Maurice FitzGerald 4th Earl of Kildare
1318 – 1390
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Maurice FitzGerald, fourth Earl of Kildare, held the earldom in the later fourteenth century, when the Geraldines were becoming, in the English government's phrase, more Irish than the Irish themselves.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (Wikipedia/CP; web-confirmed 25 Jul 2026): MAURICE FITZGERALD, 4TH EARL OF KILDARE (1318-1390), Justiciar of Ireland; third and youngest son of the 2ND EARL (his brothers the 3rd Earl d. unmarried; the line runs through Maurice). Father of the 6th Earl (our line). Direct ancestor. Added 25 Jul 2026. ||CP AUDIT 26 Oct 2026|| ✓ CP VII pp.222-4: 4th Earl, br. and h. of Richard (d. unm. 7 Jul 1331); Justiciar 1356, 1372, 1376; 'He m., in 1347, Elizabeth, da. of Bartholomew (de Burghersh), Lord Burghersh, by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Theobald de Verdon'; 'He d. in 1390, and was bur. at Holy Trinity (now Christ Church Cathedral), Dublin.' Sons: Gerald 5th Earl (d.s.p.m. legit. 1432) and JOHN 6th Earl (our line). Source: Complete Peerage 2nd edn vol. VII (1929), 'Kildare' pp.219-232, read 26 Oct 2026 (archive.org djvu text).