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RHYSE, Princess Nest Verch
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Name RHYSE, Nest Verch Prefix Princess Birth 1074 Dynevor, Carmarthshire, Wales 
Gender Female Death Bef 1136 Carmarthenshire, Wales [1] WAC 12 Feb 1909 [2] _TAG Reviewed on FS Headstones 
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Father AP TEWDWR MAWR, Prince Rhyse , b. 1020, Carmarthshire, Carmarthshire, Wales Carmarthshire, Carmarthshire, Walesd. 1093, Breconshire, Breconshire, Wales (Age 73 years) Mother RHIWALLON, Gwladus Verch , b. Abt 1038, , Powys, Wales Powys, Wales Family ID F7947 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 BEAUCLERC, King Henry I , b. 13 Jun 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England Selby, Yorkshire, Englandd. 1 Dec 1135, Lyon, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France (Age 67 years) Children + 1. FITZ-HENRY, Henry , b. 1105, Wales Walesd. Abt 1158, Anglesey, Carnarvonshire, Wales (Age 53 years)Family ID F15338 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2022
Family 2 FITZGERALD, Gerald de , b. 1070, Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales Carew, Pembrokeshire, Walesd. 1136, Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Age 66 years) Marriage Abt 1101 Windsor, Berkshire, England 
Children3 sons and 1 daughter Family ID F15339 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2022
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Notes - Princess Nesta was a remarkable woman. She is sometimes referred to as the "mother of the Irish invasion" since her sons and her grandsons were the leaders of the invasion. She had, in the course of her eventful life, two lovers, two husbands, and many sons and daughters. Her father is quoted as saying that she had 10 children as a result of her matrimonial escapades, eight sons and two daughters, among them William FitzGerald de Windsor. Some years before she married Gerald FitzWalter, her father ; the fierce old Prince of South Wales, was fighting the English under Henry, (then the Prince and later King). Henry succeeded in taking the lovely Nesta as hostage. Gerald FitzWalter was the son of Walter FitzOtho. It would seem that Gerald, busily engaged in military business, could have had no peace about his wife, since she was clever as well beautiful, and every warrior seems to have fallen in love with her. In 1095, Gerald led an expedition against the Welsh on the borders of what is daughter of King Murrough in Marriage. He was the first of the Geraldine's (FitzGerald family) to set foot in Ireland, where they were later to rule like kings. Later, Arnulf joined in a rebellion against the King, was deprived of his estates and exiled in 1102. Then the King granted custody of Pembroke Castle to Gerald. Later, he was appointed president of the County of Pembrokeshire. Nesta Princess of Wales - Some of this information is borrowed from Robert M. Keating's website at: www.robertkeating.com Some of this information was taken from the book, Gerald of Wales 1146-1123 by Robert Barlett, published in 1982 by Clarendon Press, Oxford. Another source was the Glamorgan County History, volume III-The Middle Ages, edited by Glanmor Williams and published in 1971 by the University of Wales Press in Cardiff, Wales. Note: The prefix "ap" means son of and if it precedes a name that begins with a vowel it is written "ab." It appears that "ferch" or "verch" means daughter of. Glanmor Williams says "Morgan ab Athrwys, and eight century king of Glywysing, exercised dominion over Gwent and it is probable that the name Morannwg (or Gwlad Morgan), the land of Morgan, derives from this period." Glanmorgan is a county in Wales. Caradog ap Gruffudd was killed in battle in the year 1081 and this established Rhys ap Tewdwr as king of Deheubarth. The daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr was Nest or Nesta, princess of Wales. Rhys ap Tewdwr died at the conquest of Glamorgan probably occurred at this same time. Nesta became the mother and grandmother of Norman-Welsh Invaders of Ireland as she was the mother of the FitzGeralds who became known as the Geraldines of Ireland. In her time Nesta was known as the most beautiful woman in Wales. She had many lovers, and children from at least three fathers: Stephen the Castellan, Gerald FitzWalter and Henry I King of England. During Christmas of 1108 Owain ap Cadwgan of Cardigan came to visit Gerald and Nesta. He so lusted after her that he attacked the castle and carried her off and had his way with her. This upset Henry I so much that the incident started a war. --------------------- Nesta had been concubine to King Henry I, and was mother by him to Henry, whose two sons, Meiler and Robert Fitz-Henry were adventurers under Strongbow.--She had also been married to Stephen, Constable of the Castles of Cardigan and Pembroke, by whom she had Robert Fitz-Stephen, an adventurer likewise under the Earl of Pembroke (to whom and Miles de Cogan, King Henry the II gave the Kingdom of Cork) and by his sons, Ralph and Mereduk, was progenitor of the Fitz-Stephens in Ireland. Gerald married Nest (sometimes spelled Nesta) the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdyr. The marriage may have been arranged by the two rulers, since Gerald was Constable of Pembroke Castle at the time. Gerald had four children by Nest, and she had five more children, out of wedlock, by various fathers, including Henry fitz Roy, by Henry I. She was called "Helen of Troy of Wales." Nesta's children and their descendants constituted a menace to the English rule of Wales. Royal Welsh blood mingled with the blood of the nobles of Normandy in all the half-brothers, sons of Gerald of Winsor and Stephen of Cardigan. Bastard or legitimate, they were turbulent princes in a troubled land. Now fighting the Welsh natives, now allying themselves with their cousin, Nesta's brother Gruffuyd, the unconquered Prince of Wales, on whose head Henry had set "a mountain of god," they remained a constant source of trouble to the King, an ever-present threat to his security. GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Nesta Verch Ap BIRTH: Also shown as Born Dynevor, , Carmarthenshire, Wales. GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Nesta Verch BIRTH: Also shown as Born Selby, Yorkshire, England. BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1060
SURNAME: Also shown as Tewdwr
GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Nest
DEATH: Also shown as Died 1136
~BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 28 Sep 2001, SLAKE.
~ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 12 Nov 2002, OGDEN.
Nest ferch Rhys ap Tewdwr, wife of Gerald of Windsor.
Mother of Henry, d. 1157.
Deheubarth Fitzgerald, Verch Rhys
Birth 1073 Died 1136
Immediate Family:Wife of Gerald de Windsor Fitzgerald
Mother of Maurice Lord Lianstephen Whyt
Nest ferch Rhys (c. 1085 – before 1136) (popularly called Nesta or "Princess Nesta") was the only legitimate daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last king of Deheubarth in Wales, by his wife, Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn of Powys. Her family is of the House of Dinefwr. Nest was the wife of Gerald de Windsor (c. 1075 – 1135), constable of Windsor Castle in Berkshire, by whom she was the ancestress of the FitzGerald dynasty and of the prominent Carew family, of Moulsford in Berkshire, Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire (in the Kingdom of Deheubarth) and of Mohuns Ottery in Devon (see Baron Carew, Earl of Totnes and Carew baronets).
Nest's ancestor Hywel Dda, King of Wales, grandson of Rhodri Mawr
Nest had two younger brothers, Gruffydd ap Rhys and Hywel, and, possibly, an older sister named Marared, as well as several older illegitimate half-brothers and half-sisters. After their father's death in battle in 1093, "the kingdom of the Britons fell" and was overrun by Normans. Nest's younger brother Gruffydd was spirited into Ireland for safety; their brother Hywel may have been captured by Arnulf de Montgomery, along with their mother, unless, as appears likelier, their mother was captured with Nest; their fate is unknown. Two older brothers, illegitimate sons of Rhys, one of them named Goronwy, were captured and executed.
From http://www.gwyneddmeeting.org/history/evans_ancestry.html
i. Nesta Ferch Rhys, born 1070; died 1154; married (1) Gerald FitzWalter De Windsor; born 1069; died Unknown; married (2) King of England Henry I 'Beauclerc' King of England 1086; born 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died December 01, 1135 in St. Denis, Seine-St. Denis, France.
Notes for Nesta Ferch Rhys: [Sue_Cary.ged]
Nesta was firstly mistress to Henry I; secondly she married Stephen, Constable of Cardigan; thirdly she married Gerald of Windsor. Gerald and Nesta had four children:
1. William fitzGerald.
2. Maurice fitzGerald.
3. David fitzGerald.
4. Angarat, a daughter.
Known as the most beautiful woman in Wales. She had many lovers.
In Christmas 1108 Owain ap Cadwgan of Cardigan came to visit Gerald and Nesta. He so lusted after her that he, that night, attacked the castle and carried her off and had his way with her. This upset Henry I so much that the incident started a war.
Notes for King of England Henry I 'Beauclerc' King of England: [Sue_Cary.ged]
Henry I was Duke of Normandy from 1106-1135 and King of England from 1100-1135. William I left Normandy to his oldest son Robert II Curthose and England to his next oldest son, William II Rufus. Henry was left great wealth and eventually outmanuvered his brothers to become King of England in 1100 and ruled 35 years. Henry is remembered for expanding and strengthening royal justice, integrating the Norman and Anglo-Saxon legal systems, and laying the foundation for more centralized royal rule. "The Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages" Norman F. Cantor, General Editor.
