A history of the FitzGeralds 1749 to 1804.
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| Summary: | Details the accession of William Robert FitzGerald, son of the 1st Duke and elder brother of the United Irishman, Lord Edward FitzGerald, as 2nd Duke of Leinster; his appointment as Governor of the County of Kildare; his party, the Patriotic Party; the marriage of his mother Emily to the family’s tutor, William
Ogilvie; the marriage of the 2nd Duke to Lady Emilia Olivia St. George; war with France and Spain and the Siege of Gibraltar; the formation of the Irish Volunteers; his appointment as one of the Generals and Colonel of the first Dublin Regiment; Act allowing
free trade between Ireland and the colonies; agitation for legislative independence under Lord Charlemont and Henry Grattan; the creation of the Order of St. Patrick; disturbance in the country, the 2nd Duke’s opposition to martial law and his
withdrawing from parliament; the 1798 Rebellion; death of Lord Edward in Newgate Prison; death of Emilia; the 2nd Duke’s opposition to the Act of Union; resistance in Maynooth, 1803; and death of William in 1804. |
| 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 1749 to 1804.
| In Collection: | Duke of Leinster Papers. |
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| Description: | Details the accession of William Robert FitzGerald, son of the 1st Duke and elder brother of the United Irishman, Lord Edward FitzGerald, as 2nd Duke of Leinster; his appointment as Governor of the County of Kildare; his party, the Patriotic Party; the marriage of his mother Emily to the family’s tutor, William Ogilvie; the marriage of the 2nd Duke to Lady Emilia Olivia St. George; war with France and Spain and the Siege of Gibraltar; the formation of the Irish Volunteers; his appointment as one of the Generals and Colonel of the first Dublin Regiment; Act allowing free trade between Ireland and the colonies; agitation for legislative independence under Lord Charlemont and Henry Grattan; the creation of the Order of St. Patrick; disturbance in the country, the 2nd Duke’s opposition to martial law and his withdrawing from parliament; the 1798 Rebellion; death of Lord Edward in Newgate Prison; death of Emilia; the 2nd Duke’s opposition to the Act of Union; resistance in Maynooth, 1803; and death of William in 1804. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 volume. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 48,178
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |