What key details about james fitzgerald , 1st earl of desmond can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: james fitzgerald -lrb- c. 1570 -- november 1601 -rrb- , an irish nobleman , was the successor of gerald fitzgerald , 15th earl of desmond . he assumed the title of earl of desmond , which had been suppressed in 1582 after the desmond rebellions . he spent much of his life in captivity , and was temporarily , but unsuccessfully , restored to the earldom in 1600 -- 01 by the english in an attempt to pacify munster during the nine years war . he thus became the 1st earl of desmond , but soon returned to england , where he died in obscurity .
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- title is earl of desmond- successor is --- death date is november 1601- predecessor is --- tenure is 1600 -- 1601- birth date is c. 1570- name is james fitzgerald- parents is gerald fitzgerald , 15th earl of desmond eleanor butler