books_articles/geashill_manor.htm (7198 words)

	A Compendium of Irish Biography: comprising sketches of distinguished Irishmen, eminent persons connected with Ireland ...
		FitzGerald, Gerald, 1st Baron Offaly, son of Maurice FitzGerald, was with his father at the siege of Dublin in 1171, and distinguished himself by his bravery in the sortie.
		The Baron of Offaly died at Ross in 1277.
		On the death of the 5th Baron Offaly, who left no children, John, descended from the third son of the 2nd Baron, was the only surviving male descendant of the 1st Baron.
	www.booksulster.com /library/biography/biographyF.php (17945 words)

	witigislaus - pafg30.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hugh De Courtenay Baron Okelampton was born on 25 Mar 1248/1250.
		Maud married Richard Lord Offaly De Clare Earl of Clare son of Gilbert De Clare and Isabel Marshall on 27 Feb 1238.
		Emmeline married Sir Maurice Gerold Fitz Maurice Lord Offaly son of Maurice Gerald Fitz Gerald 2nd Baron Offaly and Juilane in 1276.
	www.helge.com /witigisla/pafg30.htm (910 words)

	Sir Alexander MacKenzie on the Myth of Cailean FitzGerald
		He was afterwards created Baron of Wicklow and Naas Offelim of the territory of the Macleans for distinguished services rendered in the subjugation of that country, by Henry II., who on his return to England in 1172 left Maurice in the joint Government.
		By her Thomas Lord Offaly had an only son, John, who, according to Colin Fitzgerald's supporters, was first Earl of Kildare and married first, Marjory, daughter of Sir Thomas Fitz-Antony, by whom he had issue - Maurice, progenitor of the Dukes of Leinster.
		Thomas, the youngest son, had a son John, who ultimately, on the death of Maurice, fifth Baron Offaly, without issue, succeeded as sixth Baron, and was, on the 14th May, 1316, created the first Earl of Kildare.
	members.aol.com /desmondearls/mackenzie.htm (4363 words)

	Duke of Leinster
		His Grace's family has held many Peerages over the centuries; created Baron of Offaly (circa 1203), created Earl of Kildare (Ireland 1316), created Viscount Leinster (Great Britain 1747), created Earl of Offaly and Marquess of Kildare (Ireland 1761), created Baron Kildare (United Kingdom 1870).
		All of that said, His Grace presently holds the titles of: Duke of Leinster, Marquess of Kildare, Earl of Kildare, Earl and Baron of Offaly, Viscount Leinster, and Baron Kildare.
		John FitzGerald, 6th Baron of Offaly was a valiant soldier who assisted King Edward I in his Scottish campaigns in 1296, 1299, and 1301, was created Earl of Kildare in 1316.
	hereditarytitles.com /Page8.html (477 words)

	Ancestors of Robert Erwin William Juch - aqwg56
		Hugh de Mortimer Baron of Wigmore was born 1108 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.
		This nobleman was amongst the principal barons who took up arms against King John, and was appointed one of the twenty-five chosen to enforce the observance of Magna Carta.
		But that year turned out an unlucky one for John, for the barons again refused to serve abroad, and the army he had was needed to put down a revolt in Wales; the Pope was threatening to demote him, and Philip Augustus was planning a massive invasion of England.
	www.juch.org /myancestors/aqwg56.asp (4203 words)

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		GERALD FITZ MAURICE, 4th Baron Offaly, who died without issue in 1287, when he was succeeded by his cousin Maurice, only son of Gerald, second son of Maurice Fitzgerald, second Baron Offaly, as IX.
		MAURICE FITZGERALD, 5th Baron Offaly, who married Agnes de Valance, daughter of William Earl of Pembroke, without issue, when he was succeeded by his cousin John, son of Thomas, third son of Maurice Fitzgerald, second Baron Offaly, as X.
		After this important engagement, according to Fenton, "all the nobles, barons, towns, cities, garrisons, and castles north of the Grampians submitted to Robert the Bruce," when, with good reason, the second chief of Clan Kenneth was further confirmed in the favour of his sovereign, and in the government of Ellandonnan.
	www.outfo.org /literature/pg/etext03/mcknz10.txt (12873 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		The title of '''Baron de Ros''' is the most ancient baronial title in the [[Peerage of England]].
		The title was originally held by the de Ros family until the death of the eleventh Baron in 1508, when it was inherited by his nephew, [[George Manners, 12th Baron de RosSir George Manners]].
		==Barons de Ros (1264)== Robert de Ros, 1st Baron* de Ros (d.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Baron_de_Ros?action=edit (891 words)

