Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare

E400915

Anglo-Irish noble Earl Lord Deputy of Ireland nobleman statesman

Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who effectively ruled Ireland as the dominant figure in its government under the English Crown.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare canonical	4
8th Earl of Kildare	2
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare	1
Gerald Mór FitzGerald	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Irish noble ⓘ Earl ⓘ Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ nobleman ⓘ statesman ⓘ
allegiance	Kingdom of England ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Garret Mór ⓘ Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ⓘ surface form: Gerald Mór FitzGerald
associatedWith	Pale of Dublin ⓘ
birthPlace	Ireland ⓘ
birthYear	1456 ⓘ
burialPlace	Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin ⓘ
child	Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare ⓘ James FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond ⓘ Countess of Ormond ⓘ surface form: Margaret FitzGerald, Countess of Ormond Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
deathDate	3 September 1513 ⓘ
deathPlace	Athy, County Kildare, Ireland ⓘ
deathYear	1513 ⓘ
era	Late Middle Ages ⓘ Tudor period ⓘ
familyName	FitzGerald ⓘ
father	Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
givenName	Gerald ⓘ
governedTerritory	Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Irish ⓘ
laterReconciledWith	Tudor dynasty ⓘ surface form: House of Tudor
memberOf	FitzGerald family ⓘ surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
militaryConflict	Wars of the Roses ⓘ
monarchServed	Henry VII of England ⓘ Henry VIII of England ⓘ
mother	Joan FitzGerald ⓘ
nobleFamily	House of Kildare ⓘ
nobleTitle	Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 8th Earl of Kildare
notableFor	dominating the government of Ireland under the English Crown ⓘ effective rule of Ireland as Lord Deputy ⓘ political influence over Anglo-Irish nobility ⓘ
positionHeld	Lord Chancellor of Ireland ⓘ Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic
residence	Dublin ⓘ Maynooth Castle ⓘ
spouse	Alison FitzEustace NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth St John ⓘ
supportedDynasty	House of York ⓘ
territorialBase	County Kildare ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Earl of Kildare → hasTitleHolder → Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare

FitzGerald family → notableMember → Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

FitzGerald → notableMember → Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

House of Kildare → notableMember → Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

Garret Mór FitzGerald → positionHeld → Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

this entity surface form: 8th Earl of Kildare

Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare → nobleTitle → Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 8th Earl of Kildare

Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare → alsoKnownAs → Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gerald Mór FitzGerald