Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster
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Augustus Frederick FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster, etc., PC, PC (Ire)
(21 August 1791 – 10 February/October 1874) was an Irish peer
and freemason, styled Marquess of Kildare from birth until 1804. He was born and died in Carton
.
FitzGerald was the eldest surviving son of William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster
and his wife, Emilia. He inherited his father's dukedom in 1804. On 16 June 1818, Leinster married Lady Charlotte Augusta Stanhope (15 February 1793 – 15 February 1859), the third daughter of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
. They had four children:
In 1813, he was chosen Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland
, a post he held until his death in 1874. Leinster was Lord Lieutenant of Kildare
from 1831 to 1874 and a Commissioner of National Education for Ireland from 1836 to 1841. In 1831, he was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland
, to the Privy Council of Great Britain in 1831 and was Lord High Constable of Ireland
at the coronations of William IV
and Victoria
.
(1864-1895)
|4= 4. Charles William FitzGerald
4th Duke of Leinster (1847-1887)
|5= 5. Caroline Sutherland-Leverson-Gower
(da. 2nd Duke of Sutherland
) (1817-1887)
|6= 6. William Ernest Dunscombe
1st Earl of Feversham (b.1829)
|7= 7. Mabel Violet Graham
(18??)
|8= 8. Augustus Frederick FitzGerald
3rd Duke of Leinster (1791-1874)
|9= 9. Charlotte Augusta Stanhope
(1793-1859)
|10= 10. George Granville Sutherland-Leverson-Gower
2nd Duke of Sutherland KG (1786-1861)
|11= 11. Harriet Elizabeth Georgina Howard
(1806-1868)
|12= 12. William Dunscombe
2nd Baron Faversham (1798-1867)
|13= 13. Lousia Stewart
(d.1889)
|14= 14. James Robert George Graham PC
(1792-1861)
|15= 15. Fanny Callender
(d.1857)
|16= 16. William Robert FitzGerald
2nd Duke of Leinster KP (1749-1804)
|17= 17. Emilia Olivia St. George
(da. Usher St. George
) (b.17??)
|18= 18. Charles Stanhope
3rd Earl of Harrington (1853-1859)
|19= 19. Jane Fleming
(da. John Fleming
) (b.17??)
|20= 20. George Granville Leverson-Gower
1st Duke of Sutherland KG (1758-1833)
|21= 21. Elizabeth Countess of Sutherland
(1765-1839)
|22= 22. George Howard
6th Earl of Carlisle KG (1773-1848)
|23= 23. Georgina Cavendish
(da. 5th Duke of Devonshire
KG) (b.17??)
|24= 24. Charles Dunscombe
1st Baron Feversham (1764-1841)
|25= 25. Charlotte Legge
(da. 2nd Earl of Dartmouth
) (d.1848)
|26= 26. George Stewart
8th Earl of Galloway KT (1768-1834)
|27= 27. Jane Paget
(da. 1st Earl Uxbridge) (d. 1842)
|28= 28. James Grayham 1st Bart
(1761-1824)
|29= 29. Catherine Stewart
(da. 7th Earl of Galloway
(d.1836)
|30= 30. James Callander
(b.1774)
|31= 31. Elizabeth MacDonnel
(da. 5th Earl of Antrim) (d.1796)
}}
The Most Noble Maurice (FitzGerald), 6th Duke of Leinster. (1887–1922).
Marquess and Earl of Kildare, co. Kildare, Earl and Baron of Offaly, all in the Peerage of Ireland;
Viscount Leinster of Taplow, co. Bucks, in the Peerage of Great Britain
and Baron Kildare of Kildare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom;
Premier Duke, Marquess, and Earl of Ireland.
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
(21 August 1791 – 10 February/October 1874) was an Irish peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and freemason, styled Marquess of Kildare from birth until 1804. He was born and died in Carton
Carton
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.
FitzGerald was the eldest surviving son of William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster
William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster
William Robert FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster, etc. KP, PC was an Irish liberal politician and landowner. He was born in London.-Career:...
and his wife, Emilia. He inherited his father's dukedom in 1804. On 16 June 1818, Leinster married Lady Charlotte Augusta Stanhope (15 February 1793 – 15 February 1859), the third daughter of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
General Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington PC, PC , styled Viscount Petersham until 1779, was a British soldier. Stanhope is sometimes confused with an exact contemporary of his, the 3rd Earl Stanhope....
