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Peers of Ireland

The 'FitzGeralds' are a Hiberno-Norman dynasty, and have been Peers of Ireland since at least the 13th century. The name is from the Norman language meaning 'son of Gerald', with a cognate "fils", meaning 'son', in modern French. The main branches of the family are the FitzGeralds of Kildare (Earls of Kildare, later Marquesses of Kildare and now Dukes of Leinster and Premier Peers of Ireland) and the FitzGeralds of Desmond (Barons Desmond, later Earls of Desmond); see the articles on those titles for lists of people who have held them. The dynasty is also sometimes referred to as the 'Geraldines', and the name Geraldine is a derivation of this adjective. The most famous members of the dynasty include:

★ Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, the "Wizard Earl" (1525-1585)

★ Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond, rebel killed at Glenageenty 1583

★ James FitzMaurice FitzGerald, the archtraitor (late 16th century)

★ Edmund FitzGibbon, the White Knight (1552?-1608).

★ James FitzThomas FitzGerald, known as the "Súgan Earl of Desmond" (late 16th century).

★ Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond, known as the "old Countess of Desmond" (15th to 17th centuries).

★ John FitzEdmund FitzGerald, Dean of Cloyne (1528-1612).

★ John FitzEdmund FitzGerald, Seneschal of Imokilly (late 16th century).

★ Lord Edward FitzGerald (1763–1798), Irish aristocrat and revolutionary.

★ Lady Edward FitzGerald, known as "Pamela" (c. 1773–1831), wife of Lord Edward FitzGerald.

Others

The surname 'FitzGerald' is a corruption of the Norman ''fils de Gérald'', or ''son of Gerald'' (''Gerald'' meaning "rule of the spear"), and in modern times it is often found as 'Fitzgerald'. Those with the surname (except for those holding peerages, for which see above) include:

★ Thomas Fitzgerald (1796–1855), U.S. Senator from Michigan

★ Edward FitzGerald (1809–1883), English writer; translator of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

★ Charles Fitzgerald (1791–1887), Governor of Gambia; Governor of Western Australia.

★ Thomas Henry FitzGerald (1824-1888), Australian pioneer and politician

★ George FitzGerald (1851–1901), Irish physicist.

★ Frank Fitzgerald (1885–1939), U.S. governor of Michigan.

★ F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), Irish-American novelist and short story writer.

★ Desmond FitzGerald (1888-1947), Irish revolutionary, poet and politician.

★ Zelda Fitzgerald (1900–1948), wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald.

★ John F. Fitzgerald (1863–1950), U.S. politician; grandfather of President John F. Kennedy.

★ LeMoine Fitzgerald (1890–1956), Canadian artist, a member of the Group of Seven.

★ Barry Fitzgerald (1888–1961), Irish actor.

★ William Charles Fitzgerald (1938–1967), U.S. Navy lieutenant; posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross.

★ Alexis FitzGerald, Sr (1916-1985), Irish politician.

★ John D. Fitzgerald (1907–1988), U.S. author.

★ Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), U.S. jazz singer.

★ Penelope Fitzgerald (1916–2000), British poet, novelist and biographer.

★ Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913–2005), Irish-American actress.

★ Garret FitzGerald (born 1926), seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland.

★ Gene FitzGerald (born 1932), Irish politician.

★ Jennifer Fitzgerald (born 1932), U.S. diplomat and alleged lover of George H. W. Bush.

★ Frances FitzGerald (born 1940), U.S. Pullitzer prize-winning journalist.

★ Alexis FitzGerald, Jr (born 1945), Irish politician.

★ Brian Fitzgerald (born 1947), Irish politician.

★ Frances Fitzgerald (born 1950), Irish politician.

★ Ciaran Fitzgerald (born 1952), Irish rugby union player.

★ Judith Fitzgerald (born 1952), Canadian poet.

★ Peter Fitzgerald (born 1960), U.S. Senator for Illinois.

★ Patrick Fitzgerald (born 1961), U.S. attorney; special prosecutor in the CIA leak scandal.

★ Tara Fitzgerald (born 1967), British actress.

★ Ryan Fitzgerald (born 1976), Australian television presenter

★ Larry Fitzgerald (born 1983), American football player.

★ Pamela Fitzgerald (born 1984), Irish camogie player.

★ Frankie Fitzgerald (born 1985), British actor.

★ Edward Fitzgerald, American who spied for the Soviet Union.

★ Kevin Fitzgerald, U.S. veterinarian; appeared on the television programme ''Emergency Vets''.

★ John Dickson FitzGerald, Irish Architect.

★ Ryan D. Fitzgerald, 9/11 Victim, World Trade Center.

★ Dr Robert Fitzgerald AM, Australian commissioner.

★ Pat Fitzgerald, U.S. football coach

★ Brendan Fitzgerald, Australian, 16 year-old victim of Bali Bombing #2.

Places

★ Fitzgerald, Georgia

★ Fitzgerald, is a large crater on the far side of the Moon.

★ Fitzgerald Hotel in central San Francisco.

★ Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, on the Pacific coast of Moss Beach, California.

★ Fitzgerald River National Park in Western Australia.

Things

★ The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a Laker that sank in Lake Superior.

★ The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a song by Gordon Lightfoot about the ship.

★ The Fitzgerald Inquiry, a judicial inquiry into corruption in the Queensland police.

★ The FitzGerald Report, a UN report on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

★ Fitzgerald factor, a name for high-molecular weight kininogen, a blood coagulation protein.

★ USS ''Fitzgerald'' (DDG-62), a destroyer of the United States Navy.

★ Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction hypothesis, was proposed by George FitzGerald and independently proposed and extended by Hendrik Lorentz to explain the negative result of the Michelson-Morley experiment, which attempted to detect Earth's motion relative to the luminiferous aether.

Business

★ FitzGerald's Department Stores was the largest chain of department stores in Tasmania Australia, until 1995, when it was merged with Harris Scarfe.

See also

★ FitzMartin

★ FitzPatrick

★ Fitzgerald's, a live-music venue in Houston, Texas