Knight of Kerry, also called the Green Knight, is one of three Anglo-Irish

Anglo-Irish

Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...

 hereditary knighthoods, all of which existed in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 since feudal times. The others are the White Knight

White Knight Fitzgibbon

The Pedigree of The White Knight was one of three hereditary knighthoods within Ireland dating from the Medieval period. It was held by the Fitzgibbon family, and has since become dormant...

 (Fitzgibbon/FitzGerald) and the Knight of Glin

Knight of Glin

The Knight of Glin, also called the Black Knight, was a hereditary title in the Fitzgeralds of Limerick, Ireland since the early 14th century. The family was a branch of the FitzGerald dynasty or Geraldines, related to the Earls of Desmond , who were granted extensive lands in County Limerick by...

 (Black Knight

Black Knight (disambiguation)

A black knight is a literary stock character.Black Knight or similar can also refer to:* The black knight * Black Knight , any of several knights clad in black armor in Arthurian legend...

 (FitzGerald)). All three belong to the FitzGerald dynasty, being created by the Earls of Desmond for their kinsmen.

Sir Maurice Buidhe fitz John, 1st Knight of Kerry, was the illegitimate son of John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond

John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond

John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond was the grandson of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan. He was the founder of the Desmond line of the FitzGerald dynasty and ancestor of the powerful Earls of Desmond , as well as other dynasties, including the modern Knights of Kerry and Knights...

 and feudal Lord of Connello (d. 1261 Battle of Callann

Battle of Callann

The Battle of Callann was fought in 1261 between the Normans, under John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond, and the Gaelic forces of Fínghin Mac Carthaigh, King of Desmond, ancestor of the MacCarthy Reagh dynasty. MacCarthy was victorious...

), son of Thomas fitz Maurice, son of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan

Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan

Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan) was a major figure in the Norman invasion of Ireland....

, son of the Princess Nest ferch Rhys of Deheubarth and Gerald de Windsor

Gerald de Windsor

Gerald de Windsor, also known as Gerald FitzWalter, was the nobleman in charge of the Norman forces in Wales in the late 11th century. Notably, he was the progenitor of the FitzGerald and de Barry dynasties of Ireland...

.

Knights of Kerry

• Sir Maurice Buidhe fitz John, 1st Knight of Kerry
• Sir Richard fitz Maurice, 2nd Knight of Kerry
• Sir Maurice fitz Richard, 3rd Knight of Kerry (married Margaret de Courcy in 1382)
• Edmond fitz Maurice, 4th Knight of Kerry
• Nicholas fitz Maurice, 5th Knight of Kerry (held the office of Bishop of Ardfert circa 1408)
• John Caoch fitz Nicholas, 6th Knight of Kerry (fl.
  Floruit
  Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
  
   1470s)
• Maurice fitz John, 7th Knight of Kerry
• John fitz Maurice, 8th Knight of Kerry (held the office of Bishop of Ardfert on 20 November 1495)
• William fitz John, 9th Knight of Kerry
• John FitzGerald, 10th Knight of Kerry (d. 7 September 1595)
• William FitzGerald, 11th Knight of Kerry (d. 6 November 1640)
• John FitzGerald, 12th Knight of Kerry
• John FitzGerald, 13th Knight of Kerry
• Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry
  Maurice Fitzgerald, 14th Knight of Kerry
  Sir Maurice FitzGerald , M.P., D.L., 14th Knight of KerryHe was the eldest son of Sir John Fitzgerald, 13th Knight of Kerry and Honora O'Brien, daughter of Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare. He lived at Ballinruddery Castle, County Kerry and fought on the Catholic side during the Battle of the...
  
  
• John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry
  John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry
  John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry was an Irish politician and hereditary knight.He was the older son of Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry and his wife Elizabeth Crosbie, second daughter of David Crosbie. His younger brother was Robert FitzGerald. In 1728, FitzGerald entered the Irish...
  
   (1706–1741)
• Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry
  Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry
  Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry , known as "The Dingle Knight", was an Irish politician, barrister and hereditary knight....
  
   (c. 1734–1779)
• Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry
  Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry
  Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry was an Irish politician, barrister and hereditary knight.He was the second son of Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry and his wife Elizabeth Crosbie, second daughter of David Crosbie. He graduated with a Bachelor of Law and served then as Judge of the...
  
   (1717–1781)
• Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry
  Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry
  Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry was an hereditary knight and an Irish Whig politician.FitzGerald represented Kerry in the Irish House of Commons from 1795 until the Act of Union in 1801. He sat also for Tralee in 1800....
  
   (1772–1849)
• Sir Peter George FitzGerald, 19th Knight of Kerry, 1st Baronet of Valencia (1808–1880)
• Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 20th Knight of Kerry, 2nd Baronet of Valencia, (1844–1916)
• Sir John Peter Gerald Maurice Fitzgerald, 21st Knight of Kerry, 3rd Baronet of Valencia (1884–1957)
• Sir Arthur Henry Brinsley Fitzgerald, 22nd Knight of Kerry, 4th Baronet of Valencia (1885–1967)
• Sir George FitzGerald, 23rd Knight of Kerry, 5th Baronet of Valencia (1917–2001)
• Sir Adrian FitzGerald
  Adrian Fitzgerald
  Sir Adrian James Andrew Denis FitzGerald, 6th Baronet, 24th Knight of Kerry is a hereditary knight, a Conservative Party politician in the UK, and former Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.-Family:...
  
  , 24th Knight of Kerry, 6th Baronet of Valencia, (born 1940)