Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephen

1105 - 1176  (71 years)

• Name	Maurice FitzGerald
  Birth	About 1105	Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales   [1, 2]
  General Information	He was the Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan, and the Steward of St. Davids.  [1, 2]
  Military	Oct 1136 (31 years)  [2]
  He fought, along with his older brother William, and half-brother Robert FitzStephen, constable of Cardigan, under Robert FitzMartin at the Battle of Crug Mawr in Wales in October 1136.
  Military	May 1169 (64 years)	Wexford, Wexford County, Ireland   [1]
  He landed at Wexford and was part of the Siege of Wexford in May 1169 which was the first major clash of the Norman invasion of Ireland.
  Death	1 Sep 1176	Welford, Berkshire, England   [2]
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Henry I and Nest verch Rhys )
  + 1. Henry FitzRoy of Narberth and Pebidiog,   b. Abt 1105   d. 1157  (Age 52 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Otho   (Great Grandfather)  Gwladus verch Rhiwallon  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I7227	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Gerald FitzWalter   d. Before 1138
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Nest verch Rhys
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F5288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Alice de Montgomery,   b. 1100, Pembrokeshire, Wales
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1, 2]
  Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Thomas FitzMaurice, Lord O'Connello   d. Abt 1213  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Gerald FitzMaurice, Lord of Offaly,   b. Abt 1150, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. Before 15 Jan 1203/04 (Age 54 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Eva de Bermingham     3. Alexander FitzMaurice  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. William FitzMaurice, Lord of Naas   d. Abt 1199  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Maurice FitzMaurice, Lord of Kiltrany  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Robert FitzMaurice  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   7. Nest FitzMaurice  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Harvey de Montmorenci, Constable of England
  Family ID	F5286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephen(1105 – 1176) 2Gerald FitzWalter( – 1138) 4Walter FitzOtho 8Otho 16 17 9 18 19 5Gwladus verch Rhiwallon 10Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn( – 1069) 20Cynfyn ap Gwerystan 21Angharad verch Maredydd 11 22 23 3Nest verch Rhys 6Rhys ap Tewdwr, Prince of South Wales(997 – 1093) 12Tewdwr "Mawr" ap Cadell, King of South Wales(Abt 977 – ) 24Cadell ap Einion 25Elinor verch Gwerystan 13 26 27 7Gwladus verch Rhiwallon 14Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn( – 1069) 28Cynfyn ap Gwerystan 29Angharad verch Maredydd 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1105 - Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales Military - May 1169 - Wexford, Wexford County, Ireland Death - 1 Sep 1176 - Welford, Berkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Maurice FitzGerald A drawing of Maurice FitzGerald from a manuscript of the Expugnatio Hibernica, an account of the 1169 invasion of Ireland written in 1189 by Maurice's nephew, Gerald of Wales.

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan.