De Pistres, Durand
Birth Name | De Pistres, Durand |
Gramps ID | I582809631 |
Gender | male |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth | Cir 1030 |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | De Pistres, Unknown [I582805270] | |
Brother | De Pistres, Roger (Pitres) [I582806711] | |
De Pistres, Durand [I582809631] |
Narrative
Note: Not sure of his relationship to Walter Fitzroger though it could also be by marriage.
From: "The Great Castle of Wales"
At the time that the Domesday Book was written, Caldicot was held by Durand, Sheriff of Gloucester, and the estate was valued at six pounds. The people living in Caldicot at the time included a knight, who would have needed a substantial home, but there is no evidence of a timber castle at Caldicot at that date. In 1127 the estate passed to Durand's nephew Walter Fitzroger, Constable of England, a great castle builder. The first phase of building in stone was during the early twelfth century when the round keep was built. The castle would have dominated the area around it, including the crossing points of the nearby river Nedern, which was then navigable and of the River Severn, where the two Severn bridges now stand.@@S148@@
Pedigree
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De Pistres, Unknown [I582805270]
- De Pistres, Durand
- De Pistres, Roger (Pitres) [I582806711]