Desmond FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin
Deceased Person
1901 – 1949
Who was Desmond FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin?
Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin was an Irish nobleman and socialite.
He was the only son of Desmond FitzJohn Lloyd FitzGerald, 27th Knight of Glin and Lady Rachel Charlotte Wyndham-Quin, daughter of Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl. He was educated at Winchester College and then Lancing College before moving to London in 1924.
In 1929 he married Veronica Villiers, a cousin of Winston Churchill, with whom he had three children. His heir was Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin. He died from tuberculosis in 1949.
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- Born
- 1901
- Spouses
- Children
- Education
- Winchester College
- Died
- 1949
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on July 23, 2013
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