50:
596:
553:
Lord
Kildare has been described as a man whose exceptional charisma impressed all his contemporaries, Irish and English alike. Unlike his eldest son, who favoured diplomacy, he was described as being "open and plain" in his dealings; he was hot-tempered and unpredictable when young, but more mellow
503:, saying "All Ireland cannot govern this Earl; then let this Earl govern all Ireland"; and allowed him to marry as his second wife Elizabeth St. John, a distant cousin of the King. Kildare returned to Ireland in triumph.
735:, and rides around the Curragh on his steed. When his horse's shoes are worn down to the thickness of a cat's ear, he will lead his army against the English, drive them out, and reign as King of Ireland for 40 years.
491:, and his wife Alison died soon after, reportedly of grief at his arrest. He was tried in 1496, and used the trial to convince Henry VII that the ruling factions in Ireland were "false knaves". The
472:, were killed. Henry, now secure on his throne, could afford to be merciful and pardoned both Simnel and Kildare. Kildare was shrewd enough not to commit himself to the cause of the later pretender
162:
483:
He presided over a period of near independence from
English rule between 1477 and 1494. This independence ended when his enemies in Ireland seized power and had him sent to London as a
170:
499:. Kildare responded, "I would not have done it if I had not been told that My Lord Archbishop was inside." This frankness delighted the King. Henry immediately appointed him as
158:
17:
759:
617:
464:. Henry needed Lord Kildare to rule in Ireland, but found it almost impossible to control him. Simnel's attempt to seize the throne ended in disaster at the
712:. However, he would never let his wife see him take on other forms, much to her chagrin. After much pleading, he yielded to her, and turned himself into a
668:
640:
647:
325:
654:
430:
636:
312:
988:
983:
336:
166:
925:
908:
371:
319:
273:
190:
154:
81:
71:
812:
394:
277:
998:
346:
331:
661:
687:
625:
264:
from 1477 to 1494, and from 1496 onward. His power was so great that he was called "the uncrowned King of
Ireland".
340:
744:
49:
973:
854:
621:
537:
A year later, on an expedition against the O'Carrolls, he was mortally wounded while watering his horse in the
208:
978:
469:
963:
401:
All his sons by his second marriage took part in the rebellion of their nephew, the 10th Earl of
Kildare,
953:
958:
873:
426:
993:
785:
606:
527:
731:, ready to awaken to defend Ireland in her hour of need. The Earl rises once every seven years on
968:
827:
610:
585:
568:
500:
452:
became king, but
Kildare blatantly disobeyed King Henry on several occasions; he supported the
261:
213:
802:
465:
289:
701:
383:
Sir
Richard FitzGerald of Fassaroe, who married Maud Darcy, widow of James Marward, titular
948:
943:
717:
492:
449:
358:
305:
8:
510:
in 1500 by hanging the city's mayor, Maur. Roche. He raised up an army against rebels in
457:
225:
899:
728:
713:
705:
515:
281:
257:
134:
808:
293:
526:, Lord Kildare then for reasons now unknown proceeded through to utterly ravage the
869:
915:
531:
488:
422:
354:
297:
244:
234:
545:. He was conveyed back to Kildare, where he died on or around 3 September 1513.
563:
473:
461:
301:
122:
103:
365:
Sir James FitzGerald of
Leixlip, married Margery Darcy and was the father of:
937:
573:
506:
He ruled
Ireland with an iron fist. He suppressed a rebellion in the city of
402:
433:
on the supposition that an
Englishman could do the job better. The Lords of
538:
384:
720:
flew into the room, seized the "goldfinch", and he was never seen again.
507:
709:
519:
353:
He married secondly
Elizabeth St. John, daughter of Oliver St. John of
723:
According to legend, the Great Earl and his soldiers now slumber in a
496:
453:
438:
595:
511:
434:
393:
Sir Walter FitzGerald, who married Elisabeth Plunkett, daughter of
129:
99:
747:, which the Eighth Earl played a large part in resolving in 1492.
732:
523:
484:
445:
406:
476:, despite Henry's caustic comment that the Irish nobility would
724:
542:
410:
767:. Dublin & Belfast: The Phoenix Publishing Company Ltd.
522:'s territory, capturing him and then taking the castle of
368:
Isabel FitzGerald - married Richard de Barry of Rathbarry
855:
Webb, Alfred. "FitzGerald, Gerald, 8th Earl of Kildare",
761:
The Great Earl Of Kildare (Gerald FitzGerald) (1456–1513)
468:
and many of his supporters, including Kildare's brother
579:
311:
Gerald married firstly Alison FitzEustace, daughter of
487:. He suffered a double blow: he was imprisoned in the
276:
and Jane FitzGerald, the daughter of "the Usurper",
786:
Irish Pedigrees: MacCarthy Reagh, Prince of Carbery
887:Sixteenth-century Ireland- the Incomplete Conquest
935:
444:Kildare managed to keep his position after the
437:set up a breakaway Parliament in protest, and
757:
704:, says that Lord Kildare was skilled in the
624:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
292:peers in Ireland. They were descended from
54:Coat of arms of Gerard, 8th Earl of Kildare
248:), known variously as "Garret the Great" (
48:
18:Gerald Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
796:
794:
688:Learn how and when to remove this message
495:accused Lord Kildare of burning down his
421:Gerald FitzGerald inherited the title of
637:"Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare"
800:
441:was forced to re-install Lord Kildare.
