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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.
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.
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.
For the second creation, it was granted to James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, who married to Lady Emily Lennox, the great-granddaughter of King Charles II of the Royal House of Stuart. The family seat of the current Duke of Leinster is now Oakley Park, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire . [5]
James Fitzgerald, 1st Duke of Leinster (see here ), born 1722. He succ as 20th Earl of Kildare 1744. Builds Kildare House (later Leinster House): The old Kildare town house in Dublin was in Suffolk St. He built a new town house, Kildare House, 1745.
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.
The heir presumptive to the Dukedom of Leinster is Edward FitzGerald, a grandson of the 8th Duke of Leinster and nephew of the present Duke. Last updated 6 Apr 2021 Titles:
