Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster
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Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster (16 August 1851 – 1 December 1893) 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 married Lady Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe (30 March 1864 – Mentone
, 19 March 1895) in London
on 17 January 1884.
He had the following children:
After his death, his around ten thousand stamp collection was bequeathed to the Dublin Museum of Science and Art
, including an Inverted Swan
he discovered inverted years after he took possession of it.
Leinster was born in Dublin, Ireland
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...
, the son of Charles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster
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:...
and Lady Caroline Sutherland-Leveson-Gower. He married Lady Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe (30 March 1864 – Mentone
Mentone
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, 19 March 1895) in London
London
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on 17 January 1884.
He had the following children:
- Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of LeinsterMaurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of LeinsterMaurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster, etc. was the eldest son of Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster and Lady Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe....
- Lord Desmond FitzGerald (21 September 1888 – 3 March 1916), presumed K.I.A.Killed in actionKilled in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
in the World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... - Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of LeinsterEdward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of LeinsterEdward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster, etc. , known as Lord Edward FitzGerald before 1922 was Ireland's Premier Peer of the Realm.-Life:...
After his death, his around ten thousand stamp collection was bequeathed to the Dublin Museum of Science and Art
National Museum of Ireland
The National Museum of Ireland is the national museum in Ireland. It has three branches in Dublin and one in County Mayo, with a strong emphasis on Irish art, culture and natural history.-Archaeology:...
, including an Inverted Swan
Inverted Swan
The Inverted Swan, a 4-pence blue postage stamp issued in 1855 by Western Australia, was one of the world's first invert errors. Technically, it is a "frame invert"....
he discovered inverted years after he took possession of it.