Earl of Desmond

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The Earl of Desmond was a powerful Gaelic-Norman noble title in medieval and early modern Ireland, historically associated with the FitzGerald dynasty and centered in the province of Munster.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Desmond canonical 10
Earls of Desmond 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedWith Desmond Geraldines ⓘ
Munster Geraldines ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty FitzGerald dynasty ⓘ
linked to: FitzGerald family
associatedWithEvent Munster Plantation after Desmond Rebellions ⓘ
associatedWithFamily Geraldines ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer FitzGerald arms differenced for Desmond ⓘ
country Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
culture Gaelicized Norman ⓘ
ethnicCharacter Gaelic-Norman ⓘ
extinctionReason attainder and forfeiture ⓘ
feudalTitleUnder English Crown ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England

Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
forfeitedTo English Crown ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
governingSystem feudal lordship ⓘ
quasi-independent palatine jurisdiction ⓘ
hereditaryIn FitzGerald male line ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern period ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ
involvedIn Desmond Rebellions ⓘ
landConfiscation Munster plantations ⓘ
linked to: Munster Plantation
languageEnvironment English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
locatedIn Munster ⓘ
south-west Ireland ⓘ
nobleFamily FitzGerald of Desmond ⓘ
notableHolder Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond ⓘ
James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond ⓘ
James FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond ⓘ
James FitzMaurice FitzGerald (claimant and leader) ⓘ
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond ⓘ
opposedBy English Crown in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Lordship of Ireland

Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ
politicalRole leader of a semi-autonomous lordship ⓘ
regional magnate in Munster ⓘ
precedence one of the great earldoms of Ireland ⓘ
regionOfInfluence County Cork ⓘ
County Kerry ⓘ
County Limerick ⓘ
Munster ⓘ
relatedTitle Earl of Kildare ⓘ
Earl of Ormond ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism ⓘ
seatOrCapital Desmond territories in Munster ⓘ
socialStatus high nobility ⓘ
titleCreatedBy English monarchy ⓘ
linked to: English monarchs

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Desmond (surname) → associatedTitle → Earl of Desmond ⓘ
Desmond → governingTitle → Earl of Desmond ⓘ
FitzGerald family → notableTitle → Earl of Desmond ⓘ
FitzGerald → notableTitleHeld → Earl of Desmond ⓘ
Geraldines → hasBranch → Earls of Desmond ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Desmond
Geraldines → notableTitleHeld → Earl of Desmond ⓘ
Fitzgerald → hasHistoricalTitle → Earl of Desmond ⓘ
Desmond Rebellions → mainBelligerent → Earl of Desmond ⓘ
King of Desmond → succeededBy → Earl of Desmond ⓘ