Name Henry 12th Died August 1, 1597 | Aunts Mary Browne | |
Parents Mabel Browne, Countess of Kildare Cousins Henry Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Groby, Margaret Grey, Frances Grey, Jane Grey, Elizabeth Grey Grandparents Anthony Browne, Alice Gage Great-grandparents John Gage, Philippa Guildford | ||
Henry FitzGerald, 12th Earl of Kildare (1562 – 1 August 1597) was an Irish peer and soldier.
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Background
Kildare was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare and Mabel Browne.
Military career
Nicknamed Henry "na Tuagh", or Henry "of the Battleaxes", he fought against the Spanish invaders in Ireland in 1588. In 1597 he helped quell the Earl of Tyrone's uprising in Ulster, where he was mortally wounded.
Family
Kildare married Frances, daughter of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham and Katherine Carey, in 1589. They had no sons and Kildare was succeeded by his brother William FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Kildare. He had at least two surviving daughters:
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