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Miles Fitz-Walter

Male 1097 - 1143  (~ 46 years)


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  • Name Miles Fitz-Walter 
    Born cir 1097  Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation First Earl Of Hereford 
    Died 24 Dec 1143 
    Person ID I63560  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2003 

    Father Walter Fitz-Roger,   b. cir 1065, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. cir 1129, Llanthony Abbey, Gloucester, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Emma De Batedon,   b. cir 1052, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1091 
    Family ID F24064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sibyl De Neufmarche,   b. cir 1100, Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1143  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Married 1121 
    Children 
     1. Margaret De Pitres,   b. 1124,   d. 1200  (Age 76 years)
     2. Lucy of Hereford Lady of Blaen Llyfni,   b. 1136, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Bertha De Pitres Of Hereford,   b. cir 1150, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F24063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • killed by arrow, deer hunting

      Heriditary Lord High Constable He succeeded his father as Sheriff of Gloucester. On King Stephen's accession he supported the King's party, however in 1139 he defected to Matilda, by whom he was created Earl of Hereford, 1143. He was excommunicated by the Bishop of Hereford as the result of a land dispute.