all d. s.p.; and George, who left issue a son, George, father of the 6th lord. His lordship d. 29 Dec. 1689, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

PATRICK, 2d lord, m. Anne, da. of Hugh Fraser, 9th lord Lovat, and dying 18 Feb. 1701, left issue two sons; PATRICK, 3d lord; and CHARLES, 5th lord.

PATRICK, 3d lord, d. 1715, and was succeeded by his only

son,

CHARLES, 4th lord, who d. without issue, 1728, when the title devolved on his uncle,

CHARLES, 5th lord, who also d. without issue, 16 July 1758, and was succeeded by his kinsman,

CHARLES, 6th lord, (son of George, and grandson of George, 2d son of the 1st lord, as above stated,) m. Barbara, da. of sir James Johnstone, bart., sister to the late sir William Pulteney, father of Henrietta-Laura Pulteney, countess of Bath, by whom he had issue,

1. GEORGE, 7th lord.

2. PATRICK, who was unfortunately killed by a tiger, on the coast of Coromandel.

3 ELIZABETH, d. unm. 1779.

4. MARGARET, m., July 1779, Thomas Wiggens, esq., and d. in 1800.

His lordship d. 1 Aug. 1767, and was succeeded by his son,

GEORGE, 7th lord, m., 23 July 1777, Elizabeth, da. and sole heiress of Griffin Ransom, of New Palace-Yard, Westminster, esq., and by her (who d. 21 Oct. 1805) had issue,

1. GEORGE-WILLIAM-RANSOM, d. 12 Feb. 1779.

2. CHARLES, 8th lord.

3. ELIZA, b. 13 May 1781, m., 26 March 1823, Edward, lord Dunsany. 4. HENRY, d. 21 July 1784.

5. EDWARD-GRIFFIN, d. Feb. 1803.

6. GEORGIANA-MARY-ANNE, b. 25 Oct. 1786, m., 1 Dec. 1814, admiral sir George-Johnstone Hope, K.C.B.

7. DOUGLAS-JAMES-WILLIAM, a banker in Westminster, b. 26 Feb. 1788. 8. FREDERICK-JOHN-HAY, b. 30 May 1789, d. 23 Dec. 1814.

9. LAURA-MARGARETTA, b. 6 Oct. 1791, d. 29 March 1810.

10. AMELIA-BARBARA, d. 9Jan. 1795.

His lordship d. 11 Oct. 1805, and was succeeded by his eldest son, CHARLES, 8th lord, b. 7 April 1780, m., 8 May 1806, OliviaLetitia, youngest da. of William-Robert, 2d duke of Leinster, and had issue,

1. GEORGE-WILLIAM-FOX, present lord.

2. OLIVIA-CECILIA-LAURA; 3. FREDERICA-ELIZA.

4. GRAHAM-HAY-ST.-VINCENT-DE-Ross.

5. A SON, b. 8 July 1814.

His lordship d. 11 Dec. 1826, and was succeeded by his eldest

son,

GEORGE-WILLIAM-FOX, present and 9th lord.
Heir Presumptive-His lordship's brother.

Creation-1682.

Motto-Patitur qui vincit. He who conquers, suffers.
Arms -See Plate 64.

END OF THE PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND..

AUGUSTUS-FREDERICK FITZGERALD, DUKE of LEINSTER, Marquess and Earl of Kildare, Earl and Baron of Offaley, originally by tenure, Premier Peer, Marquess, and Earl of Ireland, and Viscount Leinster, of Taplow, co. Bucks, born 21 Aug. 1791; succeeded his father, William-Robert, the late duke, 20 Oct. 1804: married, 16 June 1818, Charlotte-Augusta Stanhope, youngest da. of Charles, earl of Harrington, and has issue,- 1. CHARLES-WILLIAM, marquess of Kildare, b. 30 March 1819;- -2. GERALD, b. 6 Jan. 1821; -3. OLIVIA, b. 15 March 1822, d. an infant; -4. JANE-SEYMOUR, b. 5 Feb. 1824;-5. LEICESTER, b. 11 Dec. 1825, d. 10 Sept. 1826 ;6. OTHO-AUGUSTUS, b. 10 Oct. 1827.

