Gerald FitzGerald Gearoid Mór Mac Gearailt | |
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| The 8th Earl of Kildare | |
 Coat of arms of Gerard, 8th Earl of Kildare | |
| Reign | 1478–1513 |
| Predecessor | Thomas FitzGerald |
| successor | Gerald FitzGerald |
| Born | c. 1456 Maynooth, County Kildare |
| Died | c. 3 September 1513 (aged 56–57) County Kildare |
| Noble family | FitzGerald dynasty |
| Spouse | Alison FitzEustace Elizabeth St. John |
| Issue | Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare Lady Eleanor FitzGerald Lady Alice FitzGerald Lady Margaret FitzGerald Lady Ellis FitzGerald Sir James FitzGerald Oliver FitzGerald Richard FitzGerald Sir John FitzGerald Sir Walter FitzGerald |
| Father | Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare |
| Mother | Jane FitzGerald, Countess of Kildare |
| Occupation | Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (1504–1513) Lord Deputy of Ireland (1477, 1479–1494, 1496–1513) |
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Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare KG (born c. 1456 – c. 3 September 1513), known variously as "Garret the Great" (Gearóid Mór) or "The Great Earl" (An tIarla Mór), was Ireland's premier peer. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1477 to 1494, and from 1496 onward. His power was so great that he was called "the uncrowned King of Ireland".