Alison FitzGerald (Eustace), Countess of Kildare

I can find no valid documentation for the marriage of Alison to Finghin MacCarthy. It also seems unusual that each of indicated husbands outlived her for 10 years of more. Did she have time for a divorce during her child bearing years?

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Alison Eustace:

http://www.thepeerage.com/p4886.htm#i48856

Alison Eustace [1]

• F, #48856,
• d. 22 November 1495
• Last Edited=20 Sep 2009

Alison Eustace was the daughter of Rowland Eustace, 1st and last Baron of Portlester and Genet Bellew.[1],[2]

She married Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, son of Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare and Lady Joan FitzGerald, circa 1478.[1]

She died on 22 November 1495.[1]

As a result of her marriage, Alison Eustace was styled as Countess of Kildare circa 1478. From circa 1478, her married name became FitzGerald.

Children of Alison Eustace and Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare

• 1. Lady Margaret FitzGerald+[1] d. 1542
• 2. Lady Ellis FitzGerald+[1]
• 3. Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald [1]
• 4. Lady Eleanor FitzGerald [1]
• 5. Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare+[1] b. 1487, d. 13 Dec 1534

Citations

• 1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2298. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• 2. [S47] Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, editor, Burke's Irish Family Records (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1976). Hereinafter cited as Burke's Irish Family Records.

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