- Princess Nesta was a remarkable woman. She is sometimes referred to as the "mother of the Irish invasion" since her sons and her grandsons were the leaders of the invasion. She had, in the course of her eventful life, two lovers, two husbands, and many sons and daughters. Her father is quoted as saying that she had 10 children as a result of her matrimonial escapades, eight sons and two daughters, among them William FitzGerald de Windsor. Some years before she married Gerald FitzWalter, her father ; the fierce old Prince of South Wales, was fighting the English under Henry, (then the Prince and later King). Henry succeeded in taking the lovely Nesta as hostage. Gerald FitzWalter was the son of Walter FitzOtho. It would seem that Gerald, busily engaged in military business, could have had no peace about his wife, since she was clever as well beautiful, and every warrior seems to have fallen in love with her. In 1095, Gerald led an expedition against the Welsh on the borders of what is daughter of King Murrough in Marriage. He was the first of the Geraldine's (FitzGerald family) to set foot in Ireland, where they were later to rule like kings. Later, Arnulf joined in a rebellion against the King, was deprived of his estates and exiled in 1102. Then the King granted custody of Pembroke Castle to Gerald. Later, he was appointed president of the County of Pembrokeshire. Nesta Princess of Wales - Some of this information is borrowed from Robert M. Keating's website at: www.robertkeating.com Some of this information was taken from the book, Gerald of Wales 1146-1123 by Robert Barlett, published in 1982 by Clarendon Press, Oxford. Another source was the Glamorgan County History, volume III-The Middle Ages, edited by Glanmor Williams and published in 1971 by the University of Wales Press in Cardiff, Wales. Note: The prefix "ap" means son of and if it precedes a name that begins with a vowel it is written "ab." It appears that "ferch" or "verch" means daughter of. Glanmor Williams says "Morgan ab Athrwys, and eight century king of Glywysing, exercised dominion over Gwent and it is probable that the name Morannwg (or Gwlad Morgan), the land of Morgan, derives from this period." Glanmorgan is a county in Wales. Caradog ap Gruffudd was killed in battle in the year 1081 and this established Rhys ap Tewdwr as king of Deheubarth. The daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr was Nest or Nesta, princess of Wales. Rhys ap Tewdwr died at the conquest of Glamorgan probably occurred at this same time. Nesta became the mother and grandmother of Norman-Welsh Invaders of Ireland as she was the mother of the FitzGeralds who became known as the Geraldines of Ireland. In her time Nesta was known as the most beautiful woman in Wales. She had many lovers, and children from at least three fathers: Stephen the Castellan, Gerald FitzWalter and Henry I King of England. During Christmas of 1108 Owain ap Cadwgan of Cardigan came to visit Gerald and Nesta. He so lusted after her that he attacked the castle and carried her off and had his way with her. This upset Henry I so much that the incident started a war. --------------------- Nesta had been concubine to King Henry I, and was mother by him to Henry, whose two sons, Meiler and Robert Fitz-Henry were adventurers under Strongbow.--She had also been married to Stephen, Constable of the Castles of Cardigan and Pembroke, by whom she had Robert Fitz-Stephen, an adventurer likewise under the Earl of Pembroke (to whom and Miles de Cogan, King Henry the II gave the Kingdom of Cork) and by his sons, Ralph and Mereduk, was progenitor of the Fitz-Stephens in Ireland. Gerald married Nest (sometimes spelled Nesta) the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdyr. The marriage may have been arranged by the two rulers, since Gerald was Constable of Pembroke Castle at the time. Gerald had four children by Nest, and she had five more children, out of wedlock, by various fathers, including Henry fitz Roy, by Henry I. She was called "Helen of Troy of Wales." Nesta's children and their descendants constituted a menace to the English rule of Wales. Royal Welsh blood mingled with the blood of the nobles of Normandy in all the half-brothers, sons of Gerald of Winsor and Stephen of Cardigan. Bastard or legitimate, they were turbulent princes in a troubled land. Now fighting the Welsh natives, now allying themselves with their cousin, Nesta's brother Gruffuyd, the unconquered Prince of Wales, on whose head Henry had set "a mountain of god," they remained a constant source of trouble to the King, an ever-present threat to his security. GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Nesta Verch Ap BIRTH: Also shown as Born Dynevor, , Carmarthenshire, Wales. GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Nesta Verch BIRTH: Also shown as Born Selby, Yorkshire, England. BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1060
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Sources - [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.
Nest Verch PRINCESS OF WALES RHYS; Female; Birth: About 1073 Dynevor, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthen, Wales; Death: Before 1136; Spouse: Henry I King of England Beauclerc; No source information is available.
Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
Search performed using PAF Insight on 29 Sep 2004 - [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.
Nest Verch PRINCESS OF WALES RHYS; Female; Birth: About 1073 Dynevor, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthen, Wales; Death: Before 1136; Baptism: 28 SEP 2001 SLAKE; Endowment: 12 NOV 2002 OGDEN; Spouse: Henry I King of England Beauclerc; No source information is available.
Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church to request LDS temple ordinances.
Search performed using PAF Insight on 29 Sep 2004
- [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.
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