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Thomas FitzGerald Earl of Desmond
d. 1468
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15 Feb 1468
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Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Desmond, Lord Deputy of Ireland, was suddenly attainted and beheaded at Drogheda in 1468, a judicial killing that shocked Anglo-Ireland and was never forgotten by his house.
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✓ THOMAS FITZGERALD, EARL OF DESMOND (7th/8th by varying counts), LORD DEPUTY, BEHEADED AT DROGHEDA 15 Feb 1467/8; m. Ellice, da. of the Viscount Buttevant (Barry, note-only; so given on the GO MS 168 p.129 chart); father of James (our line). Source: CP 'Fermoy' pp.327 + the standard Desmond succession (numbering follows identity; the earls' ordinals vary between authorities because of the 1462 usurpation); contested rungs note-only.