Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster

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Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster, was an Irish peer and head of the historic FitzGerald family, traditionally regarded as the premier dukes and highest-ranking nobles in Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish peer
duke
human
member of the Irish nobility
associatedWithInstitution Irish House of Lords
associatedWithNobleOrder Irish peerage system
associatedWithTerritory County Kildare
Leinster
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName FitzGerald
gender male
givenName Gerald
hasAncestralSeat Carton House
Leinster House, Dublin
surface form: Leinster House
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of old Anglo-Irish aristocracy
hasDynasticRole senior representative of the FitzGerald dynasty
hasFeudalOrigin Earl of Kildare
surface form: medieval Earls of Kildare
hasHeraldicTradition FitzGerald arms (three covered cups)
hasHereditaryStatus hereditary peer
hasHistoricalReputation premier duke in Ireland
hasJurisdictionalHistory historical influence in Leinster region
hasMotto Crom A Boo (FitzGerald family motto)
hasNoblePrecedence first among dukes in the Peerage of Ireland
hasPeerageJurisdiction Kingdom of Ireland
hasSuccessionType male-preference primogeniture
hasTitleCreationContext Dukedom of Leinster created in the 18th century for the FitzGeralds
hasTitleStyle Duke of Leinster
surface form: The Duke of Leinster
hasTraditionalPrecedenceOver other Irish peers
headOf FitzGerald family
honorificPrefix His Grace
isInLineageOf Geraldines
House of Kildare
languageOfExpression English
nobleFamily FitzGerald family
nobleRank highest-ranking noble in Ireland (traditional status)
nobleTitle Duke of Leinster
ordinalInTitle 9th Duke of Leinster
partOf Peerage of Ireland
positionHeld head of the FitzGerald family
premier duke in the Peerage of Ireland
socialClass aristocracy
titleHeld Baron Offaly
Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
Marquess of Kildare NERFINISHED
Viscount Leinster

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Duke of Leinster notableHolder Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster