Raymond FitzGerald

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Raymond FitzGerald was a prominent 12th-century Norman military leader and nobleman who played a key role in the early stages of the Norman conquest of Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 12th-century person
Anglo-Norman knight
Norman nobleman
military leader
allegiance Anglo-Norman lords in Ireland
Kingdom of England
alsoKnownAs Raymond le Gros
Redmond FitzGerald
linked to: Raymond FitzGerald
birthCentury 12th century
brotherInLaw Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Strongbow
centuryOfActivity 12th century
culturalBackground Cambro-Norman
linked to: Cambro-Normans
deathCentury 12th century
ethnicity Norman
familyName FitzGerald
father William FitzGerald de Carew
givenName Raymond
grandfather Gerald de Windsor
grandmother Nest ferch Rhys
historicalRegion Lordship of Ireland
language Latin
Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
militaryConflict Battle of Baginbun
Norman invasion of Ireland
Siege of Dublin
Siege of Waterford
Siege of Wexford
campaigns in Munster
militaryRank commander
mother Angharad ferch Nesta
nobleFamily FitzGerald dynasty
linked to: FitzGerald family
notableFor early Anglo-Norman campaigns in Ireland
role in Norman invasion of Ireland
origin Wales
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInHistory key figure in establishment of Norman power in Ireland
servedUnder King Henry II of England
linked to: Henry II of England

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
spouse Basilia de Clare
territoryAssociatedWith County Dublin
County Waterford
County Wexford
Leinster
Munster
uncle Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Llanstephan
Robert FitzStephen

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Norman invasion of Ireland commander Raymond FitzGerald
Cambro-Normans notableMember Raymond FitzGerald (Raymond le Gros)
linked to: Raymond FitzGerald
Raymond FitzGerald alsoKnownAs Redmond FitzGerald
linked to: Raymond FitzGerald