14:
936:
850:
848:
791:
514:in August 1504, defeating them at the
320:Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
284:had risen to become the premier Irish
223:Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
191:Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
155:Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
518:. In 1512, after entering O'Neill of
480:to secure more power for themselves.
429:in 1477, but was quickly replaced by
622:adding citations to reliable sources
589:
580:The Legend of the Great Earl's Ghost
200:Jane FitzGerald, Countess of Kildare
859:, M.H. Gill & Son, Dublin, 1878
845:
448:dynasty in England was toppled and
361:, and had a further five children:
24:
751:
345:Lady Ellis FitzGerald who married
315:, with whom he had five children:
25:
1010:
456:to the throne of England and the
324:Lady Eleanor FitzGerald, married
272:Gerald FitzGerald was the son of
594:
857:A Compendium of Irish Biography
330:Lady Alice FitzGerald, married
280:. The Gaelicized Cambro-Norman
989:16th-century Irish politicians
984:15th-century Irish politicians
879:
863:
832:
821:
779:
209:Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
13:
1:
807:. Running Press. p. 64.
772:
239:
229:
114:
91:
889:Gill and Macmillan 1994 p.69
572:, Lord Kildare is played by
557:
548:
405:, and all were executed for
216:(1477, 1479–1494, 1496–1513)
7:
999:Lords Lieutenant of Ireland
745:Butler – Fitzgerald dispute
738:
530:'s lordship of the coastal
416:
10:
1015:
874:Annals of the Four Masters
842:Yale University Press 1999
804:A Brief History of Ireland
583:
425:in 1477. He was appointed
372:The 4th Viscount Buttevant
922:
913:
905:
898:
828:"FitzGerald", Ricorso.net
801:Killeen, Richard (2012).
326:The 9th Prince of Carbery
267:
256:), was Ireland's premier
204:
196:
186:
150:
140:
128:
110:
87:
77:
67:
59:
47:
40:
31:
716:before her very eyes. A
395:The 5th Baron of Dunsany
387:, (whom he had murdered)
337:Lady Margaret FitzGerald
313:The 1st Baron Portlester
167:Lady Margaret FitzGerald
35:Gearoid Mór Mac Gearailt
586:King asleep in mountain
569:The Shadow of the Tower
296:and the Welsh Princess
278:The 6th Earl of Desmond
274:The 7th Earl of Kildare
252:) or "The Great Earl" (
159:Lady Eleanor FitzGerald
118: 3 September 1513
42:The 8th Earl of Kildare
758:Donough Bryan (1933).
501:Lord Deputy of Ireland
341:The 8th Earl of Ormond
332:The 1st Earl of Tyrone
262:Lord Deputy of Ireland
214:Lord Deputy of Ireland
974:Knights of the Garter
466:Battle of Stoke Field
380:Sir Oliver FitzGerald
182:Sir Walter FitzGerald
171:Lady Ellis FitzGerald
163:Lady Alice FitzGerald
979:People from Maynooth
700:A legend, retold by
618:improve this section
493:Archbishop of Cashel
413:on 3 February 1537.
306:Prince of Deheubarth
174:Sir James FitzGerald
458:Lordship of Ireland
431:Lord Grey of Codnor
390:Sir John FitzGerald
347:The 8th Baron Slane
243: 3 September
180:Sir John FitzGerald
954:FitzGerald dynasty
900:Peerage of Ireland
729:Curragh of Kildare
516:Battle of Knockdoe
300:, the daughter of
282:FitzGerald dynasty
178:Richard FitzGerald
146:Elizabeth St. John
144:Alison FitzEustace
135:FitzGerald dynasty
959:MacCarthy dynasty
932:
931:
926:Gerald Fitzgerald
923:Succeeded by
909:Thomas Fitzgerald
814:978-0-7624-3990-4
698:
697:
690:
672:
294:Gerald de Windsor
220:
219:
176:Oliver FitzGerald
82:Gerald FitzGerald
72:Thomas FitzGerald
33:Gerald FitzGerald
16:(Redirected from
1006:
994:Earls of Kildare
920:1478–1513
906:Preceded by
896:
895:
890:
883:
877:
870:Annals of Ulster
867:
861:
852:
843:
836:
830:
825:
819:
818:
798:
789:
783:
768:
766:
693:
686:
682:
679:
673:
671:
630:
598:
590:
247:
241:
237:
231:
119:
116:
106:
96:
93:
52:
29:
28:
21:
1014:
1013:
1009:
1008:
1007:
1005:
1004:
1003:
964:O'Neill dynasty
934:
933:
928:
919:
916:Earl of Kildare
911:
894:
893:
884:
880:
868:
864:
853:
846:
837:
833:
826:
822:
815:
799:
792:
784:
780:
775:
764:
754:
752:Further reading
741:
702:Nuala O'Faoláin
694:
683:
677:
674:
631:
629:
615:
599:
588:
582:
560:
554:in later life.
