Walter de Riddlesford

Male - 1226


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  • Name Walter de Riddlesford 
    Birth Kildare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 0___ 1226  [1
    Person ID I47920  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2017 

    Family Annabilis FitzHenry 
    Marriage Y  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Emmeline de Riddelford
    Family ID F17639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • Walter de Riddlesford (fl. 1150 – d. 1226) was an Anglo-Norman lord granted in Ireland the baronies of Bray, County Wicklow and Kilkea, County Kildare between 1171 and 1176.

      De Riddlesford was born in Carriebenan, Kildare, Ireland. He married a daughter of Henry fitz Henry named Amabilis Fitzhenry.[1]

      He built a motte and bailey fortress on the site of what is now Kilkea Castle in County Kildare in 1181.

      He died in 1226 and was succeeded by his son Walter.

      His granddaughter, Emmeline, married Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster (as his second wife) and, then, Stephen Longespee, son of William Longespâee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and grandson of Henry II of England (one of their daughters was Ela Longespee).[2][3][4]

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  • Sources 
    1. [S10598] "Walter de Riddlesford" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 by David A. H.

    2. [S10599] "Henry FitzRoy (d. 1158)" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 by David A.