Edward FitzGerald-Villiers
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Edward FitzGerald-Villiers (c. 1654 – January 1693), was an English soldier in Ireland.
He was the eldest son of George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison and his wife Mary, daughter of Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester
. In 1677 he married the heiress Katherine FitzGerald
, through whom he gained substantial property in County Waterford
. He adopted the surname of FitzGerald to reflect this inheritance. Their children included:
FitzGerald-Villiers was a Brigadier-General in the Army and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Queen's Regiment of Horse
. He also sat in the Irish House of Commons
for County Waterford
.
He died in 1693, so on his father's death in 1699 his son John succeeded to the viscountcy. In the same year his widow was granted the title Viscountess Grandison as if her late husband had succeeded. She later married General William Steuart
.
He was the eldest son of George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison and his wife Mary, daughter of Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester
Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester
Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester was a Royalist politician and courtier around the period of the English Civil War....
. In 1677 he married the heiress Katherine FitzGerald
Katherine FitzGerald, Viscountess Grandison
Katherine FitzGerald, suo jure Viscountess Grandison , was a wealthy Irish heiress, being the only child of Sir John FitzGerald of Dromana, County Waterford. She inherited the Dromana estate in 1664 upon the death of her father. She was married three times; firstly to John Le Poer, 2nd Earl of...
, through whom he gained substantial property in County Waterford
County Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...
. He adopted the surname of FitzGerald to reflect this inheritance. Their children included:
- John, later 5th Viscount and 1st Earl Grandison
- William
- Mary, who married Brigadier-General William Steuart (d. 1736), nephew of her stepfather
- Harriet, who married Robert PittRobert PittRobert Pitt was a British politician who sat as Member of Parliament for Old Sarum from 1705, a pocket borough controlled by his family. He was the eldest son of Governor Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, a businessman who had made a fortune while in India. Governor Pitt built the family's wealth on his...
and was the mother of William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC was a British Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years' War...
.
FitzGerald-Villiers was a Brigadier-General in the Army and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Queen's Regiment of Horse
1st King's Dragoon Guards
The 1st King's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1685 as The Queen's Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed The King's Own Regiment of Horse in 1714 in honour of George I...
. He also sat in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
for County Waterford
Waterford County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Waterford County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
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He died in 1693, so on his father's death in 1699 his son John succeeded to the viscountcy. In the same year his widow was granted the title Viscountess Grandison as if her late husband had succeeded. She later married General William Steuart
William Steuart
General Sir William Steuart , was a Scottish soldier, Commander-in-Chief of Queen Anne's Forces in Ireland and benefactor of Hanover Square, London.-Biography:...
.