551:
532:Glens of Antrim
489:Tower of London
423:Earl of Kildare
419:
355:Lydiard Tregoze
298:Nest ferch Rhys
270:
260:. He served as
242:
232:
212:
181:
179:
177:
175:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
145:
121:
117:
98:
97:
94:
55:
36:
34:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1012:
1002:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
969:Butler dynasty
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
930:
929:
924:
921:
912:
907:
903:
902:
892:
891:
878:
862:
844:
831:
820:
813:
790:
777:
776:
774:
771:
770:
769:
753:
750:
749:
748:
740:
737:
696:
695:
678:September 2023
602:
600:
593:
584:Main article:
581:
578:
559:
556:
550:
547:
528:Bissett family
474:Perkin Warbeck
462:Lambert Simnel
418:
415:
399:
398:
397:and had issue.
391:
388:
381:
378:
377:
376:
375:
374:
357:, a cousin of
351:
350:
343:
334:
328:
322:
302:Rhys ap Tewdwr
269:
266:
218:
217:
206:
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
188:
184:
183:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
132:
126:
125:
123:County Kildare
112:
108:
107:
104:County Kildare
89:
85:
84:
79:
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
38:
37:
32:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1011:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
941:
939:
927:
918:
917:
910:
904:
901:
897:
888:
885:Lennon, Colm
882:
875:
871:
866:
860:
858:
851:
849:
841:
838:Chrimes S.B.
835:
829:
824:
816:
810:
806:
805:
797:
795:
787:
782:
778:
763:
762:
756:
755:
746:
743:
742:
736:
734:
730:
726:
721:
719:
715:
711:
707:
703:
692:
689:
681:
670:
667:
663:
660:
656:
653:
649:
646:
642:
639: –
638:
634:
633:Find sources:
627:
623:
619:
613:
612:
608:
603:This section
601:
597:
592:
591:
587:
577:
575:
574:Gawn Grainger
571:
570:
565:
555:
546:
544:
540:
535:
533:
529:
525:
521:
517:
513:
509:
504:
502:
498:
494:
490:
486:
481:
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
442:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
414:
412:
408:
404:
403:Silken Thomas
396:
392:
389:
386:
382:
379:
373:
370:
369:
367:
366:
364:
363:
362:
360:
356:
348:
344:
342:
338:
335:
333:
329:
327:
323:
321:
318:
317:
316:
314:
309:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
265:
263:
259:
255:
254:An tIarla Mór
251:
246:
236:
227:
224:
215:
210:
207:
203:
199:
195:
192:
189:
185:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
153:
149:
143:
139:
136:
133:
131:
127:
124:
113:
109:
105:
101:
90:
86:
83:
80:
76:
73:
70:
66:
62:
58:
51:
46:
43:
39:
30:
27:
19:
914:
886:
881:
865:
856:
839:
834:
823:
803:
781:
760:
727:beneath the
722:
708:, and could
699:
684:
675:
665:
658:
651:
644:
632:
616:Please help
604:
567:
562:In the 1972
561:
552:
539:River Greese
536:
505:
482:
478:crown an ape
477:
443:
420:
400:
385:Baron Skryne
352:
310:
285:
271:
253:
249:
222:
221:
130:Noble family
120:(aged 56–57)
41:
26:
949:1513 deaths
944:1456 births
718:sparrowhawk
566:miniseries
427:Lord Deputy
290:Old English
250:Gearóid Mór
211:(1504–1513)
95: 1456
68:Predecessor
938:Categories
773:References
710:shapeshift
706:black arts
648:newspapers
520:Clandeboye
339:, married
205:Occupation
840:Henry VII
714:goldfinch
605:does not
558:Portrayal
549:Character
497:cathedral
454:pretender
450:Henry VII
439:Edward IV
359:Henry VII
78:successor
63:1478–1513
872:1512.2;
739:See also
512:Connacht
435:the Pale
417:Politics
100:Maynooth
876:1512.11
733:May Day
662:scholar
626:removed
611:sources
524:Belfast
485:traitor
407:treason
233:
811:
788:(#119)
725:cavern
664:
657:
650:
643:
635:
543:Kilkea
470:Thomas
411:Tyburn
268:Family
228:(born
197:Mother
187:Father
141:Spouse
765:(PDF)
669:JSTOR
655:books
151:Issue
60:Reign
809:ISBN
641:news
609:any
607:cite
508:Cork
446:York
286:Gall
258:peer
245:1513
235:1456
111:Died
88:Born
620:by
564:BBC
541:at
409:at
288:or
940::
847:^
793:^
576:.
534:.
460:,
308:.
304:,
240:c.
238:–
230:c.
226:KG
115:c.
102:,
92:c.
817:.
691:)
685:(
680:)
676:(
666:·
659:·
652:·
645:·
628:.
614:.
349:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
