of the d'Artois inheritance passed by descent to the Earl of Kildare. Margaret, who was Rowland's third wife, was probably Alison's mother. However, there is some doubt about which of Rowland's children was born to which mother. After Jane's death Jenico became the third husband of the much-married Maud Plunkett, daughter of Christopher Plunkett, 1st Baron Killeen. She outlived him and made yet another marriage. She died in 1482. A colourful story about her previous marriage inspired a much later ballad: "The Bride of Malahide". Sampson d'Artois, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland 1424–1431, was a close relative, probably a brother, of Jenico. He was co-executor with Jenico's widow, and one Nicholas Bayley, of his will. D'Artois' unusual first name was preserved by the Preston family, descendants of his daughter Jane; many of the Preston boys down the generations were named Jenico. His granddaughter Lady Portlester was usually referred to as Margaret Jenico. A possible descendant is Irish politician John Dardis (born 1945). Personality Jenico has been described as one of the most flamboyant characters in the Europe of his era. He was a military adventurer who undoubtedly "feathered his own nest" during his years in Ireland, and yet he gave good and loyal service to three English monarchs and earned the trust of all of them. Curtis remarks that if there had been more men of his calibre in fifteenth-century Ireland, the English Crown's hold on the country would have been far more secure. References 1426 deaths 14th-century Irish politicians 15th-century Irish politicians Irish generals Irish people of Basque descent Year of birth unknown Politicians from Navarre Year of birth uncertain