Earl of Kildare

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The Earl of Kildare is a historic Irish noble title most famously associated with the powerful FitzGerald family, who were major political figures in Ireland from the late medieval period onward.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Kildare canonical 15
Earls of Kildare 4
Marquess of Kildare 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish noble title
hereditary title
peerage title
associatedPerson Henry VIII of England
Silken Thomas
associatedWith Geraldines
Lord Deputy of Ireland
category Irish earldoms
Titles held by the FitzGerald dynasty
coatOfArmsBearer FitzGerald arms (argent, a saltire gules)
linked to: FitzGerald family
country Ireland
createdFor FitzGerald family
governedAreaDeFacto large parts of Ireland
hasTitleHolder Garret Mór FitzGerald
Garret Óg FitzGerald
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
hereditaryTo male primogeniture
historicalPeriod Tudor period
linked to: Tudor dynasty

late Middle Ages
languageOfTitle English
linkedFamilyBranch Leinster branch of the FitzGeralds
linked to: FitzGerald family
linkedTitle Duke of Leinster
namedAfter County Kildare
nobleFamily FitzGerald family
notableEvent Kildare Rebellion
notableFor dominant role in Irish governance under the English Crown
political influence in late medieval Ireland
originalSocialClass Anglo-Norman aristocracy
partOf Peerage of Ireland
politicalAlignment Kingdom of Ireland
Lordship of Ireland
powerBase Pale
central Ireland
region Leinster
seat Carton House
Kilkea Castle
Maynooth Castle
titleHolderRole Anglo-Irish noble
Irish magnate
titleRank earl
typicalReligion Roman Catholicism
underAuthorityOf English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England
usedBy Irish peerage system

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peerage of Ireland hasNotableEarldom Earl of Kildare
Duke of Leinster precededBy Earl of Kildare
Duke of Leinster subsidiaryTitle Marquess of Kildare
linked to: Earl of Kildare
Duke of Leinster subsidiaryTitle Earl of Kildare
FitzGerald family notableTitle Earl of Kildare
FitzGerald notableTitleHeld Earl of Kildare
House of Kildare associatedTitle Earl of Kildare
James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster nobleTitle Earl of Kildare
subject linked to: James FitzGerald
Baron Offaly associatedTitle Earl of Kildare
Baron Offaly higherTitleInHierarchy Earl of Kildare
Geraldines hasBranch Earls of Kildare
linked to: Earl of Kildare
Geraldines notableTitleHeld Earl of Kildare
Garret Mór FitzGerald nobleTitle Earl of Kildare
Maynooth Castle associatedWith Earls of Kildare
linked to: Earl of Kildare
Kilkea Castle associatedWithFamily Earls of Kildare
linked to: Earl of Kildare
Kildare Rebellion namedAfter Earls of Kildare
linked to: Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster hasFeudalOrigin medieval Earls of Kildare
linked to: Earl of Kildare