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  1. Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare

    Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare died 11 February 1612 was an Irish Peerage peer . Background Kildare was the son of Edward FitzGerald, younger son of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare . His mother was Agnes, daughter of Sir John Leghe of Stockwell, Surrey, ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p5985.htm i59845 thepeerage.com Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare ref who was a cousin of Catherine Howard , the fifth queen of Henry VIII . Career Kildare was knighted in 1599 and succeeded his cousin as Earl of Kildare that same year. He served as Governor of Offaly in 1600 and was Commissioner of Connacht Connaught in 1604. ref name thepeerage.com Family Kildare married Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Nugent , 5th Baron Delvin and Lady Mary FitzGerald, daughter of his predecessor the 11th Earl. He died in February 1612 and was succeeded in the earldom by his infant son, Gerald. ref name thepeerage.com References reflist start box s reg ie succession box before William FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare years 1599 1611 after Gerald FitzGerald end box DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Category 1611 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty Gerald Category 16th century Irish people Category 17th century Irish people Category People from County Kildare ...   more details



  1. Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare

    Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare died 16 October 1432 was an Irish peer. Background Kildare was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Burghersh. Career Kildare served as Justiciar of Ireland in 1405. ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p35432.htm thepeerage.com Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare ref Family Kildare married, firstly, Margaret Rocheford, daughter of Sir John Rocheford. Their children included Thomas FitzGerald. Lady Joan FitzGerald d. Jul 1452 He married secondly, Agnes Darcy, daughter of Philip Darcy, 4th Baron Darcy de Knayth and Elizabeth Gray. Their children included Elizabeth FitzGerald. ref name thepeerage.com References reflist start box s reg ie succession box before Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare Maurice FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare years 1390 1432 after John FitzGerald br small de jure small end box DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Category 1432 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty Gerald Category 15th century Irish people Category People from County Kildare ...   more details



  1. Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare

    Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare 1525 1585 , also known as the Wizard Earl a sobriquet also given to Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland , was an Irish peer. FitzGerald became the sole male representative of the Earl of Kildare Kildare Geraldines when only twelve years of age, after his half brother Silken Thomas &mdash the tenth earl&mdash together with 5 of his uncles were executed at Tyburn in 1537. ref Surviving the Tudors The Wizard Earl of Kildare and English Rule in Ireland, 1537 1586 Author Carey, Vincent. Four Courts Press, 2002 ref Thereafter he was on the run in Ireland and ended up in County Donegal Donegal under the guardianship of his aunt, Lady Eleanor McCarthy, the wife of the Manus O Donnell O Domhnaill chief . Around his claims to the Earldom of Kildare formed the short ... start box s reg ie succession box before Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare Thomas FitzGerald br small forfeit in 1537 small title Earl of Kildare years 1569&ndash 1585 after Henry FitzGerald, 12th Earl of Kildare Henry FitzGerald end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kildare, Gerald Fitzgerald, 11th Earl Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1525 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1585 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Gerald Fitzgerald, 11th Earl Of Category ... Ireland FitzGerald Category FitzGerald dynasty Gerald fr Gerald FitzGerald 11e comte de Kildare ... VIII s daughter Mary I of England Mary I in 1554 FitzGerald helped suppress the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyatt the younger . He was created Earl of Kildare and Baron of Offaly. He returned to Ireland ... into The Pale in August 1539. FitzGerald escaped Ireland with a few loyal servants and was protected ... of Mantua and the Duke of Mantua . From his time at the Duke s court, Kildare was fluent in Italian ... by the Knights Hospitaller Knights of St. John . He returned to Kildare following the death of Henry ... him the nickname the Wizard Earl . The Earl died in 1585, and according to legend his ghost returns ...   more details



