William FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry
Deceased Person
1694 – 1747
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Who was William FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry?
William FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry PC was an Irish peer and an officer in the British Army.
He was the eldest son of Thomas Fitzmaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry and Anne Petty. In 1738, he married Lady Gertrude Lambart, daughter of Richard Lambart, 4th Earl of Cavan, and had a son, Francis Thomas-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry, and a daughter Anna Maria, who married Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry.
The Earl of Kerry died in 1747 in Lixnaw. He was invested as a Privy Councilor in Ireland.
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- Born
- 1694
- Also known as
- William Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry
- Died
- Apr 4, 1747
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on July 23, 2013
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