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Lord Edward FitzGerald (15 October 1763 – 4 June 1798) was an Irish aristocrat and nationalist. He abandoned his prospects as a distinguished veteran of British service in the American War of Independence, and as an Irish Parliamentarian, to embrace the cause of an independent Irish republic.
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Lord Edward Fitzgerald (born Oct. 15, 1763, County Kildare, Ire.—died June 4, 1798, London, Eng.) was an Irish rebel renowned for his gallantry and courage. He was a leading conspirator behind the uprising of 1798 against British rule in Ireland.
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Fitzgerald, Lord Edward (1763–98), United Irishman, was born 15 October 1763 in London, the fifth son and twelfth child of James FitzGerald (qv), first duke of Leinster, and his wife, Emily FitzGerald (qv) (née Lennox), daughter of the duke of Richmond.
Juni 1798 in Dublin, Irland) war ein irischer Adliger und Politiker, der im Zuge der Irischen Rebellion von 1798 ums Leben kam. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 1.1 Kindheit und Jugend. 1.2 Eintritt in die Politik. 1.3 Vorbereitung der Rebellion von 1798. 2 Literatur. 3 Weblinks. 4 Fußnoten. Leben. Kindheit und Jugend.
Lord Edward FitzGerald - Irish Biography. Alfred Webb. A Compendium of Irish Biography. 1878. FitzGerald, Lord Edward, twelfth child of the 1st Duke of Leinster, and brother of preceding, was born at Whitehall, London, 15th October 1763. At the age of sixteen he accompanied his mother and step-father (Mr. Ogilvy) to France.
8. Juni 2018 · Most famous as the intended commander in chief of the Irish rebels in 1798, Lord Edward Fitzgerald (1763–1798) was arrested before the rebellion broke out and was mortally wounded by his captors; he became a legendary figure in Irish history in subsequent generations.
Overview. Lord Edward Fitzgerald. (1763—1798) Irish nationalist and army officer. Quick Reference. (1763–98), radical. A younger son of the 1st duke of Leinster, FitzGerald served in the British forces in North America during the American Revolution. He later became an admirer of ...
