Desmond FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin

Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin (20 January 1901 – 2 April 1949)^[1] was an Anglo-Irish hereditary knight and socialite.

Born in Croom, County Limerick, FitzGerald 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.^[2] He was educated at Winchester College and Lancing College before moving to London in 1924.^{[citation needed]}

In 1929 he married Veronica Villiers (1909-1998), a cousin of Winston Churchill and daughter of Ernest Villiers. They had three children together. His heir was Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin. He died from tuberculosis in 1949 in Limerick, Ireland. ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995.
^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1238. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

External links

Desmond FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin at Find a Grave
Glin Castle website
Profile Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Titles of nobility (Ireland)
Preceded by Desmond FitzJohn Lloyd FitzGerald	Knight of Glin 1938–1949	Succeeded by Desmond FitzGerald

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[1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995.

[burke-2] Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1238. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

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