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Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald 1455–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1455

Birth Location: County Kildare, Ireland

Death Date: 16 Oct 1513

Death Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Father: Thomas Kildare

Mother: Johanna Fitz-Gerald

Spouse(s): Alison FitzEustace, Alison FitzEustace, 14 Fitzgerald

Children(s): Queen MacCarthy

In 1455, Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald entered the world in County Kildare, Ireland, born to Thomas Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald 7Th Earl Of Kildare And Johanna Fitz James Fitz Gerald. Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald married 14 Ggf Marquis Gerald Of Kildare Fitzgerald, Alison Fitzeustace, Alison Fitzeustace, and had children including Queen Eleanor Catherine Fitzgerald Maccarthy. Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald passed away in 1513 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1455, Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald entered the world in County Kildare, Ireland, born to Thomas Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald 7Th Earl Of Kildare And Johanna Fitz James Fitz Gerald.
  • Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald married 14 Ggf Marquis Gerald Of Kildare Fitzgerald, Alison Fitzeustace, Alison Fitzeustace, and had children including Queen Eleanor Catherine Fitzgerald Maccarthy.
  • Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald passed away in 1513 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Kildare
1420–1478
Birth Location: May Nooth, of May Nooth, Ireland
TK
Johanna Fitz-Gerald
1430–1486
Birth Location: Limerick, Cst, Ireland
JF

Spouses(s)

Alison FitzEustace
1455–1495
Birth Location: Harristown, Kld., Ireland
AF
Alison FitzEustace
1457–1495
Birth Location: Harristown, Kildare, Ireland
AF
14 Fitzgerald
1455–1495
Birth Location: Harristown, Kld, Ireland
1F

Children(s)

Queen MacCarthy
1490–1545
Birth Location: Carberry, Cork, Ireland
QM

Sir FitzGerald's Ancestors

Self
Sir FitzGerald
1455–1513
Birth Place: County Kildare, Ireland
Parents
Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
1420–1478
May Nooth, of May Nooth, Ireland
Johanna (Fitz-James) Fitz-Gerald
1430–1486
Limerick, Cst, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Cam Fitz-Gerald Earl van) Kildare
1385–1456
Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
N.N Bourchier
1390–1409
May Nooth, Kilkenny, Ireland
James (6th Earl Desmond) IRE
1380–1462
Ireland
Mary (De) Burgh
1390–1435
Munster, Waterford, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
*Gerald Desmond
–1398
Elenor Butler
1360–1392
Ulrich Burgh
1365–
Agnes Beauchamp
1370–1396
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir FitzGerald's Descendants

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Sir (Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare)) FitzGerald (January 1455–16 Oct 1513) m. Alison FitzEustace (1455–22 Nov 1495) m. Alison FitzEustace (1457–22 November 1495) m. 14 (Ggf MARQUIS Gerald Of Kildare) Fitzgerald (1455–22 November 1495)
  1. 1. Queen (Eleanor Catherine Fitzgerald) MacCarthy 1490–1545 m. Lord ((9th Prince of Carberry) Donnel Mac Fineere Mac) Carthy-Reagh 1480–1531
    1. 1. Sir (Owen McCarthy) Reagh 1512–1593 m. Ellen OCallaghan 1530–1585
      1. 1. Ellen (Julia MacCarthy) Reagh 1552–1624 m. Fineen ("the Rover" O'Driscoll \) O'h-Edersceoil 1540–1629
        1. 1. Florence Driscoll 1586–1673 m. Florence Coughlan 1600–1660

Sir FitzGerald's Timeline

8 Records

1438
1438
Birth of Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald in Harristown, Kld., Ireland
Harristown, Kld., Ireland
1450
1450
Birth of Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald in Harristown, Kld., Ireland
Harristown, Kld., Ireland
1455
January 1455
Birth of Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald in County Kildare, Ireland
County Kildare, Ireland
1456
1456
Age 1
Birth of Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald in Castletown, Kildare, Ireland
Castletown, Kildare, Ireland
1513
3 Sep 1513
Age 58
Death of Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald in Battle of Flodden Field
Battle of Flodden Field
1513
3 Sep 1513
Age 58
Death of Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald in Branxton, Northumberland, England
Branxton, Northumberland, England
1513
3 Sep 1513
Age 58
Death of Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald in County Offaly, Ireland
County Offaly, Ireland
1513
16 Oct 1513
Age 58
Burial of Sir Gerald (The Great, FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1438
    Event Place: Harristown, Kld., Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2468500
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Harristown, Kld., Ireland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Castletown, Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1455
    Event Place: County Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Battle of Flodden Field
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 437
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2468500
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1513
    Event Place: County Offaly, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1513
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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