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Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald (1175–1213) Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare (died 1328), Lord Justice of Ireland; Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare (c. 1421–1477), Lord Chancellor of Ireland; Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (1513–1537), also known as Silken Thomas; Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Baron Desmond (c. 1260–1298 ...
Thomas Fitzgerald led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British Crown in Ireland in 1534. He was the 10th Earl of Kildare but was widely known as ‘Silken Thomas’ because of the silk he and his soldiers wore on their helmets. He came to prominence when his father, Gerald FitzGerald, the 9th Earl of Kildare and Lord Deputy of Ireland, was ...
Tomás an tSíoda. (1513–1537) T homas FitzGerald son of Gerald FitzGerald, the 9th Earl of Kildare spent a considerable amount of his early life in England. In February 1543 Thomas father was summoned to London, before he left he appointed Thomas deputy governor of Ireland. Thomas then only 21 years of age was surrounded by English Lords ...
Jun 12, 2010 · Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (1513–1537), also known as Silken Thomas (Irish: Tomás an tSíoda), was a figure in Irish history. He spent a considerable part of his early life in England. In February 1534, when his father, Gerald FitzGerald, the 9th Earl of Kildare, was summoned to London, he appointed Thomas deputy governor of ...
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May 8, 2009 · The Fitzgerald dynasty survived in this way and in 1766, John Fitzgerald, 20th Earl of Kildare was elevated to 1st Duke of Leinster. The rebellious trait of the Fitzgeralds was inherited by the Duke's fifth son, Lord Edward Fitzgerald, who was a leading member of the United Irishmen, a revolutionary movement seeking to establish an Irish ...
FitzGerald, Gerald (Gearóid Mór) (1456/7–1513), 8th earl of Kildare , magnate and lord deputy, was the eldest of four sons and two daughters, and thus heir, of Thomas fitz Maurice FitzGerald (qv) (d. 1478), 7th earl of Kildare, sometime deputy lieutenant, and his wife, Joan, who was the daughter of James (qv) (d. 1462), 7th earl of Desmond, and Mary, daughter of Uilleag Burke (qv) of ...