The family of Fitzgerald derives its origin from Otho, or Other, a powerful English baron in the time of king Edward the Confessor, whose son, Walter Fitz Other, was, at the general survey of England, 1078, castellan of Windsor. From the same Walter also descended the families of Windsor, Carew, FitzMaurice, Gerard, and many others. The oldest title of honour used by this family was that of barons of Offaley, by which Gerald Fitz-Maurice, great-grandson of Walter Fitz Other, was designated as early as 1205; and his descendant in the sixth degree,

JOHN FITZ THOMAS, was created earl of Kildare, 14 May 1316, 10th Edward II., and d. the same year: from him the title descended as follows:

THOMAS FITZ JOHN, 2d earl, son of the 1st, d. 1328.

RICHARD FITZ THOMAS, 3d earl, son of the 2d, d. 1329, and was succeeded by his brother,

MAURICE FITZ THOMAS, 4th earl, d. 1390.

GERALD FITZ MAURICE, 5th earl, son of the 4th, d. 1410, and was succeeded by his son,

JOHN FITZ GERALD, 6th earl, whose son,

THOMAS FITZ GERALD, 7th earl, was attainted 1467, but restored again by act of parliament, and d. 1477, leaving, besides other issue, a son,

GERALD, 8th earl, K.G., father of
GERALD, 9th earl, father of

THOMAS, 10th earl, who, together with five of his uncles, was executed for high treason, 2 Feb. 1535.

Sir GERALD Fitzgerald, 11th earl, was half-brother of the 10th earl, restored in blood by queen Mary, and was father of HENRY and WILLIAM, 12th and 13th earls; on the death of the latter of whom, unm. 1599, the title devolved on his first-cousin, GERALD, 14th earl, father of

GERALD, 15th earl, who d. unm. 1620, and was succeeded by his first-cousin,

GEORGE, 16th earl, m. Joan, da. of Richard Boyle, earl of Cork, and d. 1660, having had issue WENTWORTH, 17th earl, and Robert, father of the 19th earl.

WENTWORTH, 17th earl, m. Elizabeth, da. of John Holles, earl of Clare, and dying 1663, was succeeded by his only son, JOHN, 18th earl, twice m., but d. without surviving issue, 1707, when the title devolved on his first cousin,

ROBERT, 19th earl, m. Mary, da. of William O'Bryen, 3d earl of Inchiquin, by whom (who d. Feb. 1780) he had many children, but only two survived their infancy, viz., 1. JAMES, 20th earl and 1st duke.

2. MARGARET, m. Wills Hill, 1st marquess of Downshire. The earl d. 1744, and was succeeded by his only son,

JAMES, 1st duke, a lieut.-gen. in the army, and master-gen. of the ordnance in Ireland; b. 29 May 1722, and succeeded his father as earl of Kildare, 20 Feb. 1744, was created a peer of Great Britain, 21 Feb. 1747, by the title of viscount Leinster, of Taplow; on 3 March 1671, was raised to the dignity of marquess of Kildare; and on 16 Nov. 1766, was further advanced to the dignity of duke of Leinster; m., 7 Feb. 1747, AmeliaMary, da. of Charles Lennox, 2d duke of Richmond and Lennox, and by her (who after his grace's death m., 2dly, William Ogilvy, esq., and d. 27 March 1814) had issue,

1. GEORGE, earl of Offaley, b. 15 Jan. 1748, and d. 26 Sept. 1765. 2. WILLIAM-ROBERT, 2d duke.

3. CHARLES-JAMES, b. 30 June 1756, created, 20 Oct. 1800, baron LECALE, of Ardglass, but d. s.p. 17 Feb. 1810, when that title became extinct.

4. HENRY, b. 30 July 1761, m., 4 Aug. 1791, Charlotte, now baroness de Ross (see BARONESS DE ROSS, in the Peerage of England).

5. EDWARD, b. 15 Oct. 1763, m., Dec. 1792, Pamela, natural da. of the duke of Orleans; he d. 4 June 1798, falling a victim to his unfortunate resistance, on being apprehended upon a charge of high treason, (for which he was attainted, but the attainder was reversed in 1819,) leaving issue,

1. Edward-Fox, b. 1794, m., 6 Nov. 1827, Jane, youngest da. of sir John Dean Paul, bart.

2. Pamela, b. 1795, m., Nov. 1820, sir Guy Campbell, bart., C.B., son of gen. Campbell.

3. Lucy-Louisa, b. 1798, m., 5 Sept. 1825, capt. G.-F. Lyon, R.N.

6. ROBERT-STEPHEN, b. 15 Jan. 1765, late ambassador to the court of Lisbon, m., 22 July 1792, Sophia, da. of Charles Fielding, esq., by Sophia, sister of George, earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, and has issue,

1. Matilda, b. 31 May 1793, m. at Paris, 24 Dec. 1817, chevalier Victor de Marion Gaja, of Languedoc, cadet of that noble family.

