Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare

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Anglo-Irish noble Earl Lord Deputy of Ireland nobleman statesman

Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as Lord Deputy and played a key role in the dynastic struggles of the early Tudor period.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Irish noble ⓘ Earl ⓘ Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ nobleman ⓘ statesman ⓘ
activity	Irish politics ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ military leadership ⓘ
birthPlace	County Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ
child	Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ James FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret FitzGerald, Countess of Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathPlace	Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	early 16th century ⓘ late 15th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Anglo-Irish ⓘ
familyName	FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Thomas FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedIn	Wars of the Roses (Irish dimension) NERFINISHED ⓘ early Tudor consolidation in Ireland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Irish ⓘ
memberOf	FitzGerald dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarchServed	Edward IV of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother	Joan FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleRank	Earl ⓘ
nobleTitle	7th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	restoration to power under Henry VII after earlier Yorkist associations ⓘ
notableFor	dominance of Irish politics in the late 15th century ⓘ leadership of the Geraldine dynasty in Ireland ⓘ role in early Tudor dynastic struggles ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Tudor supporter (later) ⓘ Yorkist NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chancellor of Ireland ⓘ Lord Deputy of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerBase	Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ Pale of Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ Maynooth Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ
territory	Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Battle of Stoke Field → commander → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

Garret Mór FitzGerald → father → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare → father → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

Battle of Stoke Field → killedInAction → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ

Garret Mór FitzGerald → predecessor → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