  1. Gerald Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare

    Gerald M r FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare , Order of the Garter KG died c. 3 September 1513 , known variously as Garret the Great Gear id M r or The Great Earl An Iarla M r , was Ireland s premier Peerage ... IV was forced to re install FitzGerald. He inherited the title of Earl of Kildare in 1478. FitzGerald managed to keep his position after the Yorkist York dynasty in England was toppled and Henry VII of England Henry VII becoming king, but Fitzgerald blatantly disobeyed King Henry on several ... 3 September 1513. Family Gearoid M r was the son of Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare and Jane FitzGerald , the daughter of James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond , the Usurper . The Cambro Norman ..., 9th Earl of Kildare Lady Eleanor FitzGerald married Donal MacCarthy Reagh, 9th Prince of Carbery ..., 7th Earl of Kildare Thomas Fitzgerald title Earl of Kildare years 1478&ndash 1513 after Gearoid g Fitzgerald, 9th Earl of Kildare Gearoid g Fitzgerald end box DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Gearoid Mor Fitzgerald, 8th Earl of Category 1513 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category Knights of the Garter Category FitzGerald dynasty Gerald Category MacCarthy dynasty Category O Neill dynasty Category Year of birth unknown Category People from County Kildare Category 15th century Irish people Category 16th century Irish people de Gerald FitzGerald, 8. Earl of Kildare fr Gerald FitzGerald .... Politics Gerald FitzGerald or, in Irish language Irish , Gearoid M r FitzGerald was appointed Lord ..., Countess of Ormond Margaret FitzGerald married Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond Piers Butler , later the 8th Earl of Ormond. Lady Elllis FitzGerald, who married Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron ... FitzGerald The Legend of the Great Earl s Ghost main King in the mountain A legend, re told by Nuala ... to legend, the Great Earl and his soldiers now slumber in a cavern beneath the Curragh of Kildare ... Simnel . However, Henry needed Fitzgerald to rule in Ireland, and at the same time could not control ...   more details



  1. Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare

    Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare 1487 1534 , also known in Irish language Irish as Gear id g Young Gerald , was a figure in History of Ireland Irish History . In 1513 he inherited the title of Earl of Kildare and position of Lord Deputy of Ireland from his father. Family He was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison FitzEustace, daughter of Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron ... Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare father in 1513 he succeeded to the title, and was by the council ... Kildare S start S reg ie Succession box before Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare years 1513&ndash 1534 after Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare Thomas FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare s off succession box title Lord Treasurer of Ireland before ... . NAME Kildare, Gerald Fitzgerald, 9th Earl Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... Category People of the Tudor period de Gerald FitzGerald, 9. Earl of Kildare fr Gerald FitzGerald 9e comte de Kildare no Gerald FitzGerald, 9. jarl av Kildare ... 1992 ref in 1503 with whom he had Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th Earl of Kildare . He later married Lady Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kildare Elizabeth Grey and had a further six children Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare , Elizabeth FitzGerald, Countess of Lincoln , Edward FitzGerald, Mary FitzGerald ... at Drogheda , in an affecting speech, he nominated his son Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare ... years 1504&ndash 1514 succession box title Lord Deputy of Ireland before Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare The Earl of Kildare after Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk The Duke of Norfolk years ..., Gerald Fitzgerald, 9th Earl Of Category 1487 births Category 1534 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category 15th century Irish people Category FitzGerald dynasty Gerald Category Prisoners .... In consequence of disputes and misunderstandings between the Earl of Kildare and Piers Butler, 8th ...   more details



  1. Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond

    wars and battles known for Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond c. 1533 11 November 1583 was an Irish nobleman and leader of the Desmond Rebellions of 1579. Life He was the son of James FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond , by his second wife M re O Carroll. His father had agreed in January 1541 ... soon established close relations with his namesake Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare 1525&ndash .... Notes reflist References 1911 wstitle Desmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, 15th Earl of R. Bagwell, Ireland ... FitzThomas FitzGerald br Eventually James FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond end box DEFAULTSORT Desmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, 15th Earl of Category 1530s births Category 1583 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage ...Infobox Peer birth name G aro d Mac G arald name Gerald FitzGerald title Earl of Desmond image tenure 1558 1582 predecessor James FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond successor Forfeit 1582 heir spouse Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond Joan Fitzgerald br Eleanor Butler issue James Fitzgerald Tower Earl of Desmond James FitzGerald br another son, not named in article parents birth date c.1533 birth place ... thought to have pacified by his seventies. Edward FitzGerald, brother of the Earl of Kildare, and lieutenant ... Irish people Category People of the Tudor period Category People from County Cork es Gerald FitzGerald it Gerald Fitzgerald sv Gerald FitzGerald, 15 e earl av Desmond ... Earl of Ormonde had married Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond Lady Joan Fitzgerald , daughter and heiress general of James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond. On Ormonde s death she proposed to marry Gerald FitzGerald, and eventually did so, after the death of her second husband, Sir Francis Bryan . The effect ... son, Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde . Earldom Gerald succeeded to the earldom in 1558 he was knighted ..., the 14th Earl left two sons, the elder of whom, James Fitzgerald Tower Earl of Desmond James Fitzgerald ... . start box s reg ie s bef before James FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond James FitzGerald s ttl ...   more details



