Earl of Kildare

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Irish noble title hereditary title peerage title

The Earl of Kildare is a historic Irish noble title most famously associated with the powerful FitzGerald family, who were major political figures in Ireland from the late medieval period onward.

Aliases (1)

Marquess of Kildare ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish noble title → hereditary title → peerage title →
associatedPerson	Henry VIII of England → Silken Thomas →
associatedWith	Geraldines → Lord Deputy of Ireland →
category	Irish earldoms → Titles held by the FitzGerald dynasty →
coatOfArmsBearer	FitzGerald arms (argent, a saltire gules) →
country	Ireland →
createdFor	FitzGerald family →
governedAreaDeFacto	large parts of Ireland →
hasTitleHolder	Garret Mór FitzGerald → Garret Óg FitzGerald → Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare → Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare → Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare → Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare →
hereditaryTo	male primogeniture →
historicalPeriod	Tudor period → late Middle Ages →
languageOfTitle	English →
linkedFamilyBranch	Leinster branch of the FitzGeralds →
linkedTitle	Duke of Leinster →
namedAfter	County Kildare →
nobleFamily	FitzGerald family →
notableEvent	Kildare Rebellion →
notableFor	dominant role in Irish governance under the English Crown → political influence in late medieval Ireland →
originalSocialClass	Anglo-Norman aristocracy →
partOf	Peerage of Ireland →
politicalAlignment	Kingdom of Ireland → Lordship of Ireland →
powerBase	Pale → central Ireland →
region	Leinster →
seat	Carton House → Kilkea Castle → Maynooth Castle →
titleHolderRole	Anglo-Irish noble → Irish magnate →
titleRank	earl →
typicalReligion	Roman Catholicism →
underAuthorityOf	English Crown →
usedBy	Irish peerage system →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Duke of Leinster ("Marquess of Kildare") → Duke of Leinster →	subsidiaryTitle
Peerage of Ireland →	hasNotableEarldom
Duke of Leinster →	precededBy