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Gerald FitzGerald

Type Figure Region Ireland Time c. 1456–1513 Also known as Gerald FitzGerald、8th Earl of Kildare、基尔代尔第八代伯爵

Irish Earl of Kildare and leader of the FitzGerald family. From about 1477 he served as Lord Deputy of Ireland, mediating between English royal autho…

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  1. 1473–1477Kildare · LeinsterAfter the death of his father, the 7th Earl Thomas, he inherited the title, becoming one of the most powerful Anglo-Irish nobles in Ireland and controlling vast estates in Leinster.
  2. 1477–1480Dublin · IrelandIn 1477 he was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland by Edward IV, conducting government from Dublin Castle; he balanced English overlordship with Irish clan power, consolidating the FitzGerald family's dominance in Ireland.

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