  1. Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare

    Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare c. 1421 25 March 1477 , was an Irish peer and Lord Chancellor of Ireland . Background Kildare was the son of John FitzGerald, de jure 6th Earl of Kildare, and Rose Basset. ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p15142.htm i151412 thepeerage.com Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ref Career Kildare was Lord Justices Ireland Lord Justice of Ireland in 1454 and between 1461 and 1470. In circa 1463 he was appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland , a post he held until 1468. ref name thepeerage.com By decree of Edward IV of England he held the title of Lord Chancellor for life and continued receiving the salary of the position and exercising some of its influence until his death in 1477. Citation needed date December 2009 Family Kildare married Lady Joan, daughter of James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond . Their children included Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh , Lord Chancellor of Ireland, killed at the Battle of Stoke Sir James FitzGerald Lady Eleanor FitzGerald d. 14 Nov 1497 married Conn More O Neill, King of Ulster ref http thepeerage.com p35433.htm i354328 Lady Eleanor FitzGerald at thePeerage.com ref Conn Bacach O Neill Lady Anne FitzGerald Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare . Kildare died in March 1477. ref name thepeerage.com References reflist start box s legal succession box title Lord Chancellor of Ireland years c. 1463&ndash 1468 before John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester The Earl of Worcester after Robert Allanstown s reg ie succession box before John FitzMaurice FitzGerald br small de jure small title Earl of Kildare years before 1436 1477 after Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald end box DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Category 1421 births Category 1477 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty Thomas Category Lord Chancellors of Ireland Category People from County Kildare Category 15th century Irish people ...   more details



  1. Henry FitzGerald, 12th Earl of Kildare

    Henry FitzGerald, 12th Earl of Kildare 1562 1 August 1597 was an Irish peer and soldier. Background Kildare was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare and Mabel Browne . ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p1265.htm i12649 thepeerage.com Henry FitzGerald, 2nd 12th Earl of Kildare ref Military career Nicknamed Henry na Tuagh , or Henry of the Battleaxes , he fought against the Spanish invaders in Ireland in 1588. In 1597 he helped quell the Hugh Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone Earl of Tyrone s uprising in Ulster , where he was mortally wounded. ref name thepeerage.com Family Kildare married Lady Frances Howard, daughter of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham and Katherine Carey, in 1589. They had no sons and Kildare was succeeded by his brother William FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Kildare . ref name thepeerage.com He had at least one surviving daughter, Bridget, who married Rory O Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell . References reflist start box s reg ie succession box before Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare years 1585 1597 after William FitzGerald end box DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Henry FitzGerald, 12th Earl of Category 1562 births Category 1597 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty Henry Category People from County Kildare Category 16th century Irish people Category People of the Tudor period Category People of Elizabethan Ireland ...   more details



  1. George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare

    George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare 23 January 1612 29 May 1660 was known as the Fairy Earl , apparently for no other reason than that his portrait, still extant, was painted on a small scale. ref http www.booksulster.com library biography biographyF.php booksulster.com 8 Accessed May 2007 ref He was the son of Thomas FitzGerald and Frances Randolph and grandson of Edward FitzGerald born 1502, brother of Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare and Agnes Leigh. Family He married Lady Joan Boyle on 15 August 1630. She was the daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and his second wife Catherine Fenton. George and Joan had four children. Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare 1632 5 March 1664 married Lady Elizabeth Holles. Lady Eleanor Fitzgerald Christened 18 May 1634 &ndash 3 August 1681 married Walter Borrowes. Robert Fitzgerald born 1638 Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1642 &ndash died c. 1697 98 married Callaghan MacCarty, 3rd Earl of Clancarty References reflist http www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk cgi bin gedlkup n royal?royal09282 Humphrysfamilytree.com Accessed 8 May 2007 http www.thepeerage.com p5986.htm thepeerage.com Accessed 7 March 2008 http www.familysearch.org familysearch.org Accessed 7 March 2008 http www.booksulster.com library biography biographyF.php booksulster.com Accessed 8 May 2007 start box s reg ie s bef before Gerald FitzGerald s ttl title Earl of Kildare years 1658 &ndash 1660 s aft rows 2 after Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare Wentworth FitzGerald s bef before Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly Lettice Digby s ttl title Baron Offaly years 1658 &ndash 1660 end box DEFAULTSORT Kildare, George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category 1612 births Category 1660 deaths Category 17th century Irish people Category People from County Kildare Category People from County Dublin Category FitzGerald dynasty George UK noble stub fr George FitzGerald 16e comte de Kildare ...   more details



