John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond

John FitzGerald
Died 4 March 1399
Ardfinnan
Cause of death drowning
Resting place Youghal
Title Earl of Desmond
Tenure 1398-1399
Nationality Hiberno-Norman
Predecessor Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald
Successor Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald
Spouse(s) Mary Bourke or Joan of Fermoy
Issue Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald
Aveline (or Eleanor)
Parents Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald
Eleanor Butler
Norman Ireland, showing the earldoms of Desmond and Ormond

John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond (died 1399) was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond.[1][2] He married and had one son, Thomas, who succeeded him as Earl of Desmond.[1][2]

According to Burke, John FitzGerald married Joan Roche, the daughter of Lord Fermoy.[1] In March 1399 FitzGerald drowned at Ardfinnan on the River Suir, and was buried at Youghal. He was succeeded by his son Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Desmond.[1]

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Gerald FitzGerald		 Earl of Desmond
1st creation
1398–1399		 Succeeded by
Thomas FitzGerald
  1. 1 2 3 4 Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison. 1866. p. 204
  2. 1 2 Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Volume III. London: George Bell & Sons. 1890. p. 83


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