. They had four children:
- Charles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of LeinsterCharles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of LeinsterCharles William FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster PC , styled Marquess of Kildare until 1874, was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:...
(1819–1887) - Lord Gerald FitzGerald (LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, 6 January 1821 - 23 September 1886), married on 9 June 1862 Anne Agnes Barker (died 6 June 1913), and had:- Edward Gerald FitzGerald (London, 2 September 1863 - StudlandStudlandStudland is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. It is famous for its beaches and nature reserve. In 2001 Studland had a population of 480, the lowest in 50 years...
, 5 August 1919), married in London on 20 February 1913 Anne Josephine Throckmorton, without issue
- Edward Gerald FitzGerald (London, 2 September 1863 - Studland
- Lady Jane Seymour FitzGerald (died 3 November 1898), married on 5 September 1848 George William John ReptonGeorge ReptonGeorge William John Repton was a British Conservative Party politician who held a seat in the House of Commons for most of the period from 1841 to 1885, first as a Member of Parliament for St Albans and then for Warwick.-Family:...
(1818–1906) - Lord Otho Augustus FitzGeraldLord Otho FitzGeraldLord Otho Augustus FitzGerald PC was a British soldier and Liberal politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household under William Gladstone between 1868 and 1874.-Background:...
(1827–1882)
In 1813, he was chosen Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland
Grand Lodge of Ireland
The Grand Lodge of Ireland is the second most senior Grand Lodge of Freemasons in the world, and the oldest in continuous existence. Since no specific record of its foundation exists, 1725 is the year celebrated in Grand Lodge anniversaries, as the oldest reference to Grand Lodge of Ireland comes...
, a post he held until his death in 1874. Leinster was Lord Lieutenant of Kildare
Lord Lieutenant of Kildare
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kildare. The office was created on 23 August 1831.*Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster 7 October 1831 – 10 October 1874*Henry Moore, 3rd Marquess of Drogheda 4 December 1874 – 29 June 1892...
from 1831 to 1874 and a Commissioner of National Education for Ireland from 1836 to 1841. In 1831, he was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
, to the Privy Council of Great Britain in 1831 and was Lord High Constable of Ireland
Lord High Constable of Ireland
The office of Lord High Constable of Ireland was used during coronations of the monarch of the United Kingdom after the Acts of Union 1800. The office was abolished after the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922.-Lords High Constable of Ireland:...
at the coronations of William IV
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
and Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
.
(1864-1895)
|4= 4. Charles William FitzGerald
Charles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster
Charles William FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster PC , styled Marquess of Kildare until 1874, was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:...
4th Duke of Leinster (1847-1887)
|5= 5. Caroline Sutherland-Leverson-Gower
(da. 2nd Duke of Sutherland
George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland
George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland KG , styled Viscount Trentham until 1803, Earl Gower between 1803 and 1833 and Marquess of Stafford in 1833, was a British peer....
) (1817-1887)
|6= 6. William Ernest Dunscombe
William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham
William Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham , known as The Lord Feversham between 1867 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician....
1st Earl of Feversham (b.1829)
|7= 7. Mabel Violet Graham
(18??)
|8= 8. Augustus Frederick FitzGerald
3rd Duke of Leinster (1791-1874)
|9= 9. Charlotte Augusta Stanhope
(1793-1859)
|10= 10. George Granville Sutherland-Leverson-Gower
George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland
George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland KG , styled Viscount Trentham until 1803, Earl Gower between 1803 and 1833 and Marquess of Stafford in 1833, was a British peer....
2nd Duke of Sutherland KG (1786-1861)
|11= 11. Harriet Elizabeth Georgina Howard
Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard was born Lady Harriet Howard, daughter of the 6th Earl of Carlisle and his wife Lady Georgiana Cavendish, who was a daughter of the famous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. On 18 May 1823 Harriet married Earl Gower, eldest son of the 2nd Marquess of Stafford, and...
(1806-1868)
|12= 12. William Dunscombe
William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham
William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background:Feversham was the eldest son of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham, and Lady Charlotte, daughter of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth. The Hon. Arthur Duncombe and the Hon...