2. Emily, b. 21 July 1794, d. June 1816.

3. Louisa, d. at Brussels, 17 Oct. 1816.

4. Robert-George, b. 30 Sept. 1795, d. 31 July 1812.

5. Charles-Fielding, b. 21 Dec. 1796, drowned accidentally 8 Oct. 1818.
6. Sophia-Charlotte; 7. Geraldine-Augusta, twins, b. 14 March 1799.
8. Caroline.

9. George.

7. GERALD, lost at sea.

8. AUGUSTUS-JOSEPH, b. 8 Dec. 1767, d. 1771.

9. EMILIA-MARIA-MARGARET, b. 15 March 1752, m., 20 Aug. 1774, Charles Coote, earl of Bellamont, who d. Nov. 1800, when the earldom of Bellamont became extinct.

10. CHARLOTTE-MARY-GERTRUDE, b. 29 May 1758, m., 23 Feb. 1789, JosephHolden Strutt, of Terling Place, co. Essex, esq., M.P. for Malden, created B▲RONESS RAYLEIGH (see that title).

11. SOPHIA-SARAH-MARY, b. 26 Sept. 1762.

12. FANNY-CHARLOTTE-ELIZABETH, b. 28 Jan. 1770, d. 1775.

13. LUCY-ANNE, b. 5 Feb. 1771, m., 31 July 1802, sir Thomas Foley, of Albemarlis, co. Caermarthen, admiral R.N., G.C.B.

14. HENRIETTA-CATHERINE; 15. CAROLINE-ELIZABETH-MABEL. 16. LOUISA.

17. CAROLINE, d. young.

His grace d. 19 Nov. 1773, and was succeeded by his son,

WILLIAM-ROBERT, 2d duke, K.P., b. 13 March 1749, m., Nov. 1775, Emilia-Olivia St. George, only da. and sole h. of Usher, lord St. George, baron of Hatley St. George, and by her (who d. 23 June 1798) had issue,

1. MARY-REBECCA, b. 6 May 1777, m., 15 April 1799, lieut.-gen. sir Charles Ross, bart., col. 86th regt. of foot, who d. 8 Feb. 1814.

2. EMILY-ELIZABETH, b. 13 May 1778, m., 13 March 1801, John-Joseph Henry, of Straffan, co. Kildare, esq., nephew of Francis, marquess of Hastings. 3. GERALDINE-MABEL, b. 27 Aug. 1779, d. 22 March 1790.

4. ELIZABETH-MARY, b. 20 Oct. 1780, m., 22 July 1805, sir Edward Baker,

of Ashcombe, co. Sussex, bart., who d. 4 March 1825.

5. GEORGE, marquess of Kildare, b. 20 June 1783, to whom his majesty George III. stood sponsor, d. 10 Feb. 1784.

6. ISABELLA-CHARLOTTE, b. 16 July 1784, m., 1 June 1809, Louis-William, vicomte de Chabot.

7. CECILIA-OLIVIA, b. 3 March 1786, m., 18 Aug. 1806, Thomas, 3d lord Foley.

8. OLIVIA-LETITIA-CATHERINE, b. 9 Sept. 1787, m., 8 May 1806, Charles, 8th lord Kinnaird.

9. AUGUSTUS-OCTAVIUS, b. 27 July 1789, d. young.

10. AUGUSTUS-FREDERICK, the present duke, to whom his present majesty stood sponsor.

11. WILLIAM-CHARLES-O'BRIEN, b. 4 Jan. 1793, M.P. for Kildareshire. 12. ST.-GEORGE-RICHARD, b. 14 Aug. 1794, d. young.

13. HENRY-WENTWORTH, b. 31 March 1796, d. an infant.

His grace d. 20 Oct. 1805, and was succeeded by his eldest son, AUGUSTUS-FREDERICK, 22d earl of Kildare, present and 3d

duke.

Heir Apparent-CHARLES-WILLIAM, marquess of Kildare, the duke's son.

Creations-Baron Offaley, in King's County, originally by tenure; Earl of the town of Kildare, 14 May 1316: Marquess of Kildare and Earl of Offaley, 3 March 1761; Duke of Leinster, 26 Nov. 1766, Irish honours; and Viscount Leinster, of Taplow, co. Buckingham, 21 Feb. 1747.