  1. Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare

    by Rev. James MacCaffrey, S.J., 1914 start box s reg ie succession box before Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare years 1534 1537 after Forfeit br small restored in 1569 br for Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald small end box DEFAULTSORT FitzGerald, Thomas 10th Earl of Kildare Category 1513 births Kildare, Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Category 1537 deaths Kildare, Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Kildare, Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Category People executed by hanging, drawing and quartering FitzGerald, Thomas,10th Earl of Kildare Category 16th century Irish people Category FitzGerald dynasty Thomas Category Irish Roman Catholics Category People from County Kildare de Thomas FitzGerald, 10. Earl of Kildare fr Thomas Fitzgerald 10e comte de Kildare it Silken Thomas no Thomas FitzGerald, 10. jarl av Kildare ... had taken ill and died in London, and he had technically succeeded as tenth earl , but the Crown never confirmed his title. He retreated to his stronghold at Maynooth Castle Maynooth , County Kildare ... of Ireland Fitzgerald, seeing his army melting away and his allies submitting one by one, asked ... List of Irish rebellions History of County Kildare References reflist External links http catholicity.elcore.net ...   more details



  1. Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare

    children, of whom Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare Thomas FitzGerald, High Sheriff of County Limerick . S start s reg ie succession box before Richard FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare years 1329 1390 after Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald S end References John Lodge archivist ...Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare died August 25, 1390 was a prominent Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland and Lord Justice of Ireland . The second son of Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare by his spouse Joan, daughter of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster , he succeeded his brother Richard, 3rd Earl, who died aged 12 in 1329. Maurice, Earl of Kildare, suppressed the insurrection in 1339 of the O Dempsies in Leinster and in November 1346, with the Lord Justice Bermingham, forced the O Mores to submit and give hostages for their future good behaviour. On January 26, 1347, he was summoned by Writ signed at Eltham Palace to serve King Edward III of England Edward III at the siege of Calais where he proceeded in May with thirty men at arms and was subsequently made leader of the army, and knight ed. With various irregulars and foot soldiers assigned to defend county Kildare against rebel Irish, the earl was appointed, on September 14, 1358, supervisor of the four commissioners for raising and collecting their pay from that county. On March 30, 1360, he was constituted .... DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Category 1390 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category Irish knights Category Irish soldiers Category FitzGerald dynasty Maurice Category 14th century Irish people Category People from County Kildare ... in Kildare Castle, to Dublin Castle for safer custody. Dying at an advanced age in 1390 he was interred in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Dublin . Maurice, Earl of Kildare, married Elizabeth ... of Kildare and County Meath Meath during the minority of his son and heir, John de London ...   more details



  1. Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare

    Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare Privy Council of Ireland PC Ire 4 May 1675 20 February 1744 , known as Robert FitzGerald until 1707, was an Irish peer. Background Kildare was the son of the Hon. Robert FitzGerald, younger son of George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare . His mother was Mary, daughter of James Clotworthy. ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p2613.htm i26124 thepeerage.com Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare ref Career Kildare succeeded his first cousin as Earl of Kildare in 1707 ref name thepeerage.com and was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland Irish Privy Council in 1710. ref name thepeerage.com ref http www.leighrayment.com pcouncil pcouncilI.htm leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors Ireland ref In 1714 he served as Lord Justices Ireland Lord Justice of Ireland . ref name thepeerage.com Family Lord Kildare married Lady Mary, daughter of William O Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin , on 7 March 1708. They had four sons and seven daughters, including James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster 1722 1773 Hon. Richard FitzGerald Margaretta Hill, Marchioness of Downshire died 19 January 1766 , wife of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire Lord Kildare died in February 1744, aged 68, and was succeeded in the earldom by his son James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster James , who was created Marquess of Kildare in 1761 and Duke of Leinster in 1766. ref name thepeerage.com References reflist start box s reg ie succession box before John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare John FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare years 1707 1744 after James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster James FitzGerald end box DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Category 1675 births Category 1744 deaths Category 17th century Irish people Category People from County Kildare Category People from County Dublin Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty Robert ...   more details



