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James Fitzwilliam (died 1420) was an Irish landowner and judge who held the office of Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He was the ancestor of the prominent Dublin landowning family which acquired the titles Viscount FitzWilliam and Earl of Tyrconnell.〔Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926 Vol. 1 p. 173〕 He was the son of Hugh Fitzwilliam; his family are recorded in Dublin from about 1210 and by the time of James' birth were already considerable landowners in Dublin, holding lands at Dundrum and Swords.〔Ball, F. Elrington ''History of the Parishes of Dublin'' Alexander Thom and Co. Dublin 1903 Vol. 2 pp. 1–7〕 Few details of his legal career survive, but it is known that he was Chief Baron by 1413 and was superseded in 1417.〔Ball 1926 p. 173〕 He married, after 1390, a daughter of Sir John Cruise. Cruise was a distinguished diplomat and soldier and a considerable landowner, holding the manors of Mount Merrion, Stillorgan and Thorncastle (roughly modern Booterstown). Merrion Castle, Sir John's principal dwelling, subsequently became the main Fitzwilliam residence.〔Ball 1903 pp. 1–7〕 James died in 1420, and his lands passed to his son, Phillip, who was still a minor; the family estates are said to have suffered serious depredation during his minority. He was a ward of his father's successor as Chief Baron, James Cornwalsh; ironically Cornwalsh was to die 20 years later in a private war with the Fitzwilliams, although Philip himself was not directly involved.〔Ball 1926 p. 100〕 ==References== 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 Fitzwilliam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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