In the 11th century, the name FitzOther meant simply son of a man named Other. Historian
John Langton Sanford and
Alfred Webb stated that Walter was the son of "Lord Otho, an honorary Baron of England, said to have been descended from the
Gherardini of Florence";[4][5][6][7] The
Fitzgeralds and Gherardinis are recorded communicating in letters dating back to 1413 between the Tuscany branch and the
Earls of Kildare regarding their kinship.[8] In 1507,
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, the
Viceroy of Ireland, was signing his letters as Gerald, Chief in Ireland of the family of the Gherardini.[9]
William FitzWalter (died c. 1160), eldest son, 2nd
feudal baron of
Eton. His son was William de Windsor (died c. 1176), 3rd feudal baron of Eton, who adopted the surname de Windsor. The feudal barony of Eton soon split into
moieties between two members of the family, William de Windsor (died 1215/16) and his cousin, Walter de Windsor (died 1203). Walter de Windsor died without children in 1203, when his two sisters became his co-heiresses. The other moiety continued in the descendants of William de Windsor until at least the time of Richard de Windsor, the son of Richard de Windsor (1258–1326).[14]
Robert FitzWalter, second son, inherited the nearby
manor of
Eton in Berkshire.[15]
^Sanders, I.J. English Baronies, a Study of their Origin and Descent 1086–1327, Oxford, 1960, pp. 116-117
^Vivian, p. 133
Vivian, Lt. Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p. 133, pedigree of Carew
^Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p. 133, pedigree of Carew
^Sanders, I.J. English Baronies, a Study of their Origin and Descent 1086–1327, Oxford, 1960, pp. 116-117; Vivian, p. 133: "of whom the Lords of Windsor (sic) descend"
^Rev. E. Barry, Records of the Barrys of County Cork from the earliest to the present time., Cork, 1902, p. 3; Vivian, p. 133: "Robert of Easton (sic), co. Bucks, quoting The Life of Sir Peter Carew, of Mohun Ottery, co. Devon., by
John Hooker (c. 1527–1601), edited by
Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet (1792-1872), published 1840 in
Archaeologia, the journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London
^Vivian, p. 133, quoting The Life of Sir Peter Carew, of Mohun Ottery, co. Devon., by
John Hooker (c. 1527 – 1601), edited by
Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet (1792–1872), published 1840 in
Archaeologia, the journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
^Vivian, p. 133, quoting: "Berry's Surrey Pedigrees
In the 11th century, the name FitzOther meant simply son of a man named Other. Historian
John Langton Sanford and
Alfred Webb stated that Walter was the son of "Lord Otho, an honorary Baron of England, said to have been descended from the
Gherardini of Florence";[4][5][6][7] The
Fitzgeralds and Gherardinis are recorded communicating in letters dating back to 1413 between the Tuscany branch and the
Earls of Kildare regarding their kinship.[8] In 1507,
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, the
Viceroy of Ireland, was signing his letters as Gerald, Chief in Ireland of the family of the Gherardini.[9]
William FitzWalter (died c. 1160), eldest son, 2nd
feudal baron of
Eton. His son was William de Windsor (died c. 1176), 3rd feudal baron of Eton, who adopted the surname de Windsor. The feudal barony of Eton soon split into
moieties between two members of the family, William de Windsor (died 1215/16) and his cousin, Walter de Windsor (died 1203). Walter de Windsor died without children in 1203, when his two sisters became his co-heiresses. The other moiety continued in the descendants of William de Windsor until at least the time of Richard de Windsor, the son of Richard de Windsor (1258–1326).[14]
Robert FitzWalter, second son, inherited the nearby
manor of
Eton in Berkshire.[15]
^Sanders, I.J. English Baronies, a Study of their Origin and Descent 1086–1327, Oxford, 1960, pp. 116-117
^Vivian, p. 133
Vivian, Lt. Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p. 133, pedigree of Carew
^Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p. 133, pedigree of Carew
^Sanders, I.J. English Baronies, a Study of their Origin and Descent 1086–1327, Oxford, 1960, pp. 116-117; Vivian, p. 133: "of whom the Lords of Windsor (sic) descend"
^Rev. E. Barry, Records of the Barrys of County Cork from the earliest to the present time., Cork, 1902, p. 3; Vivian, p. 133: "Robert of Easton (sic), co. Bucks, quoting The Life of Sir Peter Carew, of Mohun Ottery, co. Devon., by
John Hooker (c. 1527–1601), edited by
Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet (1792-1872), published 1840 in
Archaeologia, the journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London
^Vivian, p. 133, quoting The Life of Sir Peter Carew, of Mohun Ottery, co. Devon., by
John Hooker (c. 1527 – 1601), edited by
Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet (1792–1872), published 1840 in
Archaeologia, the journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
^Vivian, p. 133, quoting: "Berry's Surrey Pedigrees