Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster
Overview
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
's Premier Peer of the Realm
Peer of the Realm
Peer of the Realm is a term for a member of the highest social order in a kingdom, notably:...
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The third son of the 5th Duke
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster was an Irish peer.Leinster was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Charles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster and Lady Caroline Sutherland-Leveson-Gower...
, he unexpectedly inherited the Dukedom from his eldest brother, Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster
Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster
Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster, etc. was the eldest son of Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster and Lady Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe....
, in 1922. An addicted gambler, he had already signed away his possible reversionary
Reversion (law)
A reversion is a type of "remainder" interest created when incomplete ownership in property is alienated subject to a condition subsequent. Upon the fulfillment of the condition subsequent, the incomplete possessory rights cease to exist and exclusive ownership returns to the holder of the...
rights to the family's ancestral seat, Carton House
Carton House
Carton House was one of Ireland's greatest stately homes and one time ancestral seat of the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster. Located west of Dublin, in Maynooth, County Kildare, the Carton demesne runs to 1,100 acres . For two hundred years it possessed the finest example in Ireland of a...
, near Maynooth
Maynooth
Maynooth is a town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to a branch of the National University of Ireland, a Papal University and Ireland's main Roman Catholic seminary, St. Patrick's College...
in County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...
, never expecting that he would actually inherit the property and his title.
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