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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".
Flattisbury appears to have been a retainer of Gearóid Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, deputy-governor of Ireland under Henry VII and Henry VIII. In 1503 Flattisbury made for FitzGerald a compilation styled the Red Book of the Earls of Kildare. This volume consists mainly of documents connected with or bearing upon the lands and ...
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
Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond (c. 1533–1583), leader of the Irish rebellion of 1579; Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare (died 1432), Irish peer; Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (c. 1456–1513) Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (1487–1534) Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare (1525–1585)
His parentage is disputed however he is claimed by some as being either a grandson or great-grandson of Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone, and Gearoid Mór Fitzgerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, and of the primary line of the O'Neill of Tyrone clan. [2] Hugh was an active rebel and commander in the 1580s through 1615.
Brian O'Connor Faly (Irish: Brian Ó Conchobhair Failghe; c. 1490 – 1560), also called Bernard, [1] was an Irish noble and Lord of Offaly.. O'Connor Faly raided the Pale many times from the early 1520s to the mid-1540s, assuring his political position via alliances with the Earl of Kildare and Lord Deputy of Ireland.
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare; Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare; Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare; Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare; Henry FitzGerald, 12th Earl of Kildare; John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare; John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare; Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare; Robert FitzGerald, 19th ...
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 ...