Walter of Windsor FitzOther Keeper of the Forrest [9055] 24,25
- Marriage (1): Gwaladus Verch Rhiwallon [9054]
- Marriage (2): Gladys ap Comyn [9058]
- Died: Bef 1116
 Another name for Walter was fitz Otho.
General Notes:
Castellan of the Castle. Some sources show he married Beatrice and some
Gladys daughter of the Prince of North Wales. Listed in the Domeday Book 1087.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal06659
Some sources show he married Beatrice and some Gladys daughter of the Prince of North Wales. Listed in the Domesday Book 1087. Fitzother was not Constable of Windsor as Windsor was a royal forest until 1066 when William I started construction of Windsor Castle. At the time of the Survey in 1086, Walter Fitzother held a compact group of manors as tenant-in-chief of the King in the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Surrey. He also held Winchfield in Hampshire from Chertsey Abbey and a royal manor and some woodlands at Windsor.
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WINDSOR.htm#Walter%20FITZOTHER%20of%20Windsor%20(Keeper%20of%20the%20Forrest)
See in these records Verch Llwewlyn, Gwenllian (Gwladus) DDU the Dark (Dark Eyes) wife of de Braose, Reginald.
http://www.thepeerage.com/p15837.htm#i158363
Walter fitz Otho is the son of Otho (?) .2 He married Gladys ap Comyn, daughter of Ryall ap Comyn .
Walter fitz Otho was a Castellan Windsor.1 He held the office of Keeper of the Forests in Berkshire, appointed by William the Conqueror.2 In 1086 he was a tenant-in-chief at the time of the Domesday Survey , holding land in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Middlesex.1 He held the office of Keeper of Windsor Castle in 1087.2
1. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 682. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
2. Unknown, Pedigree Showing the Descent of the Family of King-Tenison from The White Knight (not published).
3. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 1100.
Walter married Gwaladus Verch Rhiwallon [9054] [MRIN: 3813], daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan King of Gwynedd [8176] and Angharad (Ankaret ) of Tegaingl [6041].
Walter next married Gladys ap Comyn [9058] [MRIN: 3816], daughter of Ryall ap Comyn [57249] and Unknown.
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