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20 de abr. de 2022 · On returning to Wales, Fitz-Stephen helped him to organise a mercenary army of Norman and Welsh soldiers, including Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, alias Strongbow. On 1 May 1169, Robert led the vanguard of Diarmait Mac Murchada's Cambro-Norman auxiliaries to Ireland, thereby precipitating the Norman invasion of Ireland.
Robert FitzStephen (c.1120–1183) was a Cambro-Norman soldier, one of the leaders of the Norman invasion of Ireland, for which he was granted extensive lands in Ireland. He was a son of the famous Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, the last king of Deheubarth (South Wales). His father was Nest's second husband, Stephen, Constable of Cardigan (Welsh language: Aberteifi ). Following the death of ...
Name: Robert Fitzstephen Date of death: c. 1183 Parent: Nest ferch Rhys ap Tewdwr Parent: Stephen Gender: Male Occupation: one of the conquerors of Ireland Area of activity: Military; Politics, Government and Political Movements Author: Bertie George Charles. son of Stephen, constable of Cardigan castle in 1136, by Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr.
1 The History of the Conquest of Ireland gives lots of details about the invasion, battles, and political struggles. In May 1170, Robert Fitz-Stephen took control of the town of Wexford. In the peace treaty that followed, Dermitius gave Fitz-Stephen control of Wexford. Earlier, Dermitius had landed in Wexford and spent the winter there.
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FITZ STEPHEN, ROBERT (fl. 1150), son of Nesta, a Welsh princess and former mistress of Henry I., by Stephen, constable of Cardigan, whom Robert succeeded in that office, took service with Dermot of Leinster when that king visited England (1167). In 1169 Robert led the vanguard of Dermot’s Anglo-Welsh auxiliaries to Ireland, and captured ...
9 de jul. de 2023 · Robert FitzStephen conquered Waterford, and was granted extensive lands in Ireland, particularly the cantreds of Forth and Bargy in County Wexford which were shared between FitzStephan and Maurice Fitzgerald. "In 1177, King Henry ll divided the kingdom of Cork (Desmond) between Robert Fitz Stephen and Milo De Cogan."