  1. Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare

    Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare, Lord Offaly died April 9, 1328 was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland and Lord Justice of Ireland . The eldest son of John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare , Lord Offaly, by his spouse Blanche, daughter of John, Lord Fermoy, the second earl was appointed commander of 30,000 men to fight Edward Bruce and the Scots. But with Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Roger, Lord Mortimer landing about the same time at Youghall the engagement was deferred until his force could also join them but Bruce was in the meantime defeated and killed, in 1318, putting an end to the Scottish kingdom in Ireland . In 1320 Thomas, 2nd Earl of Kildare was appointed Lord Justice of Ireland, reconfirmed in February 1326, and office he held until his death two years later at Maynooth . He was interred in the Franciscan Friary at Kildare . The second earl had married at Greencastle, County Down , on August 16, 1312, Joan d. April 23, 1359 , third daughter of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster , and had issue John FitzGerald 1314 1323 Richard FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Kildare c. 1317 7 July 1329 , died at Rathangan . He was buried on the right hand side of his father. Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare References John Lodge archivist Lodge, John , & Archdall, Mervyn , A.M., The Peerage of Ireland , Dublin, 1789, vol.1, p.79. start box s reg ie succession box before John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare John FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare years 1316 1328 after Richard FitzGerald end box DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Thomas Fitgerald, 2nd Earl of Category 13th century births Category 1328 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category Irish soldiers Category People from County Kildare Category 14th century Irish people Category FitzGerald dynasty Thomas ...   more details



  1. John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare

    John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare 1661 9 November 1707 , styled Lord Offaly until 1664, was an Irish peer. Background Kildare was the son of Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare and Lady Elizabeth, daughter of John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare . He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1664. ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p6156.htm i61556 thepeerage.com John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare ref Political career Kildare was returned to the British House of Commons English House of Commons for Tregony UK Parliament constituency Tregony in 1694, a seat he only held until the following year. ref name thepeerage.com ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Tcommons2.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons Tipperary South to Tyrone West ref Family Kildare married firstly, Mary, daughter of Henry O Brien, Lord O Brien . They had one child, Henry FitzGerald, Lord Offaly 1683 1684 , who died as an infant. After Mary s death in November 1683, aged 21, Kildare married secondly, Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh , on 12 June 1684. There were no children from this marriage. Kildare died in November 1707 and was succeeded in the earldom by his first cousin, Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare . The Countess of Kildare died in April 1758. ref name thepeerage.com References reflist start box s par en s bef before Hugh Fortescue br John Tremayne 1647&ndash 1694 Sir John Tremayne s ttl title Member of Parliament for Tregony UK Parliament constituency Tregony with Hugh Fortescue years 1694&ndash 1695 s aft after Francis Robartes br James Montagu judge James Montagu s reg ie succession box before Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare Wentworth FitzGerald title Earl of Kildare years 1661 1707 after Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare Robert FitzGerald end box DEFAULTSORT Kildare, John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Category 1661 births Category ... from County Kildare Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty John ...   more details



  1. John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare

    Fitzgerald Earl of Kildare by Letters Patent dated May 14, 1316, the year in which he founded the friary ... Earl of Kildare from 1316. ref name complete peerage1 kildare cite book editor last Cokayne editor ..., Lord Fermoy and Maud de Waleys, by whom he had two sons and two daughters Gerald d.1303 Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare , his successor. Citation needed date July 2010 Joan FitzGerald , married in 1302 to Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick . Citation needed date July 2010 Elizabeth FitzGerald , married ...Refimprove date July 2010 John FitzThomas FitzGerald c. 1250 d. 10 September 1316 was an Irish nobility ... 2011 ref The eldest son of Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald died 1271 Citation needed date September 2011 and Rohesia de St. Michael, he is noticed in 1291 in serious dispute with William Vescy, Lord of Kildare ... of the country s defences. As champion of the complainants John Fitzgerald, by then 4th Lord of Offaly having succeeded to the title in 1287, upon the death of his uncle Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly , their paths crossed and instead of addressing the issues Vescy charged Fitzgerald with minor charges of slander and libel. Fitzgerald appealed to King Edward II of England Edward II , who, to examine ... FitzGerald had the advantage, challenging the Lord Justice to clear his name by combat, which ..., and settled upon him Vescy s lordships and manorialism manor s of Kildare , Rathangan , &c., which ..., on Sunday September 10, 1316, at Laraghbrine , and was interred in the Franciscan Friary of Kildare ... of Ireland , Dublin , 1789, vol.1, p.  77 9, where a full transcription of Kildare s Letters Patent appears on p.  78n. S start s reg ie s new creation s ttl title Earl of Kildare years 1316 s aft after Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare Thomas FitzGerald S end DEFAULTSORT Kildare, John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Category 1316 deaths Category People from County Offaly Category People from County Kildare Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category Irish soldiers Category 13th ...   more details



