At the time of King Richard the Lionheart's reign, the syllable "Fitz" was always added to the name of an illegitimate child of royalty. Marian Fitzwalter is referred to as "Lady" even though illegitimate children could not inherit titles. However, it's obvious that a title was created for her father Robert Fitzwalter, whom, as the last name denotes, was the illegitimate son of a royal (perhaps Richard's father, Henry II, which would explain why Marian is Richard's ward).
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