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Lieutenant-General James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, PC (Ire) (29 May 1722 – 19 November 1773), styled Lord Offaly until 1743 and known as The Earl of Kildare between 1743 and 1761 and as The Marquess of Kildare between 1761 and 1766, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier and politician.
27 de abr. de 2022 · Lieutenant-General James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, etc. PC (Ire) (29 May 1722 – 19 November 1773), styled Lord Offaly until 1744 and known as The 20th Earl of Kildare between 1744 and 1761 and as The Marquess of Kildare between 1761 and 1766, was an Irish nobleman, soldier and politician.
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- May 29, 1722
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- November 19, 1773
Fitzgerald, James (1722–73), 20th earl of Kildare and 1st duke of Leinster , politician, was born 29 May 1722 in Dublin, second son of Robert Fitzgerald (1675–1744), 19th earl of Kildare, and his wife Mary (d. 1780), eldest daughter of William O'Brien, 3rd earl of Inchiquin.
James Fitzgerald, 1st Duke of Leinster (see here ), born 1722. He succ as 20th Earl of Kildare 1744. He built a new town house, Kildare House, 1745. He chose the less fashionable SE side of Dublin (the Merrion Square front faced what was then countryside) and his decision changed the face of Dublin forever.
Information. Related objects. Also known as. James Fitzgerald, 1st Duke of Leinster and 20th Earl of Kildare. primary name: primary name: Fitzgerald, James. other name: other name: (Duke of) Leinster. other name: other name: (Earl of) Kildare. Details. individual; Irish; Male. Life dates. 1722-1773. Biography.
Sitter: James Fitzgerald, 1st Duke of Leinster (Irish, 1722–1773 Dublin) Date: 1754. Medium: Mezzotint; third? state of four. Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 13 1/4 × 9 15/16 in. (33.7 × 25.3 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942. Accession Number: 42.119.171.
In consequence of a spirited remonstrance to the King relative to the disposition of the large unappropriated surplus of Irish revenue, he became one of the most popular men in Ireland — a medal being struck in his honour. He was created a Marquis in 1761, and Duke of Leinster in 1766.
