James fitz William FitzGerald of Cloyne

✓ as a name: James fitz William FitzGerald, 'a minor member of the Fitzgeralds of Imokilly', who 'succeeded in founding this clerical dynasty' at Cloyne by supporting the crown's extension of power into south Munster; father of Edmund fitz James, lay dean of Cloyne (DIB). TOP: the Imokilly FitzGeralds' descent from the Desmond Geraldines is asserted by DIB in general terms only; McCotter's 2004 study of the clerical lineages would be the next source. Source: Dictionary of Irish Biography, 'Fitzgerald, Sir John fitz Edmund' (Terry Clavin, 2009), dib.ie/biography/fitzgerald-sir-john-fitz-edmund-a3169, read 26 Oct 2026 (citing McCotter, 'The Geraldine clerical lineages of Imokilly and Sir John fitz Edmund of Cloyne', 2004). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 26 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.] ||26 Oct 2026|| Father wired: William of Castle Richard, bastard son of Richard the 1st seneschal of Imokilly (MacCotter 2016). James 'had visited Austria in 1529 as an agent of the earl of Desmond who was then seeking support against the English from the emperor, Charles V. Later, however, James seems to have switched sides'; dean of Cloyne probably shortly before 1520.