John FitzGerald 6th Earl of Kildare
d. 1434
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John FitzGerald, sixth Earl of Kildare, was a younger son who inherited past his brother's line, holding the earldom de jure in the difficult early fifteenth century and dying about 1434. Through him the direct line of the Kildare ascendancy runs - the quiet earl between the famous ones.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (Wikipedia/CP; web-confirmed 25 Jul 2026): JOHN FITZGERALD, 6TH EARL OF KILDARE (de jure; d. c.1434), a younger son of the 4TH EARL (his elder brother was the 5th Earl; the direct line runs through John, the 6th). Father of the 7th Earl (our line). Direct ancestor. Added 25 Jul 2026. ||CP AUDIT 26 Oct 2026|| FILIATION RESTORED: CP VII p.225 '6. John (FitzGerald), Earl of Kildare [I.], br. and h.' of Gerald 5th Earl; 'John, son of Maurice late Earl of Kildare' excused fines 26 Apr 1421 'on account of his gentle blood and no small poverty'; J.P. Kildare 1409; 'According to Lodge, this John married Margaret de la Herne; but according to the pedigrees above referred to, he married a daughter of Basset'; 'The date of his death is unknown, but he may have been dead by 1434.' His son JOHN CAM (inserted 26 Oct 2026) was father of Thomas 7th Earl. Re-wired as son of Maurice 4th Earl (I99830) and Elizabeth Burghersh. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd edn vol. VII (1929), 'Kildare' pp.219-232, read 26 Oct 2026 (archive.org djvu text).