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Walter de Clifford

Birth
Clifford, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Death
1190 (aged 76–77)
Oxfordshire, England
Burial
Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Add to Map
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Walter I de Clifford, was an Anglo-Norman marcher lord of Bronllys Castle on the Welsh border, and Clifford Castle, in Herefordshire. He was the son of Richard FitzPons and Matilda, daughter of Walter de Gloucester and Bertha de Balun.
He married Margaret de Toeni, daughter of Ralph de Tosny and Alice of Huntingdon
He is now best known for his daughter, Rosamund Clifford , known as "the fair Rosamund", the mistress of King Henry II.
Walter and Margarets children were:
Walter II de Clifford
Gilbert
Richard
Amicia, married Osbern fitz Hugh of Richards Castle
Lucia, married Hugh de Say of Clun Castle
Rosamund
Walter I de Clifford, was an Anglo-Norman marcher lord of Bronllys Castle on the Welsh border, and Clifford Castle, in Herefordshire. He was the son of Richard FitzPons and Matilda, daughter of Walter de Gloucester and Bertha de Balun.
He married Margaret de Toeni, daughter of Ralph de Tosny and Alice of Huntingdon
He is now best known for his daughter, Rosamund Clifford , known as "the fair Rosamund", the mistress of King Henry II.
Walter and Margarets children were:
Walter II de Clifford
Gilbert
Richard
Amicia, married Osbern fitz Hugh of Richards Castle
Lucia, married Hugh de Say of Clun Castle
Rosamund


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