The royal lineage of our noble and gentle familiesTogether with their paternal ancestry .. . The Descent of Maurice FitzMaurice, Esq., from the Blood Royal of England. DWARD III., King ofEngland, Earl of Ches-ter 1320, Duke of Aqui-taine, Count of Ponthieuand Montreuil, 1325;crowned at Westminsterin his fathers lifetime,1 Feb., 1327 ; defeatedthe Scots at HalidonHill, 1333. In 1339 he assumed the style of King of France and England, and Lord ofIreland, and quartered the arms of France inthe first quarter; gained a great naval victoryover the French off Sluys, 1340, and won thecelebrated battle
The royal lineage of our noble and gentle familiesTogether with their paternal ancestry .. . The Descent of Maurice FitzMaurice, Esq., from the Blood Royal of England. DWARD III., King ofEngland, Earl of Ches-ter 1320, Duke of Aqui-taine, Count of Ponthieuand Montreuil, 1325;crowned at Westminsterin his fathers lifetime,1 Feb., 1327 ; defeatedthe Scots at HalidonHill, 1333. In 1339 he assumed the style of King of France and England, and Lord ofIreland, and quartered the arms of France inthe first quarter; gained a great naval victoryover the French off Sluys, 1340, and won thecelebrated battle of Cressy 26 Aug., 1346 ; 17Oct. following the Scots were defeated at NevilleCross, and King David II. taken prisoner toLondon, where he remained nearly 11 the Order of the Garter 1349. Hisson, the Black Prince, defeated the French at. the battle of Poictiers, 19 Sept., 1356, andbrought King John prisoner to London, wherehe remained nearly five years (for further par-ticulars, see Royal Lineage, Fosters Peerage).The King died at Sheen, Surrey, n June, 1377,having had issue ; his descendant TRYPHENA BLENNERHASSETT (3rddaughter of Capt. John Blennerhassett, ofCastle Conway, Black Jack, see page 593^)married (settlement dated 8 Jan., 1723) toUlick FitzMaurice, of Duaghnafealy, co. Kerry(eldest son of Garrett FitzMaurice, see note *);made his will 10 Aug., 173S; had at least 4ons and 2 daughters. [1] Garrett (FitzMaurice), born 7 Oct., 1724 ; died young [2] John, of whom presently. [3] Ulick, and [4] Henry, named in their fathers will, I738- [5] Elizabeth, born 9 June. 1726; living 1738. [6] Clifford, born 9 July, 1727; living 1738. JOHN FITZMAURICE, of Duaghnafealy,named in his fathers will, 1738; marriedMargaret, daughter of John Stack, of Ballyconry,co. Kerry (by his wife Anne, 4th daughter ofMaurice FitzGerald, Knig
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