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Piers de Lutegareshale
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Piers of Ludgershall was a royal forester in Wiltshire, and his son Geoffrey FitzPiers rose to be justiciar of England and Earl of Essex, one of the great self-made careers of the age.
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✓ PIERS DE LUTEGARESHALE (Ludgershall, Wilts), royal forester; father of Geoffrey FitzPiers Earl of Essex (our line) and of Simon FitzPiers (ODNB 'Geoffrey fitz Peter', R.V. Turner; CP 'Essex'). ||RESEARCH-FLAG|| FRONTIER - nothing above Piers; the family's rise begins with him. Added 14 Sep 2026.