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Aug 9, 2023 · Gerald de Windsor is certainly the recognized father of Maurice FitzGerald. Gerald's initial fame came as castellan of Pembroke castle in extreme southwest Wales, as a retainer of Arnulf de Montgomery, younger son of the famous Norman knight Roger de Montgomery.
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Although only made from earth and wood, Pembroke Castle resisted several Welsh attacks and sieges over the next 30 years. The castle was established at the heart of the Norman-controlled lands of southwest Wales. [4] Arnulf de Montgomery appointed Gerald de Windsor as his castellan at Pembroke.
Gerald de Windsor (c.1075 – 1135), alias Gerald FitzWalter, was an Cymro-Norman lord who was the first Castellan of Pembroke Castle in Pembrokeshire (formerly part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth).
Nov 30, 2023 · Gerald de Windsor (c. 1075–1135), alias Gerald FitzWalter, was the first castellan of Pembroke Castle in Pembrokeshire (formerly part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth), in Wales, and was in charge of the Norman forces in southwest Wales.
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King Henry I assumed the English throne in 1100 and reappointed Gerald de Windsor first castellan of Pembroke Castle (following a brief albeit disastrous period wherein his first choice proved incompetent).
Gerald de Windsor (c. 1075-1135), alias Gerald FitzWalter, was the first castellan of Pembroke Castle in Pembrokeshire (formerly part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth), in Wales, and was in charge of the Norman forces in southwest Wales.
Mar 28, 2023 · Upon Roger’s death in 1094, his son Arnulf appointed Gerald de Windsor as steward to manage his Pembroke estate. Despite the castle’s simplistic design, it successfully repelled multiple counter-attacks and did not fall to the Welsh.
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