NESTA "THE WELSH HELEN OF TROY" VERCH RHYS 
NESTA "THE WELSH HELEN OF TROY" was born about 1073 in Deheubarth, Wales. She died about 1114.General Notes
(Research):Note: aka Nest, "Helen of Wales"
DESCENDANT OF THE ANCIENT KINGS OF WALES
GRANDMOTHER OF GERALD OF WALES
"THE WELSH HELEN OF TROY"
HEIRESS OF CAREW
Nesta was by all accounts an extraordinary beauty and had m
any lovers including King Henry I. She married the Norman G
erald of Windsor, but was abducted by Owain, the son of th
e Welsh Prince of Powys during a Welsh attack on Cilgerra
n Castle in 1109. The incident set off a war in Wales and e
arned Nesta renown as "the Welsh Helen of Troy." Eventually
, Nesta was returned to her husband and Owain was killed i
n a skirmish with Gerald and his men.
They had a son named Robert.
Family Notes
CHAN10 May 2004
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Children
Robert De Caen
Robert was born in 1090 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France. He died at the age of 57 on October 31st, 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. He was buried in St. James Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
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