FitzGerald dynasty
Cambro-Norman, later Hiberno-Norman dynasty, holding power in Ireland over centuries
FitzGerald dynasty
FitzGerald (Irish: Mac Gearailt) is a Hiberno-Norman noble and aristocratic dynasty, originally of Cambro-Norman and Anglo-Norman origin. They have been peers of Ireland since at least the 13th century. The dynasty has also been referred to as the Geraldines and Ireland's largest landowners. They achieved power through the conquest and colonisation of large swathes of Irish territory by the sons and grandsons of Gerald de Windsor (also called Gerald FitzWalter, c. 1075 – 1135), the first Castellan of Pembroke Castle in Wales and progenitor of the FitzMaurice and FitzGerald dynasties. The family name means "sons of Gerald", with "fitz" from Anglo-Norman fils "son". Gerald de Windsor's father, Baron Walter FitzOther, was the first Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle for William the Conqueror, and was the Lord of 38 manors in England, making the FitzGeralds one of the "service families", the King's strongest military supporters. Some members of the family became the Black Knights, Green...
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