Ralph de Sudeley Ralph de Sudeley Ralph de Sudeley (died 1192) was an English baron in Gloucestershire. He was a benefactor of the Knights Templar as well as religious establishments. He was succeeded by his son Otuel. From 1185 the family was based at Griff, Warwickshire, near land at Chilvers Coton given to Arbury Priory and the Templars. Born in 1133 at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, Ralph de Sudeley died at Griff, Warwickshire, England in 1192, according to Great Britain‘s Heraldry and probate records. According to genealogical records, Ralph De Sudeley was a true, historical figure and was the son of Baron
Kinnitty Castle Kinnitty Castle Kinnitty Castle or Castle Bernard is a 19th-century gothic revival castle in Kinnitty ("Cionn Eitigh"), County Offaly, Ireland. It is located north of the Slieve Bloom Mountains on the R421 regional road between the villages of Kinnitty and Cadamstown. A nearby pyramid was built by the Bernard family who resided in the castle. The first castle at Kinnitty was destroyed in 1209 and was rebuilt by the Normans in 1213. During that period an Augustinian abbey (St Finnian's) was established near the castle, of which the famous High Cross and Abbey Wall still remain. Later the Normans were