Geraldines

E397580

Anglo-Norman dynasty medieval Irish noble family noble dynasty

The Geraldines were a powerful Anglo-Norman noble dynasty in Ireland, most notably represented by the FitzGerald family, who dominated Irish politics for centuries.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Geraldines canonical	7

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Norman dynasty ⓘ medieval Irish noble family ⓘ noble dynasty ⓘ
allegiance	Kingdom of England ⓘ Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
ancestor	Gerald de Windsor ⓘ Nest ferch Rhys ⓘ
conflictWith	Kingdom of England ⓘ surface form: English Crown Tudor dynasty ⓘ surface form: Tudor monarchy
country	Ireland ⓘ
culturalIdentity	Old English ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Anglo-Norman ⓘ
foundedBy	Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan ⓘ
hasBranch	Earl of Desmond ⓘ surface form: Earls of Desmond Earl of Kildare ⓘ surface form: Earls of Kildare FitzGerald family ⓘ surface form: FitzGerald dynasty Knights of Kerry ⓘ surface form: Knights of Glin Knights of Kerry ⓘ White Knight (FitzGibbon) ⓘ
historicalEra	Early Modern period ⓘ surface form: Early modern period High Middle Ages ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ
involvedIn	Desmond Rebellions ⓘ Kildare Rebellion ⓘ surface form: Kildare Rebellion (1534) Nine Years' War ⓘ surface form: Nine Years' War (indirectly via branches)
knownFor	extensive landholdings in Ireland ⓘ intermarriage with Gaelic Irish nobility ⓘ resistance to Tudor centralization in Ireland ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Normand ⓘ surface form: Norman French
legacy	major influence on Irish aristocracy ⓘ surviving FitzGerald titles in modern Ireland and Britain ⓘ
notableFamilyName	FitzGerald ⓘ
notableTitleHeld	Duke of Leinster ⓘ Earl of Desmond ⓘ Earl of Kildare ⓘ
originatedFrom	Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
patronage	Catholic religious houses in Ireland ⓘ Irish bardic tradition ⓘ
politicalInfluence	dominated Irish politics for centuries ⓘ
politicalRole	Irish magnates ⓘ Lords Deputy of Ireland ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rivalryWith	de Burgh family ⓘ surface form: Burke (de Burgh) dynasty Butler family ⓘ surface form: Butler dynasty
settledIn	Leinster ⓘ Munster ⓘ
territorialBase	Desmond ⓘ Kildare ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Earl of Kildare → associatedWith → Geraldines ⓘ

FitzGerald family → relatedFamily → Geraldines ⓘ

FitzGerald family → alsoKnownAs → Geraldines ⓘ

Baron Offaly → associatedWithClan → Geraldines ⓘ

Maynooth Castle → associatedWith → Geraldines ⓘ

Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Duke of Leinster → belongsToLineage → Geraldines ⓘ

Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster → isInLineageOf → Geraldines ⓘ