Mabel Browne, Countess of Kildare
Mabel Browne | |
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| Countess of Kildare Baroness of Offaly | |
| Born | c.1536 Sussex, England |
| Died | 25 August 1610 Ireland |
| Spouses | Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, Baron of Offaly |
| Issue | Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald Lord Gerald FitzGerald, Lord Offaly, Lord Garratt Lord Henry Na Tuagh FitzGerald, 12th Earl of Kildare Lord William FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Kildare Lady Mary FitzGerald |
| Father | Sir Anthony Browne KG |
| Mother | Alice Gage |
| Occupation | Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber |
Mabel Browne, Countess of Kildare (c. 1536 – 25 August 1610) was an English courtier. She was wife of Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, Baron of Offaly (25 February 1525 – 16 November 1585). She was born into the English Roman Catholic Browne family whose members held prominent positions at the courts of the Tudor sovereigns for three generations. Mabel served as a gentlewoman of Queen Mary I's privy chamber, and enjoyed the Queen's favour.