1496 in Ireland
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- Return of Garret MoreGerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of KildareGerald Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, KG , known variously as "Garret the Great" or "The Great Earl" , was Ireland's premier peer...
, the Great Earl of Kildare, to IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
as Lord Deputy of IrelandLord Deputy of IrelandThe Lord Deputy was the King's representative and head of the Irish executive under English rule, during the Lordship of Ireland and later the Kingdom of Ireland...
. He held the position until his death in 15131513 in Ireland-Births:*Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, aka Silken Thomas, hanged, drawn and quartered, with his five uncles, at Tyburn .-Deaths:*End of the rule of Garret More, the Great Earl of Kildare ....
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