  1. Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare

    Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare Privy Council of Ireland PC I 1634 &ndash 5 March 1664 , styled Lord Offaly until 1660, was an Irish peer. Background Kildare was the son of George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare , and Lady Jane, daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork . He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1660. ref name thepeerage.com http thepeerage.com p6156.htm i61553 thepeerage.com Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare ref Political career Kildare served as Governor of King s County , County Kildare and Queen s County and was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland Irish Privy Council in 1661. ref name thepeerage.com In 1660 he was elected to the British House of Commons English House of Commons for East Retford UK Parliament constituency East Retford , a seat he held until the following year. ref name thepeerage.com ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Ecommons1.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons Ealing to Elgin ref Family Kildare married Lady Elizabeth, daughter of John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare , in circa 1655. He died in March 1664 and was succeeded by his son, John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare John . ref name thepeerage.com References reflist start box s par en s bef before Unknown s ttl title Member of Parliament for East Retford UK Parliament constituency East Retford with Sir William Hickman, 2nd Baronet Sir William Hickman, Bt years 1660&ndash 1661 s aft after Sir William Hickman, 2nd Baronet Sir William Hickman, Bt br Clifford Clifton s reg ie s bef before George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare George FitzGerald s ttl title Duke of Leinster Earl of Kildare years 1660 1664 s aft after John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare John FitzGerald end DEFAULTSORT Kildare, Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Category 1634 births Category 1664 deaths Category 17th century Irish people Category People from County Kildare Category Earls ... Council of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty Wentworth ...   more details



  1. Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond

    s start s reg ie s bef before Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Desmond Maurice FitzGerald s ttl title Earl of Desmond creation 1st creation years 1358 1398 s aft after John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond John FitzGerald s end DEFAULTSORT Desmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Earl Of Category People from County Cork Category 14th century Irish people Category Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty Gerald Category Aine ...Refimprove date December 2009 Gerald fitzMaurice FitzGerald , also known by the Irish Gaelic Gear id Iarla Earl Gerald , was the 3rd Earl of Desmond , in southwestern Ireland , under the first creation of that title, and a member of the Hiberno Norman dynasty of the FitzGerald s, or Geraldine s. He was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond , by his third wife Aveline, daughter of Nicholas FitzMaurice, 3rd Lord of Kerry. He was half brother to Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Desmond . Career and poetry Gerald was made Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in 1367, but in 1370 was imprisoned by Brian O Brien dynasty O Brien of Thomond . ref http www.searcs web.com fitzgerald.html Gear id Iarla FitzGerald 1335 1398 ref While in prison, Gerald wrote poetry in the Irish language , most famously the poem Mairg adeir olc ris na mn ibh Speak not ill of womenkind . Indeed, Gerald was instrumental in replacing French with Irish as the preferred language of the Hiberno Norman aristocracy, and typified ... themselves. Marriage and issue In 1359 Gerald married Eleanor or Ellen Butler, daughter of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond . She died in 1404. They had issue three sons John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond Maurice FitzGerald James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond , the Usurper and two daughters Joan ..., Gerald was romantically linked with the goddess ine , a legend which drew upon a pre existing ... up that Gerald sleeps in a cave beside or under Lough Gur , and will someday awaken and ride forth ...   more details



  1. Gerald Fitzgerald

    Gerald FitzGerald may refer to Gerald Fitzgerald, Lord of Offaly died 1204 Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond died 1398 Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare died 1410 Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare c. 1456 1513 Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare 1487 1534 Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond c. 1533 1583 , leader of the Irish rebellion of 1579 Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare 1525 1585 Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare died 1612 Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Kildare 1611 1620 Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Lord Decies died 1553 Gerald Fitzgerald priest , American clergyman Gerald George Fitzgerald 1834 1904 , New Zealand politician Tony Fitzgerald , Gerald Edward Tony Fitzgerald, Australian Judge hndis name Fitzgerald, Gerald de Gerald FitzGerald fr Gerald FitzGerald ...   more details



  1. Gerald Fitzgerald, Lord of Offaly

    Gerald Fitzgerald, Lord of Offaly died 1204 , was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan . Both took part in the Norman invasion of Ireland 1169 71 . Though the Geraldines had already become a well known family, Gerald is more often called Fitzmaurice than Fitzgerald. Accompanying his father from Wales to Ireland, he and his brother Alexander showed great valour in the battle against Roderick O Conor outside the walls of Dublin in 1171. After his father s death William Fitzaldhelm deprived him and his brothers of their stronghold of Wicklow , though after a time compelled to give them Ferns in exchange. He had already received from Strongbow Naas and other districts in what became County Kildare , and had erected Maynooth Castle. In 1199, though receiving John, King of England King John s letters of protection, he was ordered to do right to Maurice Fitzphilip for the lands of Gessil and Lega possibly Geashill maybe Lega is in County Laois , that he had taken from Maurice. On his death Gerald was still in possession of those estates. He is often described as Baron Offaly , the middle cantred of which had been among his father s possessions. He died before 15 January 1204, though generally is said to have died in 1205. He married Catherine, daughter of Hamon of Valognes, Justiciar of Ireland between 1197 and 1199. He left by her two sons. one of whom, his successor, was Maurice Fitzgerald, lord of Offaly. Gerald is described by his cousin, Giraldus Cambrensis , as small in stature, but distinguished for prudence and honesty. He was the patrilineal ancestor of the earls of Kildare . References reflist DNB wstitle Fitzgerald, Gerald d.1204 Use dmy dates date June 2011 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fitzgerald, Gerald ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1204 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fitzgerald, Gerald ... century Irish people Category FitzGerald dynasty ...   more details



