General Notes

REFN: 6658AN
Constable of Windsor Castle, Co Surrey, England; Castellan of Pembroke; Lo
rd of Carew and Emlyn
GERALD, younger son of Walter and Beatrice, was constable, under Arnu
lf de Montgomery, of his castle of Pembroke, and successfully defend
ed it when besieged by the Welsh in 1092. In 1095 he led a military expedi
tion against the Welsh on the borders of what is now Pembrokeshire, a
nd in 1100 went to Ireland to demand for Arnulf the daughter of King Murro
ugh in marriage. Arnulf was deprived of his estates and exiled by Hen
ry I in 1102, and the King granted the custody of Pembroke Castle to Geral
d. He married Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tudor Mawr, PRINCE OF SOUTH WALE
S. The date of his death is not known, presumably before 1136. [CP 10:10-1
1]
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Constable of Pembroke Castle in 1102. He built the 'motte & bailey cast
le at Carew'. Was granted Moulsford in Berkshire, England.
Tom Magness writes:
As for the other children of Gerald de Windsor, I have found no record. Ju
st a lot of conjecture.  Certainly the opportunity was there as Gerald w
as in Wales for as many as 7 years before he married Nest and we know he w
as alive in 1116 -- that's when the Brut records his organizing the dea
th of Owain -- so he was alive for at least 6 years after Nest was kidnapp
ed. And, if the noted historians are correct, Nest did not return to Gera
ld but instead became the property of the king after her time with Owai
n. The morals of the time being as they were and human nature being wh
at it still is, I would say it is highly likely that Gerald had more th
an the 4 children he had by Nest.  But that is just more conjecture.
Carew Castle
Carew Castle is justly celebrated as one of the most magnificent castl
es of  south Wales. Its position is low-lying, but still prominent in t
he flat land  around the tidal reaches of the Carew river. The castle stan
ds at the end of  a ridge at a strategically excellent site commanding a c
rossing point of the  then still navigable river.
Little now remains of the earth and timber castle that was built here by t
he Norman Gerald of Windsor around 1100. It is first mentioned in 1212, wh
en for some reason, King John seized it for a short time when passing thro
ugh Pembroke on his Irish expedition. By this time it is probable that t
he first stone structure, the Old Tower, had been built to protect the ori
ginal castleentrance.
In 1212 described as " the house of Carrio" [ Rot Lit Pat 92b]
The son of Nesta, William adopted the name Carew. He died at the a
ge of 70 and was succeeded by his son Raymond de Carew who had been taki
ng part in the invasion of Ireland. His descendant Sir Nicholas de Care
w, held high office in Ireland between 1284 and 1310 and accompanied Edwa
rd 1 into Scotland. He ravaged Galloway, and was present at the siege of C
aerlaverock (Dumfries). The Roll Of Caerlaverock speaks of him as "a valia
nt man of great fame". His son John also did good service against the Iri
sh and the Scots, and when he died in 1324, Edward III granted his wid
ow , Joan, "six tuns of wine a year during the King's pleasure"
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