	History of the Catholic Church, vol 2
		Three years later (1537) MacGillapatrick of Ossory promised faithfully to abolish the usurped jurisdiction of the Pope, to have the English language spoken in his territories, and to send his son to be brought up with a knowledge of the English language and customs.
		In return for this he received a royal grant of his land and possessions, was created Baron of Colthill and Castleton, and was promised a seat in the House of Lords, a favour which he obtained in 1543, when he was appointed a peer[46] with the title of Baron of Upper Ossory.
		They renounced the jurisdiction of the Pope, agreed to hold their lands from the king, and to abandon all claims to tribute or fl rent from their neighbours of the Pale.
	manybooks.net /pages/maccaffretext012hcth10/272.html (278 words)

	Nesta Princess of Wales
		Maurice FitzGerald ancestor of the Earls of Kildare, the Earls of Desmond and the Baron of Naas in Ireland.
		Now fighting the Welsh natives, now allying themselves with their cousin, Nesta's brother Gruffuyd, the unconquered Prince of Wales, on whose head Henry had set "a mountain of gold", they remained a constant source of trouble to the King, an ever-present threat to his security.
		The following are traditions in connection with the origin of the monkey being the crest of the Offaly Geraldines: “John FitzThomas, afterwards Earl Kildare, then an infant, was in the Castle of Woodstock, near Athy, when there was an alarm of fire.
	www.geocities.com /wbrackett14/Nesta.htm (3428 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| The Duke of Leinster
		It was they who built the colossal Maynooth Castle, outside Dublin, as well as Leinster House (where the Dail is now housed) and Carton, in Co Kildare, one of the grandest Palladian mansions in the British Isles.
		John FitzGerald, 6th Baron of Offaly, was a valiant soldier who assisted King Edward I in his Scottish campaigns and was created Earl of Kildare in 1316.
		Legend has it that, during a fire at Woodstock Castle, Kildare, the Earl, then a baby, was left forgotten in a turret and would have been burnt had not the castle's tame monkey broken its chain and carried him to safety.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/07/db0701.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/12/07/ixportal.html (967 words)

	WHITE FAMILY GENEALOGY - Life is the Past Lane
		The baron who took up the challenge, and A¡fe's hand in marriage, was a Norman whose grandfather Gerald had married a Welsh princess: he was Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, known as Strongbow.
		Baron in Italy, descended from the Grand Dukes of Tuscany.
		Maurice fitz Maurice of Kiltrany;[ancestor of the Barons of Bunrtchurch.
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	GedBrowser
		Jocelin de Angulo, first Baron of Navan, had 2 sons, the elder was the ancestor of Nangle, in Leinster and the Nagles in Munster (Mallow Cork).
		In the twelfth century the Welsh chieftain Rhys ap Gruffydd was holding his own among the Norman barons in South Wales, who were by now intermarrying with the Welsh.
		Maurice's son William Fitzgerald, Baron of Naas, married one of Strongbow's daughters, Alina de Clare.
	www.blendermann.com /genealogy/new/g119.html (2830 words)

	Duke of Leinster biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Two senior FitzGeralds, Garret Mór FitzGerald and his son, Garret Óg FitzGerald served as Lords Deputy of Ireland (the representative of the King of England in Ireland).
		The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Leinster are: Marquess of Kildare (1761), Earl of Kildare (1316), Earl of Offaly (1747), Viscount Leinster (1747), Baron Offaly (1620) and Baron Kildare (1870).
		The Viscounty of Leinster is in the Peerage of Great Britain, the Barony of Offaly in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and all other titles in the Peerage of Ireland.
	www.biography.ms /Duke_of_Leinster.html (411 words)

	:::: Clan Cleary - FitzGerald Pedigree::::
		5a Maurice, ancestor of the FitzGerald Barons of Burnchurch, Co Kilkenny, one of whom John Fi zGerald, Baron of Burnchurch was murdered by Edward More O Cleary, one of the Munster O Clearys in 1500s.
		erald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 1st Baron of Offaly, was born about 1150 and took part in the conquest of County Limerick about the year 1197, from which he acquired Croom in Limerick, which is the origin of the FitzGerald of Kildare's family motto, "Crom a boo", meaning "Croom to victory".
		1c Gerald FitzGerald, 4th Baron of Offaly, married Joan, daughter of Sir Geoffrey de Geneville, Justiciar Ireland, and died without issue in 1286.
	www.clancleary.com /html/fitzgerald.htm (952 words)

	Walter and Stewart Weldon, M.P.'s - Ancestral Research, Family History, Laois, Offaly, Genealogy
		Walter Weldon was born in Raheenderry, Queens County on July 1st, 1724, the eldest son of Arthur Weldon of Raheenderry by his wife Mary, daughter of the Rt.
		He was elected M.P. for Athy 8th November 1745 in place of James Fitzgerald, Baron of Offaly who had succeeded as 20th Earl of Kildare (later 1st Duke of Leinster).
		Elena, daughter of Francis, 2nd Baron Conyngham and sister of Henry, 1st Marguess Conyngham.
	www.irishmidlandsancestry.com /content/laois/people/weldon_walter.htm (274 words)

