Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 8XJ2-WR
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Princess O Wales Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 8XJ2-WR
Sources: Kraentzler 1151a; History of Morgan Family; A. Roots 178; AF; Complete Peerage; Young; Ayers.
From History: "Princess Nest was an extraordinary woman of greatbeauty. The mistress of King Henry I (by whom she had a son), she married Geraldde Windsor of Pembroke Castle in 1100. She had several children (by herhusband and by others) who were important in Welsh history. In 1109 Owain apCardigan, the son of the Lord of Powys and her cousin, fell in love with her at abanquet, attacked the castle that night, burned it to the ground, and carried Nest away."
Young: Nest of South Wales, concubine of King Henry I of England.
K: Nesta verch Rhys (Rees). Roots: Nest of Wales
Ayers: Nesta of South Wales.
******* Princess Nesta was known as the 'Helen of Wales' and was renowned for her beauty. She had affairs with numerous men and children by several ofthem, in addition to the children of her husband, Gerald de Windsor. She was oneof King Henry I's mistresses and had a son by him also.
SOURCES:
1. Morgan, Dennis. _A History of the Morgan Family_.
"Princess Nest was an extraordinary woman of great beauty. Themistress
of King Henry I (by whom she had a son), she married Gerald deWindsor of
Pembroke Castle in 1100. She had several children (by her husbandand by
others) who were important in Welsh history. In 1109, Owain apCardigan,
the son of the Lord of Powys and her cousin, fell in love with herat a
banquet, attacked the castle that night, burned it to the ground,and
carried Nest away."
2. Weis, Frederick Lewis. _Ancestral Roots of Certain AmericanColonists_.
Seventh Edition. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company,Inc.,
1992; Line 178-2: Nest, of Wales; md Gerald of Windsor, d bef 1136,
Constable of Pembroke Castle, 1092, son of Walter FitzOther andBeatrice.
(CP VII 200, X 10-11).
3. Family Group Records.
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