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Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare KG (born – ), known variously as "Garret the Great" (Gearóid Mór) or "The Great Earl" (An Iarla Mór), was Ireland's premier peer. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1477 to 1494, and from 1496 onwards. His power was so great that he was called "the uncrowned King of Ireland". ==Family== Gerald FitzGerald, was the son of Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare and Jane FitzGerald, the daughter of "the Usurper" James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond. The Cambro-Norman FitzGerald dynasty had risen to become the premier Old English peers in Ireland. They were descended from Gerald de Windsor and the Welsh Princess Nest ferch Rhys, the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, Prince of Deheubarth. Gerald married Alison FitzEustace, daughter of Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester, with whom he had five children: * Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare * Lady Eleanor FitzGerald, married Donal MacCarthy Reagh, 9th Prince of Carbery 〔(Irish Pedigrees: MacCarthy Reagh, Prince of Carbery ) (#119)〕 * Lady Alice FitzGerald, married Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone * Lady Margaret FitzGerald, married Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond * Lady Ellis FitzGerald who married Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane. He married secondly Elizabeth St. John, daughter of Oliver St. John of Lydiard Tregoze, a cousin of Henry VII,〔 and had a further five children: * Sir James FitzGerald of Leixlip, father of: * * Isabel FitzGerald - married Richard de Barry of Rathbarry * * * James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant * Sir Oliver FitzGerald * Sir Richard FitzGerald of Fassaroe, who married Maud Darcy, widow of James, Baron Skryne, (whom he had murdered) * Sir John FitzGerald * Sir Walter FitzGerald, who married Elisabeth Plunkett, daughter of Robert Plunkett, 5th Baron of Dunsany All his sons by his second marriage took part in the rebellion of their nephew, the 10th earl of Kildare, Silken Thomas, and were executed for treason at Tyburn on 3 February 1537. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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