Garret FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond

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Garret FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond, was a prominent 16th-century Irish nobleman whose rebellion against English rule led to his death and the devastation of the Desmond territories in Munster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
Irish nobleman
historical figure
rebel leader
areaOfInfluence Gaelic Irish and Old English lords in Munster
associatedWithRegion County Kerry NERFINISHED
County Limerick NERFINISHED
south-west Munster
causeOfDeath killed while fleeing or in hiding
conflict Desmond Rebellions NERFINISHED
Second Desmond Rebellion NERFINISHED
consequenceOfActivities devastation of Desmond territories in Munster
large-scale destruction in Munster
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
deathCauseContext suppression of the Desmond Rebellions
ethnicGroup Old English
familyName FitzGerald NERFINISHED
givenName Garret NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance his defeat marked the collapse of the Desmond earldom
his lands were later subject to the Munster Plantation
language English
Irish
legacy his fall enabled increased English colonization in Munster
symbol of resistance to English authority in Munster
memberOfNobleFamily FitzGerald dynasty NERFINISHED
House of Desmond NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 14th Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
notableFor leading the Desmond Rebellions
rebellion against English rule in Ireland
opponent Elizabethan administration in Ireland
English Crown NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment opposed Tudor centralization in Ireland
politicalRole leader of a major Irish rebellion
positionHeld Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
regionRuled Desmond territories NERFINISHED
Munster NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
timePeriod 16th century
Elizabethan era NERFINISHED
titleHeldFrom mid-16th century

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Desmond (historical region in Ireland) notableRuler Garret FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond
subject surface form: Desmond