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Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare KG (born c. 1456 – c. 3 September 1513), known variously as "Garret the Great" (Gearóid Mór) or "The Great Earl" (An tIarla Mór), was Ireland's premier peer. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1477 to 1494, and from 1496 onward.
FitzGerald, Gerald (Gearóid Mór) (1456/7–1513), 8th earl of Kildare , magnate and lord deputy, was the eldest of four sons and two daughters, and thus heir, of Thomas fitz Maurice FitzGerald (qv) (d. 1478), 7th earl of Kildare, sometime deputy lieutenant, and his wife, Joan, who was the daughter of James (qv) (d. 1462), 7th earl of Desmond ...
BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL. ‘Ireland’s greatest family’: The Fitzgeralds, Earls of Kildare James Durney This branch of the Norman Fitz Geralds (fitz means son of) came to Ireland in 1169. The first was Maurice fitz Gerald an adventurer from Wales who accompanied the first.
A Compendium of Irish Biography. 1878. FitzGerald, Gerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, called the "Great Earl," succeeded his father in 1477. He was appointed Lord-Deputy to the young Duke of York; but was shortly dismissed, and Lord Grey appointed in his place, on the plea that an Englishman was more suited to the office.
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (1487–1534), "Young Gerald", eldest son of the 8th earl, married the great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort of King Edward IV 16th-century woodcut of an attack on Dublin Castle by "Silken Thomas", 10th Earl of Kildare
Há 6 dias · Overview. Fitzgerald, Gerald, 8th earl of Kildare. (c. 1457—1513) magnate and administrator. Quick Reference. ( c. 1457–1513). Fitzgerald's father, the 7th earl, was a prominent Yorkist and deputy to the lord‐lieutenant of Ireland on several occasions.
Fitzgerald, Gerald, 8th earl of Kildare [I] (c.1457–1513). Fitzgerald's father, the 7th earl, was a prominent Yorkist and deputy to the lord-lieutenant of Ireland on several occasions. Fitzgerald succeeded to the title in 1477 when he was about 20.