	FITZMAURICE: Norman, Welch, and Legendary Ancestors
		William succeeded to Carew Castle, and was ancestor of the family of Carew.
		William, the father of Raymond le Gros, died in A.D. Maurice fitzGerald, Lord of Maynooth and Baron of Naas, who who was born in A.D. 1100 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, and died on 1 Sep 1176 in Wexford, Irreland.
		Confirmed in his lands in Offelan in A.D. Gerald fitzMaurice, 1st Baron of Offaly, ancestor of the Dukes of Leinster.
	www.fitzmaurice.info /ances.html (3047 words)

	Research Notes: Geraldines Notes
		Maurice is the ancestor of the Barons of Kerry.
		Maurice is the ancestor of the Barons of Bunrtchurch.
		Some records say that Otterus (Othoer) went to Normandy in the caravan of King Canut of England who had passed through Florence on his way home from a pilgrimage to Rome [1027].
	xenon.xe.com /~mbone/webtree/data/geraldine_a/research0.htm (2951 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 411
		She married Sir Maurice Fitz Maurice, son of Maurice Fitz Gerald, 2nd Baron of Offaly and Juliane.
		Maurice Fitz Gerald, 2nd Baron of Offaly is the son of Gerald Fitz Maurice, 1st Baron of Offaly and Eve de Bermingham.
		Maurice Fitz Gerald, 2nd Baron of Offaly succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron of Offaly in 1203.
	www.thepeerage.com /p411.htm (652 words)

	I13228: Robert de Bermingham (Baron of Offaly) (____ - ____) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I13228: Robert de Bermingham (Baron of Offaly) (____ - ____)
		Father: de Bermingham, Robert (Baron of Offaly) [-father of-]
		_de Bermingham, Robert (Baron of Offaly) [-father of-] _
	www.b17.com /family/lwp/ged2html/d0025/I13228.html (36 words)

	Searchable index to the Kildare Archaeological Society Journals
		Offaly, Baron of, (5th), John Fitzgerald, see John 1st Earl of Kildare
		Offaly, Baroness of, Lettice FitzGerald / Digby; ob.
		Offaly, County of, King's County (Conntae an Riogh) and district
	kildare.ie /Heritage/Journals-Kildare-Archaeological-society/journals-index.asp?Page=O&offset=100 (300 words)

	Cook Family Tree:Information about Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald Baron Offaly
		Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald Baron Offaly (son of Maurice "the Invader" FitzGerald de Windsor and Alice de Montgomerie)
		Children of Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald Baron Offaly and Eve de Bermingham are:
		Children of Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald Baron Offaly are:
	familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/c/o/o/E-Cook-TX/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1352.html (76 words)

	Sligo Town
		The banks of the Garavogue River have been converted from derelict warehouses to a beautiful area full of cafes, shops, and restaurants.
		Sligo Abbey (the Dominican Friary of Sligo) was founded in 1253 by Maurice FitzGerald, Baron of Offaly.
		The Abbey has had a turbulent history, having been destroyed by fire in 1414, gutted during the Tyrone War of 1595 and attacked during the Ulster Rising of 1641.
	www.kimnewport.com /images/sligo/sligotown.htm (307 words)

	:::: Clan Cleary - My Matrilinear Descent ::::
		On Henry II's visit to Ireland in 1172, he was made Lord of Naas, and of Wicklow from Bray to Arklow, and died on the 1st of September at Wexford in 1176, leaving issue,
		Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 1st Baron of Offaly, was born about 1150 and took part in the conquest of County Limerick about the year 1197, from which he acquired Croom in Limerick, which is the origin of the FitzGerald of Kildare's family motto, "Crom a boo", meaning "Croom to victory".
		Roger Clifford, 5th Lord Clifford, born in 1333, who was Sheriff of Cumberland in 1377 and Governor of Carlisle Castle.
	www.clancleary.com /html/matrilinear.htm (1399 words)

	Human Family Project July 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Spouse: Gerald Or Giraldus Cambrensis Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald, Baron Offaly-[118174] (Abt 1150-1203) Marr: 1171,,, Ireland
		Father: Geoffrey De Neville, Baron Neville Of Raby-[112195] (1197-1249) Mother: Margaret Of Raby-[150106] (Abt 1197-)
		Spouse: Robert De Neville, Baron Neville Of Raby-[149686] (1223-1282) Marr: Mitford, Northumberland, England
	users.legacyfamilytree.com /northerneurope/f227.htm (7894 words)

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