Walter Fitz OTHO1
1078 - 1078
Life History
1078 |
Born |
1078 |
Died |
Other facts
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Married GLADYS |
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Birth of son Gerald Fitz WALTER |
Notes
- After the Conquest in 1066, he was treated by the Normans as one oftheir fellow countrymen, a fact which seems somewhat remarkable, andhe was mentioned in the Doomsday Book as being in possession of hisfather's estates in 1078. He was Castellan of Windsor and Warden ofthe forests in county of Berks This fortunate heir put thecope-stone to his prosperity, by marriage with Gladys, the daughter ofRhiwallon ap Cynfyn, Prince of North Wales, by whom he was father ofthree sons, namely: Gerald Fitz Walter (Gerald de Windsor), theeldest son and successor. Robert de Windson, Baron of Eston.William de Windsor, Ancestor of the Barons of Windsor and Earls ofPlymouth, also of the Marquess of Lansdowne.
Sources
- 1. Ancestry Family Trees
- Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Originaldata: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;
- Ancestry Family Trees