FitzGerald family

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Anglo-Norman dynasty dynasty noble family

The FitzGerald family is a prominent Anglo-Norman dynasty in Ireland historically known as the Earls of Kildare and Desmond, influential in Irish politics and society from the medieval period onward.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
FitzGerald family canonical 25
FitzGerald dynasty 14
FitzGeralds of Kildare 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman dynasty ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Geraldines ⓘ
associatedRegion Desmond ⓘ
Kildare ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ
Munster ⓘ
cadetBranch FitzGerald family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Desmond branch of the FitzGeralds

FitzGerald family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kildare branch of the FitzGeralds
coatOfArms three or more covered cushions on a shield (various branches) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Norman England ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Anglo-Norman ⓘ
founder Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan ⓘ
historicalRole influential in Irish politics ⓘ
influential in Irish society ⓘ
leading Anglo-Norman family in Ireland ⓘ
major landowning family in Ireland ⓘ
influenced Anglo-Irish relations ⓘ
Irish cultural and political life ⓘ
involvedIn Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ
languageHistoricallySpoken English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
Norman French ⓘ
laterReligion Anglicanism ⓘ
motto Crom A Boo (various spellings) ⓘ
nobleTitleHeldIn Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
notableEvent Desmond Rebellions ⓘ
Kildare Rebellion ⓘ
surface form: Kildare Rebellion of 1534
notableMember Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
surface form: Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare

James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster ⓘ
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
notableTitle Earl of Desmond ⓘ
Earl of Kildare ⓘ
periodOfProminence early modern period ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
politicalAlignment Old English nobility in Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Old English in Ireland
primaryTerritory Ireland ⓘ
relatedFamily Petty-Fitzmaurice family ⓘ
surface form: FitzMaurice family

Geraldines ⓘ
House of Leinster ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
seat Carton House ⓘ
Desmond castles in Munster ⓘ
Kilkea Castle ⓘ
Lea Castle ⓘ
Maynooth Castle ⓘ
status one of the most powerful noble families in medieval Ireland ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thomas Foley → familyConnection → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Duke of Leinster → heldByFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Duke of Leinster → associatedDynasty → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Earl of Kildare → nobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Earl of Kildare → createdFor → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Earl of Kildare → linkedFamilyBranch → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leinster branch of the FitzGeralds
Earl of Kildare → coatOfArmsBearer → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald arms (argent, a saltire gules)
House of Butler → relatedHouse → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of FitzGerald
Desmond (historical region in Ireland) → ruledByDynasty → FitzGerald family ⓘ
subject surface form: Desmond
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Lady Lucy Anne FitzGerald → memberOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
FitzGerald family → cadetBranch → FitzGerald family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kildare branch of the FitzGeralds
FitzGerald family → cadetBranch → FitzGerald family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Desmond branch of the FitzGeralds
James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare → nobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Baronetage of Ireland → hasNotableTitle → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald baronets
FitzGerald → hasFamilyBranch → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGeralds of Leinster
FitzGerald → hasFamilyBranch → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGeralds of Munster
House of Kildare → nobleFamilyOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
House of Kildare → foundingFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
House of Kildare → branchOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGeralds of Desmond and Kildare
James FitzGerald → memberOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
subject surface form: James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Baron Offaly → heldByNobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Carton House → builtFor → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Carton House → associatedWithFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Duchess of Leinster → nobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Geraldines → hasBranch → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Garret Mór FitzGerald → memberOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Maynooth Castle → associatedWith → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Kilkea Castle → associatedWithFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Kilkea Castle → builtFor → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Kildare Rebellion → faction → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGeralds of Kildare
Silken Thomas → memberOfNobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
William Robert FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster → family → FitzGerald family ⓘ
William Robert FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster → headOfFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
William Robert FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster → nobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Augustus Frederick FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster → memberOfNobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Augustus Frederick FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster → headOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leinster branch of the FitzGerald family
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare → memberOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Charles William FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster → nobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster → memberOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster → nobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster → headOfFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster → memberOfDynasty → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster → headOfFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster → memberOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Duke of Leinster → headOfFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Duke of Leinster → nobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Duke of Leinster → dynasticConnection → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGeralds of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster → nobleFamily → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster → headOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare → memberOf → FitzGerald family ⓘ
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty