Elizabeth (Zouche) FitzGerald (abt. 1488 - 1517)

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Died 6 Oct 1517 at about age 29 in Lucan, Ireland

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Biography

Elizabeth Zouche, a first cousin of King Henry VII, was born in ~1488. Her parents were John II (Zouche) de la Zouche (~1450 - 1501) of Codnor and Eleanor St John) (~1455 - 1519).

Her siblings were...

1. John Zouche (~1478 - 1529)
2. David Zouche (~1480 - )
3. Margaret (Zouche) Cavendish (~1490 - >1557)

Elizabeth married Gerald FitzGerald (1487 - 1534) in 1503.

Thomas FitzGerald, and e.[3] This was her aunt (Lodge I, 87, 92). See also Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare

Their children were...

1. Lady Allice/Ellis FitzGerald, who married Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane
2. Thomas (Fitzgerald) FitzGerald (1513 - 1537). 10th Earl of Kildare

Elizabeth died on October 6, 1517 in Lucan, Ireland aged ~29.

Records and Facts

FamilySearch Facts

• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility (1503) Styled as Countess of Kildare
• Fact: Burial Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Elizabeth Zouche Countess of Kildare was born about 1484, in Codnor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of John Zouche and Elizabeth John. She married Gerald FitzGerald 9th Earl of Kildare in 1503. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 16 October 1517, in Lucan, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, at the age of 33, and was buried in Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland.

Sources

Acknowledgements

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 October 2021, 21:31), entry for Elizabeth Zouche (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GQD1-2SG ); contributed by various users.
• Ellis, Steven G., "Fitzgerald, Gerard, ninth earl of Kildare (1487–1534)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press. 2004.

• WikiTree Profile Zouche-179 Added By Robert Kutz; 2 June 2015

• Contributions By Merryl Hunkin