Individual Details

Maurice Fitzrobert FITZHARDING

(1095 - 1170)

In 1140, Fitzharding founded St Augustine's Abbey as a Victorine Augustinian monastery. The chosen site was in Billeswick, just across the River Frome from Bristol Castle. He endowed the abbey with many lands, and the rights to revenues from many churches, in Bristol and within several counties.

Events

Birth1095Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage1153Bristol, Gloucestershire, England - Alice DE BERKELEY
Death1170Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, USA

Families

SpouseAlice DE BERKELEY (1135 - 1190)
ChildMaud FITZHARDING (1160 - )
ChildMiss FITZHARDING (1161 - )
ChildRobert II FITZHARDING (1165 - 1220)
ChildMaurice DE BERKELEY (1169 - 1272)
ChildWilliam DE BERKELEY (1170 - )
ChildThomas DE BERKELEY (1170 - 1243)
ChildHenry DE BERKELEY (1172 - )
ChildRichard DE BERKELEY (1174 - )
FatherRobert I FITZHARDING (1095 - 1170)
MotherEve FITZESTMOND (1099 - 1170)