Nest ferch Rhys
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Nest ferch Rhys (c. 1085 – c. 1136) was the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last King of Deheubarth in Wales, by his wife, Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn of Powys.[1] Her family is of the House of Dinefwr. Nest was the wife of Gerald de Windsor (c. 1075 – 1135), Constable of Pembroke Castle and son of the Constable of Windsor Castle in Berkshire, by whom she was the ancestress of the FitzGerald dynasty.
Nest ferch Rhys | |
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Born | c. 1085 |
Died | c. 1136 |
Spouse | Gerald de Windsor Stephen, Constable of Cardigan |
Issue | Henry FitzRoy William FitzGerald Maurice FitzGerald David FitzGerald Angharad Gwladys Robert FitzStephen |
House | Dinefwr |
Father | Rhys ap Tewdwr |
Mother | Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon |
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.