A history of the FitzGeralds 1612 to 1773.
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Summary: | Describes the death of the 14th Earl in 1612; the rumours of poison which followed his death; the accession of Gerald FitzGerald as 15th Earl of Kildare; his death at the age of eight in 1620; the accession of George, 16th Earl of
Kildare, cousin of Gerald, 15th Earl and son of Thomas FitzGerald, grandson of the 9th Earl; the probable origins of his being called the ‘Fairy Earl’; differences between him and his father-in-law, Lord Cork; the Committee of Grievances, 1634; the
Ulster Rebellion, 1641; Confederate Assembly of Kilkenny; the arrival of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland and the disbandment of the Earl of Kildare’s regiment, among others; the Earl’s death in 1655; the succession of Wentworth FitzGerald, Lord Offaly, as
17th Earl of Kildare; Restoration of Charles II in 1660; death of the Earl in 1664; the succession of John FitzGerald, Lord Offaly, as 18th Earl of Kildare; the Glorious Revolution and the Battle of the Boyne, 1690; his death at the age of forty-six in 1707; the
succession of his cousin, Robert FitzGerald, as 19th Earl of Kildare; his appointment as Lord Justice of Ireland; his death in 1744 and the accession of his son, James, as 20th Earl of Kildare; the building of Kildare House, afterwards renamed Leinster
House; his marriage to Lady Emily Lennox, daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond; his creation as Viscount Leinster of Taplow in 1747, Marquis of Kildare and Earl of Offaly in 1761 and Duke of Leinster in 1766; his death in 1773; and the lives of
all his nineteen children. |
In collection: | Duke of Leinster Papers. |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Notebook. Physical description: 1 volume. more |
Arrangement: | Item |
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A history of the FitzGeralds 1612 to 1773.
In Collection: | Duke of Leinster Papers. |
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Description: | Describes the death of the 14th Earl in 1612; the rumours of poison which followed his death; the accession of Gerald FitzGerald as 15th Earl of Kildare; his death at the age of eight in 1620; the accession of George, 16th Earl of Kildare, cousin of Gerald, 15th Earl and son of Thomas FitzGerald, grandson of the 9th Earl; the probable origins of his being called the ‘Fairy Earl’; differences between him and his father-in-law, Lord Cork; the Committee of Grievances, 1634; the Ulster Rebellion, 1641; Confederate Assembly of Kilkenny; the arrival of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland and the disbandment of the Earl of Kildare’s regiment, among others; the Earl’s death in 1655; the succession of Wentworth FitzGerald, Lord Offaly, as 17th Earl of Kildare; Restoration of Charles II in 1660; death of the Earl in 1664; the succession of John FitzGerald, Lord Offaly, as 18th Earl of Kildare; the Glorious Revolution and the Battle of the Boyne, 1690; his death at the age of forty-six in 1707; the succession of his cousin, Robert FitzGerald, as 19th Earl of Kildare; his appointment as Lord Justice of Ireland; his death in 1744 and the accession of his son, James, as 20th Earl of Kildare; the building of Kildare House, afterwards renamed Leinster House; his marriage to Lady Emily Lennox, daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond; his creation as Viscount Leinster of Taplow in 1747, Marquis of Kildare and Earl of Offaly in 1761 and Duke of Leinster in 1766; his death in 1773; and the lives of all his nineteen children. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 volume. |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 48,177
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |