Stephenson Family Tree » Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (1455-1513)

Personal data Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare 

  • He was born January 1455 in Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland.
  • He died on September 3, 1513 in Leap Castle, Offaly, Ireland, he was 58 years old.
  • He is buried in Christchurch Place, Dublin 8, County Dublin Ireland.
  • A child of Thomas FitzGerald and Joan Cam Fitzgerald
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare

(1) He is married to Lady Alison FitzEustace,.

They got married about 1470 at Ireland.


Child(ren):

  2. Catherine Fitzgerald  ± 1470-????
  3. Margaret FitzGerald  1472-1542
  4. Eleanor FitzGerald  1473-????
  5. Eustacia FitzGerald  1474-1530
  6. Alice Fitzgerald  1484-1530
  7. Alison Fitzgerarld  1485-1549
  8. Ellis Fitzgerald  1485-1564
  9. Gerald FitzGerald  1487-1534


(2) He had a relationship with Elizabeth St John.

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Historical events

Day of death September 3, 1513

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1513: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 27 » Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
    • April 2 » Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida.
    • April 30 » Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.
    • August 16 » Battle of the Spurs (Battle of Guinegate): King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.
    • September 9 » James IV of Scotland is defeated and dies in the Battle of Flodden, ending Scotland's involvement in the War of the League of Cambrai.
    • October 7 » War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice.


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