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William Fitzwalter de Windsor

William Fitzwalter de Windsor (see here),
Castellan of Windsor Castle, Berkshire,
had issue:

Sir William de Windsor,
had issue:

William de Windsor,
lord of Stanwell, Middlesex,
had issue:

William de Windsor,
died c.1275,
had issue:

William de Windsor,
of Stanwell,
mar Margaret Drokensford,
died 1279 (7th Edward I),
had issue:

Sir Richard de Windsor, of Stanwell,
mar Julian Stapleton [dau of Sir Nicholas Stapleton, Kt],
died 1326 (19th Edward II),
had issue:

Richard de Windsor, of Stanwell,
mar 2ndly to Julian Molyns [dau of James Molyns by his wife Margaret de Bintworth, dau of William de Bintworth],
died 1367,
had issue by his 2nd wife:

Sir James de Windsor, of Stanwell,
mar Elizabeth Strechie [dau of Sir John Strechie, Knt],
died 1371 (44th Edward III),
had issue:

Sir Miles de Windsor, of Stanwell,
mar Alice de Wymondham [dau of Adam de Wymondham],
had issue:

Brian de Windsor (and here),
of Stanwell,
mar Alice Drewe [dau of Thomas Drewe],
had issue:

Richard de Windsor,
of Stanwell,
mar Christian Falconer [dau of Richard Falconer],
had issue:

Miles de Windsor,
of Stanwell,
mar Joan Green [dau of Walter Green],
died 1451,
had issue:

Thomas Windsor,
of Stanwell,
mar Elizabeth Andrews [descendant of Edward I],
died 1485 (1st Henry VII), will pr 1485,
had issue:

Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor (and here).
He was cr Baron pre-1529.
He mar Elizabeth Blount [descendant of Henry III].
He died 1543.
They had issue:

1. Eleanor de Windsor,
   mar Sir Edward Neville, Kt. and had issue.

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• This family took their name originally from Windsor, but had their seat elsewhere - at Stanwell, Middlesex, and later at Bradenham, Buckinghamshire.

• Later, in 1917, the Royal family, whose residence was at Windsor, changed their name to "Windsor".