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Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald 1562–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

Death Date: 01 Aug 1597

Death Location: Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen,Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

Father: Gerald FitzGerald

Mother: Mabel Ofally

Spouse(s): Lady Howard, Frances Howard

Children(s): Lady Fitzgerald, Lady Fitzgerald, Bridget None, Bridget 'hibnor, Lettice FitzGerald

Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald was born in 1562 in Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Gerald 11Th Earl Of Kildare Fitzgerald And Mabel Browne Gentlewoman Of The Privy Chamber For Queen Mary I Countess Of Kildare Baroness Of Ofally. Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald married Frances Howard, Lady Frances Howard, and had children including Bridget, Bridget Fitzgerald Of Kildare Countess Of Tir Connell Hibnor, Lady Bridget Fitzgerald, Lady Eleanor Fitzgerald, Lettice Fitzgerald. Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald passed away in 1597 in Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen,Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland.

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  • Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald was born in 1562 in Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Gerald 11Th Earl Of Kildare Fitzgerald And Mabel Browne Gentlewoman Of The Privy Chamber For Queen Mary I Countess Of Kildare Baroness Of Ofally.
  • Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald married Frances Howard, Lady Frances Howard, and had children including Bridget, Bridget Fitzgerald Of Kildare Countess Of Tir Connell Hibnor, Lady Bridget Fitzgerald, Lady Eleanor Fitzgerald, Lettice Fitzgerald.
  • Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald passed away in 1597 in Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen,Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland.

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Henry Fitzgerald's Ancestors

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Henry Fitzgerald
1562–1597
Birth Place: Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Parents
Gerald "11th Earl of Kildare' FitzGerald
1525–1585
London, Middlesex, England.
Mabel (Browne , Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber for Queen Mary I, Countess of Kildare, Baroness of) Ofally
1532–1610
Leinster, Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
Earl (Gerald Gearoig "Og" IX FitzGerald) Kildare
1487–1534
Maynooth, Kilcullen, Kildare, Ireland
Elizabeth (Lady Audley Grey Countess of) Kildare
1489–1540
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Sir (Anthony Browne, , KG., Master of the) Horse
1500–1569
Betchworth, Surrey, England
Alice Gage
1506–1540
Beechworth, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Gerald **\
1455–1513
Lady Bonville
1460–1529
Thomas Groby)
1455–1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Fitzgerald's Descendants

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Henry (12th Earl 0f Kildare) Fitzgerald (1562–01 Aug 1597) m. Lady (Frances) Howard (1572–11 Jul 1628) m. Frances Howard (Abt. 1572–11 Jul 1628)
  1. 1. Lady (Bridget) Fitzgerald 1589–1682 m. Viscount (Nicholas Barnwell) Kingsland 1592–1663 m. Maj. (Nicholas Barnewall) Kingsland 1592–1663
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Barnewall 1618–1642 m. Sir (Nicholas Preston - 6th Viscount of) Gormanston 1620–1643
      1. 1. John Preston 1641–1712 m. Joan (Ruth) Wigen 1645–1700
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Preston 1674–1714 m. William Goforth 1665–1748
        2. 2. Elizabeth Preston 1670–1714
        3. 3. Denise (Renee) Preston 1674–
        4. 4. Richard (William) Preston 1673–1711
        5. 5. Scott (Maxmilian) Preston 1672–
        6. 6. Ann Preston 1671–
        7. 7. Mary Preston 1670–
      2. 2. Jenico (Preston, 7th Viscount) Gormanston 1632–1691
      3. 3. Nicholas Preston 1621–1650
      4. 4. Anne PRESTON 1640–1690
    2. 2. Robert (Barnewall) Kingsland 1625–1647
    3. 3. Christopher (Barnewall) Kingsland 1620–1663
    4. 4. Colonel (Patrick Barnewall) Kingsland 1623–1665
    5. 5. Henry (Benedict 2nd Viscount Barnewall) Kingsland 1627–1688
    6. 6. Mabel (Countess of Fingall Barnewall) Kingsland 1619–1699
    7. 7. Frances (Barnewall) Kingsland 1625–1642
    8. 8. Francis (Vincent Barnewall) Kingsland 1629–1697
    9. 9. Mary (Viscountess Gormanston Barnewall) Kingsland 1610–1642
    10. 10. Hon. (Richard Barnewall) Kingsland 1623–1665
    11. 11. Major (Nathaniel Barnewall) Kingsland 1633–1685
    12. 12. Mabel (Kingsland) Barnewall 1619–1699
    13. 13. Richard Barnewall 1550–1665
    14. 14. Margaret Barnewall 1531–1571
    15. 15. Francis (Barnewall) Hon 1605–1697
    16. 16. Henry Barnewall 1605–1668
    17. 17. Matthew Barnewall 1605–
    18. 18. Nathaniel BARNEWALL 1623–1685
    19. 19. Mary Barnewall 1605–
    20. 20. Jane Fitzgerald 1605–
    21. 21. Mabel Barnewall 1605–1698
    22. 22. Christopher Barnewall 1620–1663
  2. 2. Lady (Eleanor) Fitzgerald 1591–1600
  3. 3. Bridget –1682
  4. 4. Bridget (FitzGerald of Kildare Countess of Tir Connell) 'hibnor 1589–1661
  5. 5. Lettice FitzGerald 1592–1593

Henry Fitzgerald's Timeline

3 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald in Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
1578
Oct 1578
Age 16
Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald was married
None
1597
01 Aug 1597
Age 35
Death of Henry 12th Earl 0f Kildare Fitzgerald in Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen,Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen,Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct 1578

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1597
    Event Place: Maynooth Castle, Kilcullen,Co. Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

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