2nd Baron Faversham (1798-1867)
|13= 13. Lousia Stewart
(d.1889)
|14= 14. James Robert George Graham PC
(1792-1861)
|15= 15. Fanny Callender
(d.1857)
|16= 16. William Robert FitzGerald
William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster
William Robert FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster, etc. KP, PC was an Irish liberal politician and landowner. He was born in London.-Career:...
2nd Duke of Leinster KP (1749-1804)
|17= 17. Emilia Olivia St. George
(da. Usher St. George
St George St George, 1st Baron St George
St George St George, 1st Baron St George was an Irish politician.Born St George Ussher, he was the son of John Ussher by his wife Mary St George, daughter of George St George, 1st Baron St George....
) (b.17??)
|18= 18. Charles Stanhope
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
General Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington PC, PC , styled Viscount Petersham until 1779, was a British soldier. Stanhope is sometimes confused with an exact contemporary of his, the 3rd Earl Stanhope....
3rd Earl of Harrington (1853-1859)
|19= 19. Jane Fleming
(da. John Fleming
Sir John Fleming, 1st Baronet
Sir John Fleming, 1st Baronet was an English baronet, created first Baronet Fleming of Brompton Park, Middlesex in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 22 April 1763....
) (b.17??)
|20= 20. George Granville Leverson-Gower
George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC , known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as The Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was a British politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts. He is estimated to have been the...
1st Duke of Sutherland KG (1758-1833)
|21= 21. Elizabeth Countess of Sutherland
Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
Elizabeth Sutherland Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland , also suo jure 19th Countess of Sutherland, was a Scottish peeress, best remembered for her involvement in the Highland Clearances....
(1765-1839)
|22= 22. George Howard
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle KG, PC, FRS , styled Viscount Morpeth until 1825, was a British statesman...
6th Earl of Carlisle KG (1773-1848)
|23= 23. Georgina Cavendish
(da. 5th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG was a British aristocrat and politician. He was the eldest son of the William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire by his wife the heiress Lady Charlotte Boyle, suo jure Baroness Clifford of Lanesborough, who brought in considerable money and estates to...
KG) (b.17??)
|24= 24. Charles Dunscombe
Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham
Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham was a British Member of Parliament.Feversham was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1790. He was elected to the House of Commons for Shaftesbury in 1790, a seat he held until 1796, and then represented Aldborough from 1796 to 1806, Heytesbury from 1812 to...
1st Baron Feversham (1764-1841)
|25= 25. Charlotte Legge
(da. 2nd Earl of Dartmouth
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth
William Legge 2nd Earl of Dartmouth PC, FRS , styled as Viscount Lewisham from 1732 to 1750, was a British statesman who is most remembered for his part in the government before and during the American Revolution....
) (d.1848)
|26= 26. George Stewart
George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway
Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway KT , styled Lord Garlies between 1773 and 1806, was a British naval commander and politician.-Background:...
8th Earl of Galloway KT (1768-1834)
|27= 27. Jane Paget
(da. 1st Earl Uxbridge) (d. 1842)
|28= 28. James Grayham 1st Bart
(1761-1824)
|29= 29. Catherine Stewart
(da. 7th Earl of Galloway
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway KT was a Scottish peer, styled Viscount Garlies from 1747 until 1773. He succeeded his father Alexander in 1773. He was elected one of the representative peers, representing the Peerage of Scotland in the House of Lords, in 1774 and sat there until the 1790s...
(d.1836)
|30= 30. James Callander
James T. Callender
James Callender was a political pamphleteer and journalist whose writing was controversial in his native Scotland and the United States. His contemporary reputation was as a "scandalmonger", due to the content of some of his reporting, which overshadowed the political content...
(b.1774)
|31= 31. Elizabeth MacDonnel
(da. 5th Earl of Antrim) (d.1796)
}}
Marquess and Earl of Kildare, co. Kildare, Earl and Baron of Offaly, all in the Peerage of Ireland;
Viscount Leinster of Taplow, co. Bucks, in the Peerage of Great Britain
and Baron Kildare of Kildare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom;
Premier Duke, Marquess, and Earl of Ireland.