Baron Robert I FitzHarold Of Herefordshire DE EWYAS 
Robert I FitzHarold Of Herefordshire was born in 1100 in Sudley Castle, Gloucestershire. Robert I FitzHarold Of Herefordshire's father was Lord Harold Of Sudeley & Ewyas Harold DE EWIAS and his mother was Maud D'AVRANCHES. His maternal grandparents were Governor Richard Le Goz Of St. James Castle D'AVARANCHES and Emma DE MORTAIN DE CONTEVILLE. He had a brother named John FitzHarold. He was the younger of the two children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Ranulph III LE MESCHINS and Alice DE MESCHINES. He died at the age of 47 in 1147.General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1062 in Sudley Castle, Gloucestershire d.1115
- b.1100 in Sudley Castle, Gloucestershire d.1147
- b.0963 in Normandy d.1035
- b.1000 d.1041
- b.1025 in Normandy d.1082
- b.1064 in Avranches, Normandy, France
- b.0959
- b.1001
- b.1029 in Conteville, France
- b.0978 in Falaise, Calvados, France
- b.1003 in Failaise, France
- b.0985 in Falaise, Calvados, France
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