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Robert Fitzhamon (died March 1107), or Robert FitzHamon (literally, "Robert, son of Hamon"), Seigneur de Creully in the Calvados region and Torigny in the Manche region of Normandy, was the first Norman feudal baron of Gloucester and the Norman conqueror of Glamorgan, southern Wales.
4 de ago. de 2023 · Robert Fitzhamon (died March 1107), or Robert FitzHamon, Seigneur de Creully in the Calvados region and Torigny in the Manche region of Normandy, was the first Norman feudal baron of Gloucester and the Norman conqueror of Glamorgan, southern Wales. He became Lord of Glamorgan in 1075.
- Cruelly, Normandy
- Sibyl de Montgomery
- Normandy
The Norman landowner Robert FitzHamon built a fortification within the remains of the Roman fort, possibly as early as 1081. Cardiff Castle became the base of the lords of Glamorgan, governing the county on behalf of the English crown for the next 450 years.
23 de may. de 2024 · Fitzhamon was one of the leading Norman colonizers of south Wales. He seems to have moved from his holdings in Gloucester to carve out a marcher lordship in Glamorgan, beginning the building of Cardiff castle in 1080.
5 de oct. de 2023 · Robert FitzHamon was Seigneur (lord) de Creully in the Calvados region and Torigny in the Manche region of Normandy. He was the first Norman feudal baron of Gloucester and the Norman conqueror of Glamorgan, South Wales.
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- Sybil (Montgomery) Fitzhamon
The Twelve Knights of Glamorgan were a "legendary" group of mercenaries who followed Robert Fitzhamon (d.1107), the Norman conqueror of Glamorgan. Although Fitzhamon was an actual historical figure, 16th-century historians, in particular Sir Edward Stradling, built upon
Robert Fitzhamon, Tewkesbury Abbey and the Roath Connection. In C1100, Robert Fitz-Hamon (Robert son of Hamon), a kinsman of William the Conqueror established the Norman Lordship of Glamorgan. Within the curtilage of the old Roman Legionary Fortress in Cardiff, he had built a Motte and Bailey, heavily fortified and for the purpose of ...