  1. Gerald George Fitzgerald

    Gerald George Fitzgerald 1834 1904 was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the West Coast Region West Coast , New Zealand . He represented the Hokitika New Zealand electorate Hokitika electorate from New Zealand general election, 1881 1881 to 1884, when he was defeated. ref cite news title Westland url http paperspast.natlib.govt.nz cgi bin paperspast?a d&cl search&d TT18811214.2.18.6 accessdate 23 December 2010 newspaper Tuapeka Times date Volume XIV, Issue 797, 14 December 1881 page 5 ref ref name Wilson cite book last Wilson first James Oakley title New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840 1984 accessdate 17 May 2010 edition 4 origyear First ed. published 1913 year 1985 publisher V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer location Wellington isbn oclc 154283103 page 196 pages ref He was a brother of James FitzGerald . ref name NZETC Gerald George Fitzgerald cite book title The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts year 1906 url http www.nzetc.org tm scholarly tei Cyc05Cycl t1 body1 d3 d3 d4.html name 432578 mention author Cyclopedia Company Limited accessdate 21 July 2010 location Christchurch chapter Former Members Of The House Of Representatives ref References Reflist s start s par nz s bef before Robert Caldwell Reid br Richard Seddon s ttl title Hokitika New Zealand electorate Member of Parliament for Hokitika years 1881&ndash 1884 s aft after John Bevan New Zealand politician John Bevan end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fitzgerald, Gerald G ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1834 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1904 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fitzgerald, Gerald G Category 1834 births Category 1904 deaths Category Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives NZ politician stub ...   more details



  1. Gerald Fitzgerald (priest)

    Gerald Michael Cushing Fitzgerald October 29, 1894 South Framingham, Massachusetts June 28, 1969 was an United ... http www.theservants.org story.htm title Father Gerald Fitzgerald accessdate 2010 01 06 Dead link ... of Holy Cross Holy Cross , Father Gerald Fitzgerald developed a vision of a religious community ... to return to parish work where they would have contact with minors. Early life and career Fitzgerald was born in South Framingham, Massachusetts to Michael Edward and Mary Elizabeth Brassil Fitzgerald ... College. In 1916, Fitzgerald entered St. John s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts and on May .... In November 1933, Fitzgerald entered the Congregation of Holy Cross . After one year at St. Joseph ... on December 8, 1934. In 1936, Fitzgerald was appointed the superior of the seminary for the college age members of the Congregation. While with the Holy Cross Congregation, Fr. Gerald wrote Juxta Cruem ... struggling with issues such as celibacy, alcohol and substance abuse problems. Fitzgerald recounted .... Fitzgerald gave him assistance and was deeply moved when the transient said, as he was leaving, I used to be a priest. Fitzgerald reported that he was stricken by the fact that the man had given up his vocation and that nothing had been done to rehabilitate him. When Fitzgerald put out a request ... Edwin Byrne Edwin V. Byrne of Santa Fe was the only person who responded. Fitzgerald accepted and moved ... were established in St. Louis and in Gloucestershire , England. Fitzgerald s therapeutic approach was focused ... Anonymous. Treatment of sexually abusive priests Although Fitzgerald started the Servants of the Paraclete ... receiving priests who had sexually abused minors. Initially, Fitzgerald attempted to treat such priests using the same spiritual methods that he used with his other guests . By 1948, Fitzgerald had ... sent to a priest in 1948 Fitzgerald said It is now a fixed policy of our house to refuse problem ..., because Fr. Gerald s letters reveal that he had indeed offered help to several priests with such sexual ...   more details



