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James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond (d. 1529) was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond. He plotted against King Henry VIII with King Francis I of France in 1523〔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〕 and with Emperor Charles V in 1528〔 or 1529.〔Webb, Alfred. ''(A Compendium of Irish Biography )''. Dublin: 1878.〕 Alfred Webb tells us of this earl that: "() succeeded on his father's death in 1520. In 1529 he proffered fealty to the Emperor Charles V., and declared himself willing to enter into a league against England. The Emperor commissioned his chaplain to visit Ireland. The report of his mission to Dingle, of the resources of the country, of the demeanour of the Earl, and his reasons for hostility to England, as given by Mr. Froude in his History of England, are extremely interesting. The chaplain writes: 'The Earl himself is from thirty to forty years old, and is rather above the middle height. He keeps better justice throughout his dominions than any other chief in Ireland. Robbers and homicides find no mercy, and are executed out of hand. His people are in high order and discipline. They are armed with short bows and swords. The Earl's guard are in a mail from neck to heel, and carry halberds. He has also a number of horse, some of whom know how to break a lance. They all ride admirably, without saddle or stirrup.' "A skirmish between him and Ormond was thus reported to Henry VIII. by the Lord-Lieutenant:
The Earl died at Dingle, 18th June 1529, and was buried with his father at Tralee."〔 ==Marriage and issue== James married Amy, daughter of Turlough Mac-i-Brien Ara, Bishop of Killaloe〔Burke, Bernard, ''(A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire )''. London: Harrison. 1866. p. 205〕〔 and had issue: * Joan (Amy) FitzGerald〔〔 * Lady Honora FitzGerald (d. 1577) * Ellice FitzGerald 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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