Garret Mór FitzGerald

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Garret Mór FitzGerald was a powerful late 15th- and early 16th-century Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as a leading member of the influential FitzGerald dynasty.

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Garret Mór FitzGerald canonical 2
Garret Óg FitzGerald 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish nobleman
Lord Deputy of Ireland
human
statesman
activeInPeriod early 16th century
late 15th century
alsoKnownAs Garret the Great
Gearóid Mór FitzGerald
areaOfInfluence Ireland
burialPlace Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
child Alice FitzGerald
Elizabeth FitzGerald
surface form: Eleanor FitzGerald

Elizabeth FitzGerald
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
James FitzGerald
Countess of Ormond
surface form: Margaret FitzGerald, Countess of Ormond

Oliver FitzGerald
Richard FitzGerald
Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh
countryOfCitizenship Lordship of Ireland
dateOfDeath 1513
familyName FitzGerald
father Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
givenName Garrett
surface form: Garret
memberOf FitzGerald family
surface form: FitzGerald dynasty

House of Kildare
monarchServed Henry VII of England
Henry VIII of England
mother Joan FitzGerald
nobleTitle Earl of Kildare
notableAchievement consolidation of FitzGerald power in Ireland
notableEvent involvement in Lambert Simnel rebellion settlement
restoration to favour under Henry VII after rebellion
notableFor leadership of the Anglo-Irish nobility
political dominance in Ireland
notableWork domination of Irish politics in the late 15th century
service as chief governor of Ireland under the English Crown
placeOfDeath Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland
surface form: Kilkea, County Kildare
politicalAlignment Anglo-Irish aristocracy
positionHeld Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
surface form: 8th Earl of Kildare

Lord Deputy of Ireland
predecessor Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Kilkea Castle
Maynooth Castle
spouse Alison FitzEustace NERFINISHED
successor Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare

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Earl of Kildare hasTitleHolder Garret Mór FitzGerald
Earl of Kildare hasTitleHolder Garret Mór FitzGerald
this entity surface form: Garret Óg FitzGerald
FitzGerald notableMember Garret Mór FitzGerald