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About William FitzWilliam
Sir William FitzWilliam was an English statesman who served as Lord Justice of Ireland and afterwards Lord Deputy of Ireland. In 1587, as Governor of Fotheringhay Castle, he supervised the execution of the death sentence on Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the member of parliament for Peterborough and represented County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons. He lived at Gainspark, Essex, and Milton Hall. 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.
Everything about William FitzWilliam →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of the October 1553 Parliament, Member of the 1559 Parliament
- Born
- 1526
- Died
- 1599, June 22, 1599