FitzGerald is a Hiberno-Norman noble and aristocratic dynasty, originally of Cambro-Norman and Anglo-Norman origin. They have been peers of Ireland since at least the 13th century, and are described i
Windsor Castle, a residence of William the Conqueror first held by Gerald de Windsor's father and brother
Carew Castle, initially built by Gerald de Windsor, estate part of Princess Nest dowry
Carton House was the ancestral seat for over 700 years of the Dukes of Leinster
Lansdowne House, London seat of the Marquess of Lansdowne, was later occupied by William Waldorf Astor, and Hannah de Rothschild of Mentmore Towers. It was also the location of the draft of the Treaty of Paris, which gave independence to the United States.
Gerald de Windsor, alias Gerald FitzWalter, was a Cymro-Norman lord who was the first Castellan of Pembroke Castle in Pembrokeshire. Son of the first Norman-French Constable of Windsor Castle, and mar
FitzGerald dynasty
…Ireland's largest landowners. They achieved power through the conquest and colonisation of large swathes of Irish territory by the sons and grandsons of Gerald de Windsor (also called Gerald FitzWalter, c. 1075 – 1135), the first Castellan of Pembroke Castle in Wales and progenitor of the FitzMaurice and FitzGerald…
Pembroke Castle today. The original castle, of which no above-ground trace remains, was built by Arnulf of Montgomery (c.1066 – 1118/22), the Anglo-Norman conqueror of South Wales and contemporary of Gerald de Windsor
Cilgerran Castle, the possible site of Princess Nest's abduction. The first castle on this site is thought to have been built by Gerald of Windsor during the 12th century
Carew Castle, estate part of Princess Nest dowry, castle built by Gerald of Windsor