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Fitzgerald, Lord Edward
Fitzgerald, Lord Edward (1763–98). Irish patriot. Fitzgerald was born into one of the wealthiest and most esteemed families of the Irish aristocracy: his father was James, 1st duke of Leinster. He was MP for Athy in the Irish House of Commons (1783), transferring in 1790 to Co. Kildare. An enthusiastic Francophile and more radical than most of his parliamentary contemporaries, he came to regard Parliament as unreformable, and turned instead to the United Irish Society: after several years of close communication with its leaders, he was inducted into the society in 1796. He narrowly escaped capture when troops raided the meeting-place of the United Irish executive in March 1798. Although this venture enhanced his reputation within the movement and left him as its military leader, he proved to be highly indecisive. He was eventually arrested and mortally wounded on 19 May: his death on 4 June simultaneously freed Dublin castle from its most charismatic opponent, and the United Irish Society from the shackles of caution.
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JOHN CANNON. "Fitzgerald, Lord Edward." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Fitzgerald, Lord Edward." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-FitzgeraldLordEdward.html JOHN CANNON. "Fitzgerald, Lord Edward." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-FitzgeraldLordEdward.html |
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Lord Edward Fitzgerald
Lord Edward Fitzgerald 1763–98, Irish revolutionary; son of James Fitzgerald, 20th earl of Kildare and 1st duke of Leinster. After an early career in the army and the Irish House of Commons, Lord Edward, attracted by the French Revolution, went (1792) to Paris and was expelled from the British army for his avowed republicanism. Returning home, he joined the United Irishmen , whom he pledged to assist as commander in chief of their rebel army. In 1796 he went to Basel to negotiate French aid for the planned Irish uprising. On the eve of the rebellion of 1798 he was betrayed by an informer and arrested; he died of wounds sustained at his arrest.
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"Lord Edward Fitzgerald." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lord Edward Fitzgerald." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FitzgLE.html "Lord Edward Fitzgerald." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FitzgLE.html |
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FitzGerald, Lord Edward
FitzGerald, Lord Edward (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 the French Revolution and was dismissed from the army for a toast to the abolition of hereditary titles. He joined the United Irishmen in 1796 and was one of the militants in the debates on strategy during 1797–8. His arrest on 19 May, during which he was mortally wounded, deprived the insurrection of 1798 of a key figure. His wife Pamela had been brought up in the household of the radical French nobleman the duc d'Orléans, and was widely believed to be his illegitimate daughter.
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"FitzGerald, Lord Edward." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "FitzGerald, Lord Edward." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-FitzGeraldLordEdward.html "FitzGerald, Lord Edward." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-FitzGeraldLordEdward.html |
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Fitzgerald, Lord Edward
Fitzgerald, Lord Edward (1763–98). Irish patriot. Fitzgerald was born into one of the wealthiest families of the Irish aristocracy: his father was James, 1st duke of Leinster. He was MP for Athy in the Irish House of Commons (1783), transferring in 1790 to Co. Kildare. An enthusiastic Francophile, he came to regard Parliament as unreformable, and turned instead to the United Irish Society. He was eventually arrested and mortally wounded on 19 May 1798.
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JOHN CANNON. "Fitzgerald, Lord Edward." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Fitzgerald, Lord Edward." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-FitzgeraldLordEdward.html JOHN CANNON. "Fitzgerald, Lord Edward." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-FitzgeraldLordEdward.html |
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