William Robert Fitzgerald, the 2nd Duke of Leinster, was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1770, and his son Augustus Frederick, the 3rd Duke, was Grand Master from 1813-1874. His brother Lord Edward Fitzgerald (born 1763), was perhaps one of the most renowned United Irishmen. Lord Edward died on 4 June 1798 of wounds he received in resisting magistrates who were attempting to take him into custody on a charge of high treason.
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