Gerald de Windsor (c. 1075 - 1135), or Gerald FitzWalter of Windsor, was the first castellan of Pembroke Castle in Dyfed, and the Norman chieftain in charge of the Norman forces in southwest Wales. He was a younger son of Walter FitzOtho by his wife, Beatrice. Gerald had at least three older brothers, William, Robert, and Maurice, and possibly several sisters as well. Gerald's wife Nest ferch Rhys was a Welsh princess, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last King of Deheubarth. Through her the Fitzgeralds are related to Welsh royalty and to the Tudors.
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