Walter de Pedwardine

     Walter was born probably at Shropshire, England. He had several marriages but the order of which is uncertain. He married Maud, daughter of Lord John Lingen. Walter's son Roger may have been of this marriage. Walter is reported as having married Thangarra, the sister of Leoline [Llewellyn], Prince of Wales. He is also reported as having married Angharad ferch Owain in Montgomeryshire as well. These last two marriages are likely to be one in the same person. [Thangarra is not a known Welsh name]. As to being a sister of the Prince of Wales; this is not easily discerned.¹ Walter married Matilda de Leonards-Lee in 1256 in Shropshire, England.² Walter is noted as Lord of Ingwardine in 1255. In the civil war of 1264-1265, he supported the King, and was later rewarded for his loyalty by receiving a patent on 24 June 1267, making him Fermor for life for the King's hundred of Bradford.^3,4 His last marriage was to Elizabeth daughter of Jeffery Gammage who is noted in records as his widow.
Late in his life, when King Edward was attempting to take control of Wales and unite it with England, Walter's relationship with the King, or at least the amount of trust the King had in him is made evident. King Edward gave Walter the responsibility of accounting for the wages of the King's army and seeing that the men were paid.^5,6 Walter died in 1297 probably in Shropshire, England. He may have moved to his Wiltshire estate before his death.