See also
Husband: | Walter + FITZROGER (1065-1129) | |
Wife: | Bertha + of BALUN (1069- ) | |
Children: | Miles + of GLOUCESTER (1097-1143) | |
Marriage | 1087 |
Name: | Walter + FITZROGER | |
Sex: | Male | |
Father: | Roger + of PITRES (1048-1086) | |
Mother: | Eunice + of BAALUN (1050-1150) | |
Birth | 1065 | Gloucestershire, England |
Occupation | Sheriff of Gloucester | |
Death | 1129 (age 63-64) | England |
Name: | Bertha + of BALUN | |
Sex: | Female | |
Father: | - | |
Mother: | - | |
Birth | 1069 | Bateden, England |
Name: | Miles + of GLOUCESTER | |
Sex: | Male | |
Spouse: | Sybil + of NEUFMARCHE (1100-1143) | |
Birth | 1097 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
Occupation | Earl of Hereford | |
Death | 24 Dec 1143 (age 45-46) | Llanthony Priory, Gloucester, England |
Cause: Accidental arrow shot while hunting |
Walter de Gloucester (also Walter FitzRoger or Walter de Pitres) (1065–1129) was an early Norman official of the King of England during the early years of the Norman conquest of the South Welsh Marches
He was the only son of Roger de Pitres and his wife, Eunice de Balun.
[edit] TitlesWalter de Gloucester was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1097 and from 1104 to 1121 and lived in Gloucester Castle of which he was constable, making improvements to this early fortification.[1]
[edit] FamilyHe was married to Bertha, a relative of Hamelin de Balun. They were the parents of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford and a daughter, Matilda, who married a Richard Fitz Pons.[2]