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Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (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. His power was so great that he was called "the uncrowned King of Ireland".
Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare (1318–1390), third and youngest son of the 2nd Earl, leader of the army, serving King Edward of Windsor at the siege of Calais; Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare (died 1410), a son of the 4th Earl, leading opponent of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
He was the son of The 8th Earl of Kildare and his first wife, Alison FitzEustace, daughter of The 1st Baron Portlester.In 1503, at Collyweston, [1] he married Elizabeth Zouche, daughter of Sir John Zouche of Codnor and Elizabeth St John, [2] a first cousin of King Henry VII, [3] (her father, John St John, was the maternal half-brother of Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort) with whom he had:
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His father was Brian O'Connor Faly, Baron Offaly, [11] and his mother was Lady Mary FitzGerald, daughter of the 9th Earl of Kildare. [5] He had seven brothers—Cormack, Donough, Rory, Teige, Callough, Arte and Rosse. [12] He was also a foster-brother of Richard Tyrrell, who went on to command troops at the battle of Kinsale. [13]
He was a supporter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, who was almost all-powerful in Ireland for many years and was prepared to defy the English Crown on occasion. Despite his close connection to Kildare, Estrete in time gained the confidence of the English Crown , and acted as an intermediary between the Crown and Kildare, notably ...
8th Earl of Kildare: Gerald FitzGerald (1487–1534) 9th Earl of Kildare: Earl of Kildare (2nd creation), 1554 Ancient earldom restored, 1569: Thomas FitzGerald (1513 ...