Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare

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Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose dominance in Irish politics earned him the nickname "the Great Earl."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Kildare
Irish nobleman
Lord Deputy of Ireland
human
areaOfActivity Anglo-Irish administration
Irish politics
birthDate 1456
burialPlace Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
child Alice FitzGerald
Eleanor FitzGerald
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
James FitzGerald
Countess of Ormond
surface form: Margaret FitzGerald, Countess of Ormond

Richard FitzGerald
Sir John FitzGerald
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
deathDate 1513-09-03
familyName FitzGerald
father Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
givenName Gerald
languageSpoken English
Irish
memberOf FitzGerald family
surface form: FitzGerald dynasty

House of Kildare
monarchServed Edward IV of England
Henry VII of England
Henry VIII of England
Richard III of England
mother Alison FitzEustace NERFINISHED
nickname the Great Earl
nobleTitle 11th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
notableFor dominant role in Irish politics in the late 15th and early 16th centuries
involvement in the Lambert Simnel rebellion
leadership of the Anglo-Irish nobility
service as chief governor of Ireland
support for the Yorkist cause during the Wars of the Roses
placeOfBirth County Kildare
placeOfDeath Athy
positionHeld Lord Deputy of Ireland
Lord Justice of Ireland
predecessor Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholic
residence Dublin
Maynooth Castle
spouse Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kildare
Elizabeth Zouche
successor Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED

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Earl of Kildare hasTitleHolder Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
FitzGerald family notableMember Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
this entity surface form: Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
FitzGerald notableMember Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
this entity surface form: Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
House of Kildare notableMember Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Silken Thomas succeededBy Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare