Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare

Gerald FitzGerald Gearóid Óg Mac Gearailt
9th Earl of Kildare
Reign	1513–1534
Predecessor	Gerald FitzGerald
Successor	Thomas FitzGerald
Spouse	Elizabeth Zouche Elizabeth Grey
Issue Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare Lady Ellis FitzGerald Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare Elizabeth FitzGerald, Countess of Lincoln Edward FitzGerald Anne FitzGerald Margaret FitzGerald Catherine FitzGerald
Noble family	FitzGerald dynasty
Father	Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Mother	Alison FitzEustace
Born	1487 Maynooth, County Kildare
Died	12 December 1534 (aged 46–47) Tower of London
Buried	Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Occupation	Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (1504–1514) Lord Deputy of Ireland

Gerard FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (1487 – 12 December, 1534), also known in Irish as Gearóid Óg (Young Gerald), was a leading figure in 16th-century Irish History. In 1513 he inherited the title of Earl of Kildare and position of Lord Deputy of Ireland from his father.

He was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and his first wife Alison FitzEustace, daughter of Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester. In 1503, he married Elizabeth Zouche, daughter of Sir John Zouche of Codnor and Elizabeth St John, a cousin of King Henry VII, with whom he had:

He married secondly Lady Elizabeth Grey, also a cousin of the King, though more distantly so, and had a further six children:

Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare was born in 1487 in Maynooth, County Kildare. He is referred to in the Irish annals as Gearóit Óge (the Younger Gerald) and as Garrett McAlison, after his mother, Alison FitzEustace, daughter of Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester.

In 1496, Gerald was detained by Henry VII at his court as a hostage for his father's fidelity. In April 1502, at the age of 15, he played the principal role in the funeral ceremony for Henry VII's eldest son Arthur, Prince of Wales in Worcester Cathedral.