FITZGERALD, Bishop David

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• Name	FITZGERALD, David
  Prefix	Bishop
  Birth	1098	Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Burial	May 1176	The Cathedral Close of St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales
  Death	Bef 9 May 1176	Wales
  WAC	6 Sep 1920
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  Person ID	I40890	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	FITZGERALD, Gerald de ,   b. 1070, Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales Carew, Pembrokeshire, Walesd. 1136, Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Age 66 years)
  Mother	RHYSE, Princess Nest Verch ,   b. 1074, Dynevor, Carmarthshire, Wales Dynevor, Carmarthshire, Walesd. Bef 1136, Carmarthenshire, Wales (Age < 61 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1101	Windsor, Berkshire, England
  Family ID	F15339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Fitz-Gerald, consecrated 19 Dec 1147, Bishop of St. David's, and died in the year 1176. Giraldus Cambrensis, Gerald of Wales, was the grandson of Gerald and Nest. He was the Archdeacon of Brecon, and wrote some severteen books, including The Journey through Wales. He had hoped to succeed his uncle, David Fitzgerald (#19849 here in this database) the son of Gerald and Nesta, as Bishop of St David's, when he would have tried to free the see of St. David's from subservience to Canterbury. Henry II, aware of Gerald's intentions, appointed Peter de Leia as Bishop. Note added by John Bending. BIRTH: Also shown as Born , Pembrokeshire, Wales.