Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare was born in 1634.He was the son of George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare and LadyJoan Boyle.He married Lady Elizabeth Holles, daughter of John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare and Hon. Elizabeth de Vere, circa 1655.He died on 5 March 1664.
He held the office of Governor of King's County and Kildare.He succeeded as the 17th Earl of Kildare [I., 1316] in 1660.He held the office of Governor of Queen's County.He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Retford from 1660 to 1661.He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1661.
Following the death of the Fairy Earl, his titles and estates passed to his 28-year-old son, Wentworth FitzGerald. He had been named in honour of Charles I's ill-fated Lord Deputy of Ireland who was uncle of his wife.
With Maynooth all but destroyed, the Earl moved to Kilkea where he died of a fever on 5 March 1664, 'universally lamented', and was buried in Dublin. Countess Elizabeth remained in Kilkea until her death two years later, after which she was buried alongside her husband.
Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare was born in 1634.He was the son of George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare and LadyJoan Boyle.He married Lady Elizabeth Holles, daughter of John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare and Hon. Elizabeth de Vere, circa 1655.He died on 5 March 1664.
He held the office of Governor of King's County and Kildare.He succeeded as the 17th Earl of Kildare [I., 1316] in 1660.He held the office of Governor of Queen's County.He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Retford from 1660 to 1661.He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1661.
Following the death of the Fairy Earl, his titles and estates passed to his 28-year-old son, Wentworth FitzGerald. He had been named in honour of Charles I's ill-fated Lord Deputy of Ireland who was uncle of his wife.
With Maynooth all but destroyed, the Earl moved to Kilkea where he died of a fever on 5 March 1664, 'universally lamented', and was buried in Dublin. Countess Elizabeth remained in Kilkea until her death two years later, after which she was buried alongside her husband.
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