Raymond FitzGerald
Raymond "Le Gros" FitzGerald | |
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Born | |
Died | Between 1185 and 1198 |
Resting place | Molana Abbey, Waterford 51°59′50″N 7°53′00″W / 51.99722°N 7.88333°W |
Other names | Redmond |
Spouse | Basilia de Clare |
Raymond (or Redmond) Fitz William Fitz Gerald (died 1185–1198), nicknamed Le
Family and youth
Raymond grew up in Wales, and was a grandson of Princess Nest ferch Rhys, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, the last independent Prince of South Wales.[2] His father was William FitzGerald, Lord of Carew.
Career
He was sent by
He was Strongbow's second in command and had the chief share both in the capture of Waterford and in the successful assault on Dublin. He was sent to Aquitaine to hand over Strongbow's conquests to Henry II of England, but was back in Dublin in July 1171, when he led one of the sallies from the town. Strongbow later offended him when he refused to allow to marry his sister Basilia de Clare who was the widow of Robert de Quincy.[6] After that Raymond moved to Wales and Hervey de Mountmaurice became constable in his place.[4]
At the outbreak of a general rebellion against the earl in 1174, Raymond returned with his uncle
Death and legacy
The time of his death is not certain. He was certainly alive when
"very stout, and a little above the middle height; his hair was yellow and curly, and he had large, grey round eyes. His nose was rather prominent, his countenance high-coloured, cheerful, and pleasant; and, although he was somewhat corpulent, he was so lively and active that the incumbrance was not a blemish or inconvenience. Such was his care of his troops that he passed whole nights without sleep, going the rounds of the guards himself, and challenging the sentinels to keep them on the alert. . . He was prudent and temperate, not effeminate in either his food or his dress. He was a liberal, kind, and circumspect man; and although a daring soldier and consummate general, even in military affairs prudence was his highest quality."[10]
Raymond is considered the soldier, whereas Strongbow was the statesman, of the conquest.
Raymond is also remembered in song. The song contains a detailed hymn, and stylized him a hero:[11]
Dirrai vus de un Chevaler,
Reymund le Gros l'oï nomer.
Barun esteit icIL vaillant,
Vassal hardi e conquerant.
Asez ert riches Manant e
E le plus puissant de ses pers.
Conestable est Reymun
De la Leynestere regïun.
Chevalers retint e bone gent
par le commandement Cunte.
Chevalers tint e souders,
Archers, serjanz e poigners,
Pur mettre a hunte ea Bellei
De Yrlande les enemis le rei.[12]
- Translated: I will tell you of a knight, named Raymond le Gros. He was a brave Baron, a brave and victorious follower. He was very rich and powerful, counting the mightiest to its peers. Raymond Constable is the region of Leinster. He holds the knights and good men under the command of Count. He recruited soldiers and knights, archers, infantry and mercenaries to hunt the king's enemies in Ireland and to shame.
Ancestry
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Notes
- ^ Roach 1970, p. 180 and other sources state Raymond was the ancestor of the Grace family, however other sources such as Flanagan 2004 disagree as they point out that he had no legitimate heirs.
- ^ Orpen 1911a, pp. 181–182.
- ^ Orpen 1911a, p. 184.
- ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Roach 1970, p. 156.
- ^ Orpen 1911a, p. 323.
- ^ Roach 1970, p. 198.
- ^ Orpen 1911b, p. 42 This time range has not been narrowed since then. See, for example, Connolly 1998, p. 473
- ^ Gwynn & Hadcock 1970, p. 187.
- ^ "Raymond Fitzgerald or Le Gros". libraryireland.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ See, Martin, S. 300, note the 67th
- ^ Lines 3352–3367
References
- Connolly, S. J., ed. (1998), "Raymond fitz William", The Oxford Companion to Irish History, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-211695-9
- Flanagan, M. T. (September 2004). "Fitzgerald, Raymond fitz William (d. 1189x92)". required.)
- ISBN 0-582-11229-X
- ISBN 978-0-19-821755-8.
- Orpen, Goddard Henry (1911a), Ireland under the Normans, 1169-1216, vol. 1, Oxford
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Roach, Richard (1970), The Norman Invasion of Ireland, Anvil Books, ISBN 0-947962-81-6
Attribution:
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Fitzgerald, Raymond". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 445. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
Further reading
- ISBN 1-85182-715-3All four original volumes in one.
- Eric St. John Brooks (30 September 1939). "An Unpublished Charter of Raymond le Gros". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Seventh. 9 (3). Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland: 167–169. JSTOR 25510204.