  1. Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Offaly

    Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Offaly 12 January 1974 &ndash 9 May 1997 was the only son of Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster Maurice FitzGerald, Marquess of Kildare now 9th Duke of Leinster . He was killed in a car accident in Ireland . A fund for dyslexia dyslexics the T.O.M. Fund was established in his memory. The Earl of Offaly is buried in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Sutton Courtenay . External links http www.tomfund.org T.O.M. Fund http www.angelfire.com realm gotha gotha leinster.html Ducal House of Leinster Ireland peer stub DEFAULTSORT Offaly, Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Category 1974 births Category 1997 deaths Category Courtesy earls Category Heirs apparent who never acceded Category Road accident deaths in the Republic of Ireland Category FitzGerald dynasty ...   more details



  1. John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry

    John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry 1706 10 June 1741 ref name Rayment cite web url http www.leighrayment.com commons irelandcommons.htm title Leigh Rayment Irish House of Commons 1692 1800 accessdate 30 May 2009 ref 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. ref name Burke cite book last Burke first John editor John Bernhard Burke title Burke s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry publisher Henry Colburn location London volume vol. I date 1847 pages 416 ref His younger brother was Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry Robert FitzGerald . ref name ThePeerage In 1728, FitzGerald entered the Irish House of Commons and sat for Dingle Parliament of Ireland constituency Dingle until his death. ref name Rayment One year later, he succeeded his father as Knight of Kerry . ref name ThePeerage cite web url http thepeerage.com p35885.htm i358847 title ThePeerage John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry accessdate 31 May 2009 ref On 12 April 1732, FitzGerald married Margaret Deane, youngest daughter of Joseph Deane and by her he had a daughter and a son. ref name Burke FitzGerald died at The Grove, Dingle in 1741 and was succeeded in his title by his only son Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry Maurice . ref cite book last Foster first ... 1731 with2 John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont Hon. John Perceval 1731 1741 years 1728 1741 s aft after John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont John Perceval, Viscount Perceval br Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry Robert FitzGerald s reg other Ireland s bef before Maurice FitzGerald s ttl title Knight of Kerry years 1729 1741 s aft after Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry Maurice FitzGerald end box DEFAULTSORT Fitzgerald, John Category 1706 births Category 1741 deaths Category Irish knights Category Irish MPs 1727 1760 Category Members of the Parliament of Ireland pre 1801 Category FitzGerald ...   more details



  1. Attainder of the Earl of Kildare Act 1536

    orphan date January 2010 unreferenced date September 2009 The Attainder of the Earl of Kildare Act 1536 28 Hen.8 c.18 was a bill of attainder passed by the Parliament of England to authorise the execution of the Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare 10th Earl of Kildare for treason . See also High treason in the United Kingdom References reflist 30em UK legislation Category Treason Category Acts of the Parliament of England Category 1536 in law Category 1536 in England statute stub ...   more details



  1. Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Lord Decies

    Sir Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Lord Decies was the son of John Fitzgerald and Ellen, daughter of Maurice FitzGibbon, the White Knight Fitzgibbon family White Knight , and was the third of the Lords of Decies. ref Burke, Sir Bernard 1866 . A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire London Harrison, p. 561 ref The Decies property was originally a part of the Desmond estate until James, the 8th Earl of Desmond , bequeathed to his younger son, Gerald, Decies and Dromana Castle. ref Power, Patrick 1907 . The Place Names of Decies London David Nutt, p. 104. ref Sir Gerald Fitzgerald married Ellice, daughter of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and had issue ref Burke, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire , p. 561 ref Sir Maurice Fitzgerald Sir James Fitzgerald Gerald Fitzgerald Mary, who married Sir Oliver Grace See also Ashfield Gales Notes reflist References s start s reg ie succession box title Lord of Decies before John Fitzgerald after Sir Maurice Fitzgerald years 1533 1553 s end Ancestry ahnentafel top width 100 ahnentafel compact5 style font size 90 line height 110 border 1 boxstyle padding top 0 padding bottom 0 boxstyle 1 background color fcc boxstyle 2 background ... color 9fe 1 Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Lord Decies 2 John FitzGerald, 2nd Lord Decies 3 Ellen Fitzgibbon 4 Gerald FitzGerald, 1st Lord Decies 5 Margaret Burke 6 Maurice Fitzgibbon, the White Knight Fitzgibbon family White Knight 7 8 James FitzGerald, 7th Earl Desmond 9 Mary Burke 10 MacRichard Burke 11 12 13 14 15 16 Gerald FitzMaurice, 4th Earl Desmond 17 Eleanor Butler 18 Ulick FitzRickard Burke center ... Persondata . NAME Fitzgerald, Gerald, 3rd Lord Decies ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1553 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fitzgerald, Gerald, 3rd Lord Decies Category 1553 deaths Category 16th century Irish people Category FitzGerald dynasty ...   more details




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