Nesta Ferch Rhys 
General Notes
Nesta was firstly mistress to Henry I; secondly she married Stephen,Constable of Cardigan; thirdly she married Gerald of Windsor. Gerald andNesta had four children:
1. William fitzGerald.
2. Maurice fitzGerald.
3. David fitzGerald.
4. Angarat, a daughter.
Known as the most beautiful woman in Wales. She had many lovers.
In Christmas 1108 Owain ap Cadwgan of Cardigan came to visit Gerald andNesta. He so lusted after her that he, that night, attacked the castleand carried
her off and had his way with her. This upset Henry I so much that theincident
started a war.
‌Nesta Ferch and Henry I 'Beauclerc' King of were married in a religious ceremony in 1086. They had two sons named Robert de Caen Earl of and Henry.
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Children
Robert de Caen Earl of Gloucester
Robert de Caen Earl of was born in 1086 in Caen, Calvados, France. He died at the age of 61 on October 31st, 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Henry FitzHenry
Henry was born in 1088 in Narberth and Pebidiog, South Wales. He died at the age of 69 in 1157 in Anglesey, Carnarvonshire, Wales.
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