Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster
The Duke of Leinster | |
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![]() The Duke of Leinster in Masonic regalia | |
Lord Lieutenant of Kildare | |
In office 7 October 1831 – 10 October 1874 | |
Preceded by | New Office |
Succeeded by | The Marquess of Drogheda |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 August 1791 |
Died | 10 October 1874 | (aged 83)
Spouse | Lady Charlotte Augusta Stanhope |
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Parents |
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Augustus Frederick FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster, etc.
Family
FitzGerald was the eldest surviving son of William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster and his wife, Emilia Olivia St George, daughter of the 1st Baron St George. 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:
- Charles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster (1819–1887)
- Lord Gerald FitzGerald (London, 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 – Studland, 5 August 1919), married in London on 20 February 1913 Anne Josephine Throckmorton, without issue
- Lady Jane Seymour FitzGerald (died 3 November 1898), married on 5 September 1848 George William John Repton (1818–1906)
- Lord Otho Augustus FitzGerald (1827–1882)
Government
Leinster was appointed
Freemasonry
In 1813, he was chosen Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, a post he held until his death in 1874.[1] Under FitzGerald and his Deputy Grand Secretary, John Fowler (1769-1856),[2] all Freemasonic movements became highly centralised in Ireland and could not operative without the approval of the Grand Lodge.
References
- ISBN 978-1-60206-641-0.
- ^ "John Fowler, Deputy Grand Secretary" (PDF). LibraryIreland.com. Retrieved on 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Fringe Freemasonry in England". Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon. Retrieved on 26 July 2017.
Bibliography
- "The Order of Misraim in Ireland", Thomas E. Johnston, Trans. Lodge CC, Dublin, 1949-1957
- Murdoch, Tessa (ed.), OCLC 1233305993. See pp. 247–56 and 265–303 for a transcript of the inventory drawn up for the 3rd duke on New Year's Day 1818, some months before his wedding.