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He has been noted for his corruption during his final term as Lord Deputy, which enabled the Irish confederacy during the early years of the Nine Years' War.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1526","date":"1526"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009105#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Milton Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6861132"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009105#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"22 June 1599","date":"1599-06-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009105#P570"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009105#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Agnes Sydney","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75285953"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009105#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Lord Deputy of Ireland (1588–1594)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3087864","start":"1588","end":"1594"},{"text":"Lord Deputy of Ireland (1571–1575)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3087864","start":"1571","end":"1575"},{"text":"Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18018860"},{"text":"Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18019039"},{"text":"Member of the October 1553 Parliament","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60585685"},{"text":"Member of the 1559 Parliament","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60585908"},{"text":"Member of the 1572-83 Parliament","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60586066"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009105#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Bachelor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q833163"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009105#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_FitzWilliam_(Lord_Deputy)","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009105"],"faq":[{"q":"When was William FitzWilliam born?","a":"William FitzWilliam was born on 1526 in Milton Hall."},{"q":"What positions has William FitzWilliam held?","a":"Positions held by William FitzWilliam include: Lord Deputy of Ireland (1588–1594); Lord Deputy of Ireland (1571–1575); Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England; Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland; Member of the October 1553 Parliament."}],"related":[{"name":"Nicholas Arnold","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nicholas-arnold"},{"name":"Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thomas-fitzgerald-7th-earl-of-desmond"},{"name":"Thomas de la Dale","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thomas-de-la-dale"},{"name":"Thomas Mortimer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thomas-mortimer"},{"name":"Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thomas-radclyffe-3rd-earl-of-sussex"},{"name":"Anthony St Leger","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anthony-st-leger"},{"name":"Edward Bellingham","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-bellingham"},{"name":"Christopher Wandesford","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/christopher-wandesford"},{"name":"Edmund Ludlow","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/edmund-ludlow"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): William FitzWilliam","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_FitzWilliam_(Lord_Deputy)","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q8009105","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009105","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article William FitzWilliam, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"William FitzWilliam\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/william-fitzwilliam. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T06:28:46Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-fitzwilliam","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-fitzwilliam","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-fitzwilliam?lang=ne"}}