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     Lady Florence Enid Wyndham-Quin was born on 13 June 1870.¹ She was the daughter of Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl and Florence Elizabeth Kerr.¹ She died in July 1891 at age 21.¹

     Lady Rachael Charlotte Wyndham-Quin was born on 20 February 1872.¹ She was the daughter of Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl and Florence Elizabeth Kerr.¹ She married Desmond FitzJohn Lloyd FitzGerald, 27th Knight of Glin, son of Desmond John Edmund FitzGerald, 26th Knight of Glin and Isabella Lloyd Apjohn, on 28 October 1897.¹ She died on 30 January 1901 at age 28.¹
     Her married name became FitzGerald.

     Desmond FitzJohn Lloyd FitzGerald, 27th Knight of Glin was born on 12 March 1862.³ He was the son of Desmond John Edmund FitzGerald, 26th Knight of Glin and Isabella Lloyd Apjohn.² He married Lady Rachael Charlotte Wyndham-Quin, daughter of Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl and Florence Elizabeth Kerr, on 28 October 1897.¹ He died on 17 September 1936 at age 74.¹
     Desmond FitzJohn Lloyd FitzGerald, 27th Knight of Glin was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.³ He gained the title of 27th Knight of Glin in 1895.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the South Irish Horse.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Limerick.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Limerick.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Limerick in 1904.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.³ He sold Riddlestown Park, which he inherited.³ He lived at Glin Castle, County Limerick, Ireland.³

     Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin was born on 20 January 1901.² He was the son of Desmond FitzJohn Lloyd FitzGerald, 27th Knight of Glin and Lady Rachael Charlotte Wyndham-Quin.² He married Veronica Villiers, daughter of Ernest Amherst Villiers and Hon. Elaine Augusta Guest, on 9 January 1929.¹ He died on 2 April 1949 at age 48.¹
     Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin was educated at Lancing College, Lancing, Sussex, England.³ He succeeded to the title of 28th Knight of Glin in 1936.¹ He lived in 1948 at Glin Castle, County Limerick, Ireland.³

     Veronica Villiers was born in 1909.¹ She is the daughter of Ernest Amherst Villiers and Hon. Elaine Augusta Guest.² She married, firstly, Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin, son of Desmond FitzJohn Lloyd FitzGerald, 27th Knight of Glin and Lady Rachael Charlotte Wyndham-Quin, on 9 January 1929.¹ She married, secondly, Horatio Ray Milner, son of William Cochrane Milner, on 2 February 1954.¹ She died on 5 November 1998.¹
     From 9 January 1929, her married name became FitzGerald. From 2 February 1954, her married name became Milner.¹ She lived in 1976 at 10529 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.³

     Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin was born on 13 July 1937.² He is the son of Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin and Veronica Villiers.² He married, firstly, Louise Vava Lucia Henriette de la Falaise, daughter of Alain de la Falaise, Comte de la Falaise and Maxine Birley, on 6 October 1966.³ He and Louise Vava Lucia Henriette de la Falaise were divorced in 1970.² He married, secondly, Olda Ann Willes, daughter of Major Thomas Vincent Windham Willes and Margaret Georgina Wakefield-Saunders, on 12 August 1970.²
     Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.² He succeeded to the title of 29th Knight of Glin in 1949.¹ He graduated from University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).² He graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in 1962 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).² He was assistant keeper and deputy keeper of the Department of Furniture and Woodwork between 1965 and 1975 at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England.² He co-authored the book Irish Houses and Landscapes.⁴ He co-authored the book Ireland Observed: a handbook to the buildings and antiquities, published 1970.² He wrote the book Irish Architectural Drawings.⁴ Editor of Georgian Furniture.⁴ He wrote the book Irish Portraits.⁴ He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) in 1970.² He co-authored the book The Music From Norfolk House, published 1972.² He was Irish Agent for Christie Mansion and Woods Ltd in 1975.² He co-authored the book Lost Desmesnes: Irish Landscape Gardening 1660-1845, published 1976.² He wrote the book Irish Furniture, published 1978.² He wrote the book The Painters of Ireland, published 1978.² He wrote the book Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland, published 1988.² He wrote the book The Watercolours of Ireland, published 1994.² He was an architectural historian.³ He lived at Glin Castle, Glin, County Limerick, Ireland.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, in 2002.²

     Louise Vava Lucia Henriette de la Falaise is the daughter of Alain de la Falaise, Comte de la Falaise and Maxine Birley.¹ She married Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin, son of Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin and Veronica Villiers, on 6 October 1966.¹ She and Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin were divorced in 1970.²
     Louise Vava Lucia Henriette de la Falaise also went by the nick-name of Lulu.² From 6 October 1966, her married name became FitzGerald.¹

     Olda Ann Willes is the daughter of Major Thomas Vincent Windham Willes and Margaret Georgina Wakefield-Saunders.^1,2 She married Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin, son of Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin and Veronica Villiers, on 12 August 1970.¹
     From 12 August 1970, her married name became FitzGerald.

     Fiola FitzGerald was born on 29 April 1930.¹ She is the daughter of Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin and Veronica Villiers.¹ She married Cedric Herbert Beresford Hands, son of Herbert Joseph Hands, on 7 May 1952.¹
     From 7 May 1952, her married name became Hands.

     Giralda Rachel FitzGerald was born on 29 March 1933.¹ She is the daughter of Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin and Veronica Villiers. She married Captain Michael Meysey Wigley Severne, son of Edmund Charles Wigley Severne, on 15 April 1952.¹
     From 15 April 1952, her married name became Severne.