John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare

Irish nobleman
Person human Q180574
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John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare

Summary

John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare is a human[1]. He was born on +1250-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1316-09-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare was born on +1250-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare died on +1316-09-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's father was Thomas fitz Maurice[5].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's mother was Rohesia de St.Michael[6].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare was married to Blanche de la Roche[7].
  • A child of John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare was Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Carrick[8].
  • A child of John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare was Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare[9].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare held citizenship in Lordship of Ireland[10].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare is recorded as male[11].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's family is recorded as House of FitzGerald[13].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's coat of arms image is recorded as FitzGerald arms.svg[14].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cr90x[15].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's family name is recorded as FitzGerald[16].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's given name is recorded as John[17].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's relative is recorded as Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly[18].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 9645[20].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare'}[21].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00117204[22].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000002188662237[23].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Fitzgerald-10269[24].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's Prabook ID is recorded as 2225979[25].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's WeRelate person ID is recorded as John_FitzGerald_(12)[26].
  • John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p15141.htm#i151406[27].

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Origins and Family

John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare was born on +1250-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Thomas fitz Maurice[5]. His mother was Rohesia de St.Michael[6].

Personal Life

John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare was married to Blanche de la Roche[7]. Children include Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Carrick[8], 1282–1320[28] and Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare[9], 1201–1328[29], of Lordship of Ireland[30].

Death and Burial

John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare died on +1316-09-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Who were John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's parents?

John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's father was Thomas fitz Maurice[5]. John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's mother was Rohesia de St.Michael[6].

Who was John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare married to?

John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare's spouses include Blanche de la Roche[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Melderick · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother Rohesia de St.Michael
    Family name FitzGerald
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