FitzGerald family

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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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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

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Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare nobleFamily FitzGerald family
this entity surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare relative FitzGerald family
this entity surface form: FitzGerald family of Desmond