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Maurice FITZ GERALD

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  1. 1.  Maurice FITZ GERALD was born about 1100 in Windsor, England (son of Gerald Of WINDSOR and Nest of WALES); died in Abbey Grey Friar, Welford, Berkshire, England; was buried in Abbey Grey Friar, Welford, Berkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Lord of Lanstephen, Wales
    • Fact 1: Steward of St. Davis (brother of David Fitz Gerald, Bishop of St. Davids)
    • Fact 2: 1 Sep 1176, Landed in Wexford

    Family/Spouse: Alice DE MONTGOMERY. Alice (daughter of Arnulf DE MONTGOMERY and Lafracoth O'BRIEN) was born in 1100 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Thomas FITZ MAURICE
    2. Gerald FITZ MAURICE was born in 1150 in Windsor, England; died before 15 Jan 1203/4.
    3. William FITZ MAURICE was born about 1172.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gerald Of WINDSOR (son of Walter FITZ OTHO and Beatrice ?); died before 1136.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: 1092, Constable of Pembroke Castle

    Gerald married Nest of WALES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nest of WALES (daughter of Rhys Ap Tudor MAWR and Gwladus).
    Children:
    1. 1. Maurice FITZ GERALD was born about 1100 in Windsor, England; died in Abbey Grey Friar, Welford, Berkshire, England; was buried in Abbey Grey Friar, Welford, Berkshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Walter FITZ OTHO was born about 1045/50 (son of Dominus OTHO and ? UNKNOWN); died after 1100.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Cr. Castellan of Windsor Castle by William the Conqueror
    • Occupation: Keeper of the forest of windsor

    Notes:

    Name:
    After the Conquest in 1066, he was treated by the Normans as one of their fellow-countrymen, a fact which seems somewhat remarkable, and he was mentioned in the Doomsday Book as being in possession of his father's estates in 1078. He was Castellan of Windsor and Warden of the forests in county of Berks.

    This fortunate heir put the cope-stone to his prosperity, by marriage with Gladys, the daughter of Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn, Prince of North Wales, by whom he was father of three sons:

    Gerald Fitz Walter (Gerald de Windsor), the eldest son and successor.

    Robert de Windsor, Baron of Eston

    William de Windsorm Ancestor of the Barons of Windsor and Earls of Plymouth, also of the Marquess of Lansdowne.


    Walter FitzOther was a feudal baron of Eton in Buckinghamshire (now in Berkshire) and was the first Constable of Windsor Castle in Berkshire (directly across the River Thames from Eton), a principal royal residence of King William the the Conqueror, and was a tenant-in-chief of that king of 21 manors in the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Hampshire and Middlesex, as well as holding a further 17 manors as a mesne tenant in the same counties.

    Walter married Beatrice ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Beatrice ?
    Children:
    1. William FITZ WALTER was born about 1075-1080; died in 1161.
    2. 2. Gerald Of WINDSOR died before 1136.

  3. 6.  Rhys Ap Tudor MAWR died in 1093.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Prince of South Wales

    Rhys married Gwladus. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Gwladus (daughter of Rhiwallon Ap CYNFYN and ? UNKNOWN).
    Children:
    1. 3. Nest of WALES
  

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