Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare

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Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as Lord Deputy and played a key role in the dynastic struggles of the early Tudor period.

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Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Irish noble ⓘ
Earl ⓘ
Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
activity Irish politics ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
birthPlace County Kildare ⓘ
child Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
James FitzGerald ⓘ
Margaret FitzGerald, Countess of Ormond ⓘ
Oliver FitzGerald ⓘ
Richard FitzGerald ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
deathPlace Dublin ⓘ
era early 16th century ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish ⓘ
familyName FitzGerald ⓘ
father Thomas FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
involvedIn Wars of the Roses (Irish dimension) ⓘ
linked to: Wars of the Roses

early Tudor consolidation in Ireland ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
memberOf FitzGerald dynasty ⓘ
linked to: FitzGerald family

House of Kildare ⓘ
monarchServed Edward IV of England ⓘ
Henry VII of England ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
Richard III of England ⓘ
mother Joan FitzGerald ⓘ
nobleRank Earl ⓘ
nobleTitle 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
notableEvent restoration to power under Henry VII after earlier Yorkist associations ⓘ
notableFor dominance of Irish politics in the late 15th century ⓘ
leadership of the Geraldine dynasty in Ireland ⓘ
role in early Tudor dynastic struggles ⓘ
politicalAlignment Tudor supporter (later) ⓘ
Yorkist ⓘ
linked to: House of York
positionHeld Earl of Kildare ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of Ireland ⓘ
Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ
powerBase Leinster ⓘ
Pale of Dublin ⓘ
residence Dublin ⓘ
Maynooth Castle ⓘ
spouse Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Kildare ⓘ
territory Kildare ⓘ

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Battle of Stoke Field → commander → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
Battle of Stoke Field → killedInAction → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
Garret Mór FitzGerald → father → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
Garret Mór FitzGerald → predecessor → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare → father → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare → predecessor → Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ⓘ