Lord Edward FitzGerald (15 October 1763 – 4 June 1798) was an Irish aristocrat and revolutionary. He was the fifth son of the 1st Duke of Leinster and the Duchess of Leinster (née Lady Emily Lennox). He was born at Carton House, near Dublin, and died of wounds received in resisting arrest on charge of treason.
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