Corrections to "Plantagenet Ancestry" , Plantagenet Page 9
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Page 9 Plantagenet
.i Morgan Fitzroy
Remark : The case of Morgan, illegitimate son of Henry II, is another example. So far as I can see, there is only one primary source listed (Letters & Charters of Cardinal Guala Bicchiere), and it does not provide documentation for the statement that Morgan was a son of Henry. (The fact that the editor stated this in a footnote is irrelevant). I should point out that anyone who read (the old) DNB�s biography of Henry II would be immediately lead to one of the primary sources for Morgan as a son of Henry (�Historiae Dunelmensis�, Surtees Soc. Vol. 9 available at the Family History Library). Under the claim in RPA that Morgan�s mother was Nest ferch Iorwerth, we also see a �red herring� bibliographic note in the citation of �Dict. Welsh Biog. (1959):638 (biog. Of Morgan ap Hywel).� This citation, which mentions Iorwerth (brother of Morgan ap Hywel), Nest�s alleged father, but makes no mention of Nest, is of no direct relevance to any statement made in the entry on Morgan.
Contribution of Stewart Baldwin 30 Nov 2004