Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Llanstephan
Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan (born: almost certainly not at Windsor Castle, more likely Carew in Wales c.1105 – September c.1176 Wexford, Ireland. He was a medieval Anglo-Norman baron and a major figure in the Norman Invasion of Ireland.
Maurice FitzGerald | |
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| Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan | |
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 | |
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| Born | c.1105 |
| Died | 1 September 1176 |
| Nationality | Anglo-Norman |
| Wars and battles | Siege of Wexford (1169) Battle of Crug Mawr Norman Invasion of Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Alice de Montgomery |
| Issue | Thomas FitzMaurice Gerald FitzMaurice William FitzMaurice Maurice FitzMaurice Alexander FitzMaurice Robert FitzMaurice Nesta FitzMaurice |
| Parents | Gerald FitzWalter Nest ferch Rhys |
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