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Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare

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343: 22: 339:) in 1545. This resulted in the birth of the progenitor of this branch of the FitzGerald's. However, the date purported for the marriage seems unlikely given the timescale and that there would not be some written sources to confirm this event (the marriage to the head of the house of Kildare would always attract notice). 286:, who twice dismissed the charges of treason against him. He conformed to the Protestant religion at the beginning of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. In his last years although technically a free man he was forbidden to leave London, save that he was permitted to take his seat in the 255:, who virtually ruled Ireland for 35 years, and in the turbulent political atmosphere of the 1560s and 70s he was increasingly vulnerable to attack, especially since he openly professed the 426:
Mabel died in 1610, much troubled in her last years by a lawsuit brought by her granddaughter Lettice, claiming that the Earl's will had been fraudulently altered.
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Lord Gerald FitzGerald, Lord Offaly, Lord Garratt (28 December 1559 – June 1580), married in October 1578, Catherine Knollys, a granddaughter of
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Amongst a certain branch of the FitzGerald's, there was a belief/legend that the 11th Earl of Kildare had been married to an Ellinor O'Kelly by
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faith. He was also unfortunate in being the father-in-law of Lord Delvin, who was suspected of treason throughout his career.
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and his first wife Alice Gage; after Alice's death Anthony became the first husband of FitzGerald's sister,
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Surviving the Tudors – The 'Wizard' Earl of Kildare and English Rule in Ireland, 1537–1586
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Lord Kildare died in London, still in a condition of semi-captivity, on 16 November 1585.
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Lady Mabel FitzGerald (b. 1564- d. 1587), married Dudley Bagenal, by whom she had issue.
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in February 1537 with five of his uncles. He spent the next few years on the run in
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aroused the hostility of many, both Old English and New English, and successive
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FitzGerald escaped Ireland with a few loyal servants and was protected from
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Young Lord Kildare became the sole male representative of the
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every seventh year, mounted on a silver-shod white charger.
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During his exile from Ireland, FitzGerald fought with the
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Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald (d. 12 January 1617), married
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25. Elizabeth Ferrers, 6th Baroness Ferrers of Groby
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Ancestors of Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
1539: 1429:Sixteenth-century Ireland- the Incomplete Conquest 411:Lady Mary FitzGerald (d. 1 October 1610), married 1651: 1418:Author: Carey, Vincent. Four Courts Press, 2002. 308:While at the court of Edward VI, FitzGerald met 1480: 1478: 70:at the age of twelve, after his half-brother, 1550:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 1508: 1475: 1439: 1437: 290:which met in Dublin during April–May 1585. 1349:Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury 296:According to legend, his ghost returns to 205:against the Turks and travelled as far as 738:Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester 1537: 1509:Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). 1434: 481:16. John FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Kildare 406:William FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Kildare 341: 43:), was an Irish peer. He was the son of 20: 1547:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1255:Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington 897:Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare 33:Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare 1652: 1270: 1156: 1152: 1140: 1032: 918: 914: 910: 900: 804: 694: 690: 678: 675:Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare 576: 561:Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare 506:Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare 472: 468: 464: 94:, under the guardianship of his aunt, 45:Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare 1346: 1336: 1332: 1320: 1314: 1304: 1288: 1278: 1274: 1258: 1252: 1242: 1229: 1219: 1215: 1203: 1200:William Bonville, 6th Baron Harington 1197: 1187: 1174: 1164: 1160: 1134: 1124: 1108: 1098: 1094: 1082: 1076: 1066: 1050: 1040: 1036: 1020: 1014: 1004: 991: 981: 977: 965: 959: 949: 936: 926: 922: 894: 884: 872: 862: 858: 846: 844: 834: 822: 812: 808: 792: 789: 779: 767: 757: 753: 741: 735: 725: 712: 702: 698: 672: 662: 649: 639: 635: 623: 620: 610: 597:James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond 594: 584: 580: 564: 558: 548: 535: 525: 521: 509: 503: 493: 480: 476: 236:. He returned to Ireland soon after. 1584:Dix's Fitzgeralds of Queen's County. 239:Lord Kildare had a keen interest in 145:. He was educated at a monastery in 1531: 1017:Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset 13: 1498:, Dublin, M.H.Gill & Son, 1878 1053:Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers 376:Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly 186:. From there, he then moved on to 74:, the tenth earl, was executed at 14: 1696: 228:in 1554. He was then restored as 408:(d. April 1599), died unmarried. 395:FitzGerald, 12th Earl of Kildare 361:Donnchadh MacConchobhair O'Brien 1577: 1515:: A Chronology of Irish History 1496:A compendium of Irish Biography 1502: 1487: 1463: 1454: 1443:Who's Who in British History. 1421: 1409: 401:, by whom he had female issue. 98:Eleanor McCarthy, the wife of 1: 1675:People of Elizabethan Ireland 1431:Gill and Macmillan 1994 p.151 1403: 434:Gerald FitzGerald appears in 429: 196:Lord Archbishop of Canterbury 39:" (a sobriquet also given to 1571:UK public library membership 445: 397:, (1562–1597), married Lady 149:, and later spent time with 58: 7: 1517:. Oxford University Press. 303: 209:in Libya, then held by the 10: 1701: 1511:A New History of Ireland. 1264: 1154: 1146: 1026: 916: 912: 798: 692: 684: 570: 470: 466: 1637: 1632: 1622: 1613: 1601: 1594: 1334: 1326: 1298: 1276: 1272: 1236: 1217: 1209: 1181: 1162: 1158: 1118: 1096: 1088: 1060: 1038: 1034: 998: 979: 971: 943: 924: 920: 878: 860: 852: 828: 810: 806: 773: 755: 747: 719: 700: 696: 656: 637: 629: 604: 582: 578: 542: 523: 515: 487: 474: 173:. Due to his time in the 1538:Finnegan, David (2004). 419:, by whom she had issue. 367:, by whom she had issue. 353: 274:, and was imprisoned in 1586:Author: Dix, M.L. 1934. 1230:29. Elizabeth Harington 1111:Jacquetta of Luxembourg 621:9. Lady Joan FitzGerald 253:The 8th Earl of Kildare 151:Ercole Cardinal Gonzaga 133:and his agents by both 82:and spent some time in 27:Argent, a saltire gules 1317:Lady Katherine Neville 374:. They had a daughter 350: 192:Reginald Cardinal Pole 122:following a raid into 29: 1556:10.1093/ref:odnb/9557 790:5. Alison FitzEustace 345: 288:Parliament of Ireland 155:Lord Bishop of Mantua 24: 1471:Surviving the Tudors 1175:28. William Bonville 713:20. John FitzEustace 322:Elizabeth FitzGerald 220:During the reign of 47:and his second wife 25:Arms of FitzGerald: 1137:Lady Elizabeth Grey 1079:Elizabeth Woodville 937:24. Sir Edward Grey 318:Master of the Horse 262:His restoration as 211:Knights of St. John 165:and the effective ' 135:Francis I of France 1660:FitzGerald dynasty 1596:Peerage of Ireland 436:The Irish Princess 413:Christopher Nugent 351: 314:Sir Anthony Browne 116:Earldom of Kildare 106:. The short-lived 30: 1648: 1647: 1623:Succeeded by 1610: 1609:(forfeit in 1537) 1605:Thomas FitzGerald 1569:(Subscription or 1524:978-0-19-821744-2 1400: 1399: 1396: 1395: 650:19. Mary de Burgh 337:Bishop of Kildare 278:and later in the 203:Knights of Rhodes 143:Holy Roman Empire 1692: 1680:Earls of Kildare 1626:Henry FitzGerald 1608: 1602:Preceded by 1592: 1591: 1587: 1581: 1575: 1574: 1566: 1564: 1562: 1543: 1535: 1529: 1528: 1506: 1500: 1491: 1485: 1482: 1473: 1467: 1461: 1458: 1452: 1441: 1432: 1425: 1419: 1413: 460: 459: 451: 450: 380:Sir Robert Digby 226:Sir Thomas Wyatt 163:House of Gonzaga 126:in August 1539. 108:Geraldine League 1700: 1699: 1695: 1694: 1693: 1691: 1690: 1689: 1650: 1649: 1643: 1628: 1619: 1616:Earl of Kildare 1611: 1607: 1590: 1582: 1578: 1568: 1560: 1558: 1536: 1532: 1525: 1507: 1503: 1492: 1488: 1483: 1476: 1468: 1464: 1459: 1455: 1442: 1435: 1426: 1422: 1414: 1410: 1406: 1401: 1291:Richard Neville 536:17. 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Index


Earl
Henry Percy
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
Elizabeth Grey
House of Grey
Kildare
Geraldines
Silken Thomas
Tyburn
Ireland
Tír Chonaill
County Donegal
Ulster
Lady
Manus O'Donnell
Geraldine League
Thomond
Earldom of Kildare
County Monaghan
The Pale
King Henry VIII
Francis I of France
Charles V
Holy Roman Empire
Liège
Ercole Cardinal Gonzaga
Lord Bishop of Mantua
scion
House of Gonzaga

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