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Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan [1] (c. 1105 [a] – c. September 1176). He was a medieval Anglo-Norman baron and a major figure in the Norman Invasion of Ireland. [2] Wars in Wales and Ireland. Llanstephan Castle.
Apr 20, 2022 · Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan (c. 1105 – September 1176) was a medieval Cambro-Norman baron and a major figure in the Norman invasion of Ireland. Wars in Wales and Ireland. A Welsh Marcher Lord, Lanstephan fought under Robert FitzMartin at the Battle of Crug Mawr in Wales 1136.
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Maurice and WILLIAM, two of the sons of Gerald and Nest, and lords respectively of Llanstephan and Emlyn, came into prominence as leaders of the Anglo-Norman settlers in West Wales against the great revolt of the native princes in 1136.
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When Maurice Fitzgerald Lord of Lanstephan was born in 1100, in Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales, his father, Gerald FitzWalter FitzGerald, Lord Constable of Windsor Castle, was 31 and his mother, Nest ferch Rhys, was 16. He had at least 7 sons and 1 daughter with Lady Alice Montgomery, of Lanstephan.
FitzGerald, Maurice, one of the most prominent of the Anglo-Norman invaders of Ireland, was a son of Nesta, a Welsh princess [See NESTA ], and Gerald FitzWalter, grandson of Lord Otho, an honorary Baron of England, said to have been descended from the Gherardini of Florence.
FITZGERALD, MAURICE (died 1176), one of the conquerors of Ireland Son of Gerald de Windsor, chief follower of Arnulf Montgomery and castellan of Pembroke Castle (1093- post 1116), by his wife Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr. Maurice and WILLIAM, two of the sons of Gerald and Nest, and lords respectively of
May 5, 2023 · This week, we take a look at the life of a Pembrokeshire lord who conquered Ireland. Maurice Fitzgerald, known as the Lord of Llanstephan, was the daughter of Princess Nest and Gerald de Windsor. He was born around 1105 and it is believed his birthplace was Carew Castle.
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