Lord Edward FitzGerald

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Lord Edward FitzGerald was an Irish aristocrat and revolutionary figure who became a leading member of the United Irishmen and a key organizer of the 1798 uprising against British rule in Ireland.

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Lord Edward FitzGerald canonical 5
Edward FitzGerald 1

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instanceOf Irish aristocrat
United Irishmen member
person
revolutionary
arrestedOn 1798-05-19
burialPlace St Werburgh's Church, Dublin
causeOfDeath wounds received during arrest
child Edward Fox Fitzgerald
Lucy Louisa Fitzgerald
Pamela Fitzgerald (daughter)
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
dateOfBirth 1763-10-15
dateOfDeath 1798-06-04
educatedAt Eton College
familyName FitzGerald
father James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster
fullName Edward FitzGerald
givenName Edward
honorificPrefix Lord
ideology republicanism
influencedBy French Revolution
knownFor leadership in the United Irishmen
planning the 1798 Irish Rebellion
legacy symbol of Irish nationalist and republican resistance to British rule
marriageDate 1792
memberOf Society of United Irishmen
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank captain
mother Lady Emily Lennox
nobleFamily House of Leinster
notableWork Organization of the 1798 Irish Rebellion in Leinster
opponent Kingdom of Great Britain
parliament Irish Parliament
placeOfArrest Dublin, Ireland
linked to: Dublin
placeOfBirth Carton House, County Kildare, Ireland
placeOfDeath Newgate Prison, Dublin, Ireland
placeOfMarriage Tournai, Austrian Netherlands
linked to: Tournai
politicalMovement Irish republicanism
positionHeld MP for Athy
MP for Kildare Borough
Member of the Irish House of Commons
religion Protestant
roleInEvent key organizer of the 1798 uprising against British rule in Ireland
servedIn American Revolutionary War
sibling Lord Henry FitzGerald
William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster
soughtSupportFrom French First Republic
spouse Pamela Fitzgerald
Pamela Sims
visited France
United States of America

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Irish Rebellion of 1798 leader Lord Edward FitzGerald
United Irishmen notableMember Lord Edward FitzGerald
Lord Edward FitzGerald fullName Edward FitzGerald
linked to: Lord Edward FitzGerald
James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster child Lord Edward FitzGerald
subject linked to: James FitzGerald