Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare

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Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose rebellion against King Henry VIII led to his execution and the downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
Irish nobleman
Lord Deputy of Ireland
historical figure
rebel leader
aftermath confiscation of Kildare estates
increased direct English control over Ireland
allegianceBeforeRebellion Kingdom of England
alsoKnownAs Silken Thomas
basedIn Maynooth Castle
causeOfDeath beheading
convictedOf treason
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
dateOfBirth 1513
dateOfDeath 1537-02-03
endTimeOfRebellion 1535
executedBy Henry VIII of England
surface form: King Henry VIII of England
father Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
governedTerritory Pale of Dublin
historicalPeriod Tudor period
historicalRegion Lordship of Ireland
knownFor downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds
leading a major rebellion against English rule in Ireland
languageSpoken English
Irish
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf House of Kildare
mother Elizabeth Zouche
nobleFamily FitzGerald family
surface form: FitzGerald dynasty
notableEvent Kildare Rebellion
placeOfBirth County Kildare
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London

Tower Hill
politicalRole chief magnate in Ireland
positionHeld 10th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
Lord Deputy of Ireland
rebelledAgainst Henry VIII of England
relative FitzGerald family
surface form: FitzGerald family of Desmond

Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
startTimeOfRebellion 1534
successorAsEarl Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED
territorialBase County Kildare
title Baron Offaly
Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED

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Earl of Kildare hasTitleHolder Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
FitzGerald family notableMember Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
FitzGerald notableMember Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
this entity surface form: Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (Silken Thomas)
House of Kildare notableMember Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Kildare Rebellion leader Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Silken Thomas alsoKnownAs Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
this entity surface form: Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare child Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare