Ancestors of Frank E. Masland IV

42729472 i. Robert* De Lyvenscot ¹ ^,2 (born in 1243 in Manor of Lughencot, Devonshire, England - died in 1295 in Black Torrington, Devonshire, England)

88408064. William De Dene,¹ ^,2 son of Robert De Dene III ¹ ^,2 and Sybylla,² was born about 1157 in Warehampton England,^{¹^,2} died about 1190 in Denne Hill, Kingston, Kent, England^{¹^,2} about age 33, and was buried in Kingston, Kent, England.^²

44204032 i. Alured Denne Sir ¹ ^,2 (born about 1185 in Denne Hill Kingstone Kent England - died after 1234)

88408321. Cecily Bredbury ² was born in 1327 in Harden, Cheshire, England.^²

Cecily married Peter De Arderne ²Peter was born in 1323 in Aldford And Alvanley, Cheshire, England.^² Another name for Peter was John.

88451104. Bertram de Criol Lord of Kent, son of John de Criol and Margery, was born about 1180 in Sarre, Kent, England and died after 1258. Another name for Bertram was "Great."

44225552 i. Nicholas de Criol (born about 1225 in Croxton, Leicestershire, England - died before 10 Feb 1272)

Emma married Bertram de Criol Lord of KentBertram was born about 1180 in Sarre, Kent, England and died after 1258. Another name for Bertram was "Great."

General Notes: HAMON PECCHE, son and heir, was a minor at his father's death, hiscustody and marriage being granted, 1 January 1212/3, to Hugh deBoues. He appears to have reached man's estate in time to beassociated with his family connections in the armed opposition of theBarons to John. In 1221 he did his service in the campaign againstBiham, and served under the Earl Marshal in the Welsh war of 1223,receiving in September 1225 a grant to maintain himself in the King'sservice. He was crossing the sea on duty for the King in 1230, and hadprotection to visit his lands abroad in 1232. In 1233 he was servingin the Welsh Marches. Later he went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land,on which he died, probably in the summer of 1241. He married Eve, aforeigner, who survived him.
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44225554 i. Gilbert* Pecche Sir ² (born about 1218 in Corby, Lincolnshire, England - died on 25 May 1291)

Eve married Hamon* Pecche ²Hamon* was born about 1187 in Chereley, Cambridgeshire, England^² and died in 1241 about age 54.

91242502. William* Malet II,² son of Gilbert Malet ² and Alice Picot,² was born about 1176 in Curry Malet, Somerset, England^² and died in 1217 in Curry Malet, Somerset, England^² about age 41. Another name for William* was William Malet II.²

General Notes: [Master File.ftw]

William II Malet, the Surety of the Magna Charta, was mentioned in1194 as a minor, in connection with an expedition made that year intoNormandy. His principal estate was Curry-Malet. From 1210 to 1214 hewas Sheriff of the counties of Somerset and Dorset. When he joinedwith the barons against King John and became one of the twenty-fiveSureties his lands in four counties were confiscated and given to hisson-in-law, Hugh de Vivonia, and to his father-in-law, Thomas Basset,and Malet was excommunicated by the Pope in 1216. He was also fined2,000 marks, but this remained unpaid until after his death, and atthat time 1,000 marks were remitted, being found due him for militaryservice to King John at Poitou. It is interesting to note that therewere five contemporary relatives named William Malet, and they allheld lands in England or in Jersey. He died about 1217, having marriedMabel (Alice) (Alicia) Basset, daughter of Thomas Basset, ofHeadington. She survived him and married (2) John Biset. William andhis wife had two sons who died in their father's lifetime and threedaughters

Sir William Malet, Lord of Curry, and Shepon in Somersetshire, borncirca 1174, died 1217 served with King Richard in Normandy, 1195,served with King John in Poitou in campaign ended by defeat of KingJohn at the battle of Bouvines, 27 July 1214. Sir Malet in 1211 wasthe Sheriff of Dorset and Somerset. He married Aliva Basset died 1220daughter of Thomas Basset of Headington

William* married Alice Basset ² in 1205 in Somerset, England.² Alice was born about 1184 in Oxford, England^² and died in 1263 in Curry Malet, Somerset, England^² about age 79.

45621251 i. Mabel Malet ² (born about 1199 in Curry Malet, Somerset, England - died in 1245 in Somerset, England)

91242503. Alice Basset ² was born about 1184 in Oxford, England^² and died in 1263 in Curry Malet, Somerset, England^² about age 79.

Alice married William* Malet II ² in 1205 in Somerset, England.² William* was born about 1176 in Curry Malet, Somerset, England^² and died in 1217 in Curry Malet, Somerset, England^² about age 41. Another name for William* was William Malet II.²

91242768. Rafe De Mainwaring,² son of Roger De Mainwaring ² and Ellen,² was born in 1155.^² Another name for Rafe was Ralph De Mainwaring.²
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Philip married Leuca De Mohaut ² about 1220 in Chester, Cheshire, England.² Leuca was born about 1196 in Chester, Cheshire, England.^²

Leuca married Philip De Orreby Sir ² about 1220 in Chester, Cheshire, England.² Philip was born about 1190 in Chester, Cheshire, England^² and died about 1230^² about age 40.

General Notes: [jweber3.FTW]

Sir Hugh le Despenser, feudal Lord of Loughborough, Burton,Hugglescote, Freeby and Arnesby, Leicestershire, Parlington andHillam, Yorkshire, Sibsey and Aukborough, Lincolnshire and Ryhall andBelmesthorp, Rutland. [Burke's Peerage][Master File.ftw]

He was of Louchborough, Burton, Hugglescote, Fresby, and Arnesby,Leicestershire; Partington and Hillam, Yorkshire; Sibsey andAukborough, Lincolnshire; Ryhall and Belmesthorp, Rutland, England.

45622652 i. Hugh* Le Despencer Sir Knight ² (born before 1223 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England - died on 4 Aug 1265 in Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England)

91245306. Philip* Basset Sir, son of Alan* Basset and Aline de Gai, was born in Wycombe, BKM, ENG, died on 29 Oct 1271, and was buried in Stanley, Wiltshire.

General Notes: Sometime Justiciar of England, also of Compton Bassett and WootonBassett, WIL.Lord Basset of Wycombe, Bucks, Compton-Bassett andWooton-Bassett, Wilts &c., Justiciar of England; Knight; in 1233joined the insurrection of Richard, Earl of Pembroke, but returned hisallegiance in the following year & from that time was in high favourwith King Henry III; served in Henry III's wars in France and Wales &was made Governor of Oxford Castle; appointed chief Justiciar ofEngland in July 1261 by Henry III as the King sought to free himselffrom Baronial control; adhered to the King's cause against the Barons& fought at the Battle of Lewes, 14 May 1264, where he was takenprisoner.

Hawise married Philip* Basset SirPhilip* was born in Wycombe, BKM, ENG, died on 29 Oct 1271, and was buried in Stanley, Wiltshire.

94726184. Thomas Lord de Dutton was born in 1214 in Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England and died in 1272 at age 58.
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94726185. Philippa de Standon was born in 1220 in Standon, Staffordshire, England.
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94726342. William 7th Baron le Boteler of Warrington was born about 1231 in Bewsey Hall, Warrington, Lancashire, England and died in 1303 in Bewsey Hall, Warrington, Lancashire, England about age 72.
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94726343. Dionysia de Lostock was born about 1234 in Lancashire, England.
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94726928. William de Venables 5th Baron of Kinderton, son of Roger de Venables 4th Baron of Kinderton and Alice Peninton, was born about 1245 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England and died after 1292 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England.
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108668008. Robert* de Ros Lord of Helmsley was born about 1167 in Ros, Holderness, East Ride Yorkshire, England and died before 23 Dec 1226 in Helmsley Castle, North Ride Yorkshire, England.

General Notes: Robert de Ros, surnamed Furfan, in the 1st Richard I [1189], paid1,000 marks fine to the crown for livery of his lands. In the 8th ofthe same reign [1197], being with the king in Normandy, he wascommitted to the custody of Hugh de Chaumont, for what offence appearsnot; with especial charge to the said Hugh, that he should keep him assafe as his own life; but Chaumont trusting William de Spiney with hisprisoner, that person being corrupted, allowed him to escape out ofthe castle of Bonville. de Ros eventually gained nothing, however, bythis escape, for Richard caused him nevertheless to pay 1,200 marksfor his freedom, while he had the false traitor Spiney, hanged for hisbreach of faith. In the next reign, however, Robert de Ros found morefavour, for upon the accession of King John, that monarch gave him thewhole barony of his great-grandmother's father, Walter Espee, to enjoyin as large and ample a manner as he, the said Walter, ever held it.Soon after which he was deputed, with the bishop of Durham, and othergreat men, to escort William, King of Scotland into England, whichmonarch coming to Lincoln, swore fealty there to King John, upon thecross of Hubert, archbishop of Canterbury, in the presence of all thepeople. About the 14th of King John's reign [1213], Robert de Rosassumed the habit of a monk, whereupon the custody of all his lands,viz., Werke Castle, in the co. Northumberland, with his whole barony,was committed to Philip de Ulcote, but he did not continue long arecluse, for we find him the very next year executing the office ofsheriff for the county of Cumberland. At the commencement of thestruggle between the barons and John, this feudal lord took part withthe king, and obtained, in consequence, some grants from the crown;but he subsequently espoused the baronial cause, and was one of thecelebrated twenty-five appointed to enforce the observance of MagnaCharter. In the reign of King Henry III he seems, however, to havereturned to his allegiance, and to have been in favour with thatprince, for the year after the king's accession, a precept was issuedby the crown to the sheriff of Cumberland, ordering the restoration ofcertain manors granted by King John to de Ros. This feudal lord wasthe founder of the castle of Helmsley, otherwise Hamlake, inYorkshire, and of the castle of Werke in Northumberland -- the formerof which he bequeathed to his eldest son--the latter to the younger,with a barony in Scotland to be held of the elder by military service.In his latter days he became a Knight Templar, to which order himselfand his predecessors had ever been munificently liberal, and dying inthat habit, anno 1227, was buried in the Temple Church. Robert de Rosm. Isabel, natural dau. of William the Lion, King of Scotland, andwidow of Robert de Brus, and had issue two sons, William, hissuccessor; and Robert, Baron Ros of Werke. He was succeeded by hiselder son. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and ExtinctPeerages, Burke's Peerage, London, 1883, p. 458, Ros, or Roos, BaronsRos]

Robert* married Isabel of ScotlandIsabel was born about 1165 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England.

54334004 i. William* de Ros Lord (born about 1196 in Helmsley Castle, North Ride Yorkshire, England - died in 1264 in Poitou, France)

Isabel married Robert* de Ros Lord of HelmsleyRobert* was born about 1167 in Ros, Holderness, East Ride Yorkshire, England and died before 23 Dec 1226 in Helmsley Castle, North Ride Yorkshire, England.

108668010. Piers* FitzHerbert Lord of Bladen was born about 1163 in Blewleveny Castle, Blaen Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales and died before 6 Jun 1235. Another name for Piers* was Peter.

General Notes: Peter Fitz-Herbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honor ofwhich he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees, part ofthe lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governor of PickeringCastle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county by the same monarch.This Peter was one of the barons named in Magna Carta and, by hissignature, fourth in rank amongst the barons. He m. first, Alice, dau.of Robert Fitz Roger, a great baron in Northumberland, Lord ofWarkworth and Clavering, and sister of John, to whom Edward I gave thesurname of Clavering, Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this ladyhe had a son and heir, Reginald Fitz Peter. He m. secondly, Isabel,dau. and coheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin,Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships and castleof Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock, with otherpossessions in Wales. He fortified his castle of Blenlevenny, and,dying in 1235, was s. by his son, Reginald FitzPeter, Lord ofBlenlevenny, [John Burke, History of the Commoners of Great Britainand Ireland, Vol. IV, R. Bentley, London, 1834, p. 728, Jones, ofLlanarth]

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Peter Fitz-Herbert, who, being very obsequious to King John, wasreputed one of that prince's evil counsellors. In 1214, he wasconstituted governor of Pykering Castle, co. York, and sheriff of theshire; but afterwards falling off in his allegiance, his lands atAlcester were seized by the crown, and given to William de Camvill.Returning, however, to his duty upon the accession of Henry III, thoselands were restored to him. He m. 1st, Alice, dau. of RogerFitz-Roger, a great baron in Northumberland, but by her had no issue;and 2ndly, the 3rd dau. and co-heir of William de Braose, Baron ofBrecknock, and d. 1235, leaving a son, Herbert Fitz-Peter. [SirBernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages,Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 206, Fitz-Herbert, BaronFitz-Herbert]

NOTE: Brian Tompsett has him married to Isabel de Ferrieres (deFerrers) rather than to Isabel de Braose.

Piers* married Alice FitzRobert de WarkworthAlice was born about 1185 in Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England and died in 1225 about age 40.

54334005 i. Lucy FitzPiers (born about 1208 in Brecknock, Wales - died after 1266)

108668011. Alice FitzRobert de Warkworth was born about 1185 in Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England and died in 1225 about age 40.

Alice married Piers* FitzHerbert Lord of BladenPiers* was born about 1163 in Blewleveny Castle, Blaen Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales and died before 6 Jun 1235. Another name for Piers* was Peter.

108668708. Richard de Lymm Lord of West Hall ²⁰⁶ was born about 1250 in Lymm, Bucklow, Cheshire, England and died before 1280 in West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire, England.

General Notes: Agnes de Leigh; married 1st Richard de Lymm and had a son (Thomas,took mother's name). [Burke's Peerage]

108668709. Agnes de Legh Heiress of West Hall ²⁰⁶ was born about 1250 in West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire, England.
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108668728. Geoffrey de Dutton, son of Geoffrey de Dutton and Agnes de Massey, was born in 1207 in Nether Tabley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England and died in 1296 in Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England at age 89.
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108668729. Margaret was born in 1212 in Cheshire, England.
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108668736. John de Swynnerton, son of John de Swynnerton Sir and Petronilla de Doreslow, was born about 1215 in Little Sugnall, Staffordshire, England and died in 1251 about age 36.
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108668737. Margery de Swynnerton was born about 1217 in Little Sugnall, Staffordshire, England.

Margery married John de SwynnertonJohn was born about 1215 in Little Sugnall, Staffordshire, England and died in 1251 about age 36.

108668760. Alan* la Zouche Sir, son of Roger La Zouche ² and Margaret Biset,² was born about 1220 and died on 10 Aug 1270 about age 50. Another name for Alan* was Alan La Zouche.
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Stephen married Emmeline de RiddlesfordEmmeline was born about 1220 in Ulster and died between 18 May 1275 and 19 Jul 1276.

54334381 i. Ela de Longespee (born about 1246 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England - died on 19 Jul 1276)

108668763. Emmeline de Riddlesford was born about 1220 in Ulster and died between 18 May 1275 and 19 Jul 1276.

108668830. Hugh De Venables 6Th Baron Of Kinderton,²³⁶ son of William de Venables 5th Baron of Kinderton and Margaret de Dutton, was born about 1260 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England and died in 1311 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England about age 51.
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108668831. Agatha de Vernon, daughter of Ralph de Vernon Baron of Shipbrook and Mary de Dacre, was born about 1280 in Shipbrook, Northwich, Cheshire, England and died in 1350 about age 70.
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56885248 i. Adam* Barttelot ²⁰⁸ (born in 1170 in Stopham, Sussex, England - died after 1196 in Stopham, Sussex, England)

118751488. Robert* Fitz Harding,² son of Harding*, was born about 1094 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England,^² died on 5 Feb 1171 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England^² about age 77, and was buried in Monastery, St. Augustine's Abbey, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.^² Another name for Robert* was The Devout.

General Notes: [Master File.ftw]
4. [Berkeley] Robert Fitz Harding, who "may bee called Robert theDevout," son of Harding, said to have been a merchant of Bristol, andof great wealth and influence, received from Henry of Anjou, in 1153or 1154, shortly before his accession as Henry II, a grant (amongothers) of the Castle and "herness " of Berkeley (as above mentioned)which was confirmed by the said Henry when King, probably in 1155 thefirst year of his reign, whereby he the said Robert (doubtless) becamefeudal L.ORD OF BERKELEY. In 1168 he entetained Dermot Mae Murrough,King of Leinster, on his arrival, at Bristol, to solicit succour fromHenry II. He founded, in 1141, the Abbey of St. Augustine, at Bristol,of which he afterwards became a canon. He married Eve. He died 5February 1170/1, aged about 75. His wife, who founded a priory of nunson St. Michael's hill, Bristol, whereof she died Prioress, 12 March1170, was buried with her husband. [CP 2:124-25]

History of Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
by John Timbs

B E R K E L E Y
C A S T L E
Where King Edward II was Murdered

On the south-east side of the town of Berkeley, in Gloucestershire,stands this perfect specimen of Norman castrametation, noted inhistory as the scene of the murder of one of our Kings, undercircumstances of great atrocity.

It is in complete repair and not ruinous in any part. It is notascertained at what date this building was commenced, but about theyear 1150, it was granted by Henry II to Robert FitzHardinge, Governorof Bristol (who was descended from the Kings of Demnark), with powerto strengthen and enlarge it. Maurice, the son of Robert, was thefirst of the FitzHardinges that dwelt at Berkeley, of which place heassumed the name, and fortified the Castle, which is placed on aneminence close to the town and commands an extensive view of theSevern and the neighbouring country.

The fortress is an irregular pile, consisting of a keep and variousembattled buildings, which surround a court, about 140 yards incircumference. The chief ornament of this court is the exterior of thebaronial hall, which is a noble room in excellent preservation ;adjoining it is the chapel. The apartments are very numerous but,except where modem windows have been substituted, they are mostly of agloomy character. In one of them are the ebony bedstead and chairsused by Sir Francis Drake in his voyage round the world.

The entrance to the outer court is under a machicolated gatehouse,which is all that remains of the buildings that are said to haveformerly surrounded the outer court. The keep is nearly circular,having one square tower and three semicircular ones. That on thenorth, which is the highest part of the Castle, was rebuilt in thereign of Edward II and is called 'Thorpe's Tower': a family of thatname holding their manor by the tenure of Castle Guard, it being theirduty to guard this tower when required.

In another of the towers of the keep is a dungeon chamber,twenty-eight feet deep, without light or an aperture of any kind,except at the top. In shape it resembles the letter D and the entranceto it is through a trap-door in the floor of the room over it; but,from being in the keep, which is high above the natural ground, thisgloomy abode is quite free from damp.

The Roman method of filling the inner part or medium of the walls withfluid mortar, occurs in the keep of this Castle. The great staircaseleading to the keep is composed of large stones and, on the right ofit approached by a kind of gallery, is the room in which, from itsgreat strength, and its isolated situation, there is every reason tosuppose that Edward II was murdered, on the 21st September 1327.

It is a small and gloomy apartment, and till within the last centurywas only lighted by fleches. It is stated, by Holinshed, that theshrieks of the King were heard in the town of Berkeley; but from thesituation of the Castle, and the great thickness of its walls, that isimpossible. After his decease his heart was enclosed in a silvervessel and the Berkeley family formed part of the procession whichattended the body to Gloucester, where it was interred in theCathedral.

The then Lord Berkeley was acquitted of any active participation inthe measures which caused the death of the King; but shortlyafterwards he entertained Queen Isabella and her paramour, Mortimer,at the Castle. This Lord Berkeley kept twelve knights to wait upon hisperson, each of whom was attended by two servants and a page. He hadtwenty-four esquires, each having an under-servant and a horse. Hisentire family consisted of about 300 persons, besides husbandmen, whofed at his board.

In this Castle, Royal visitors have been several times entertained.After its having been a place of rendezvous for the rebellious Barons,in the reign of John, that King visited it in the last year of hisreign. Henry III was there twice. The other Royal visitors have beenMargaret, Queen of Henry VI; Henry VII; Queen Elizabeth, whose nameone of the rooms still bears; George IV, when Prince of Wales; andWilliam IV, when Duke of Clarence.

In the reign of Henry V, a lawsuit was commenced between Lord Berkeleyand his cousin, the heiress of the family, which was continued 192years. During which contest the plaintiff's party several times laidsiege to the Castle. In the Civil Wars of Charles I, the Castle wasgarrisoned on the side of the King and kept all the surroundingcountry in awe. It was afterwards besieged, however, by the army ofthe Commonwealth and surrendered after a defence of nine days. In thewest door of the church are several bullet-holes which are supposed tohave been made by the besieging army. On the north of the Castle is avery perfect portion of the ancient fosse, which is now quite dry, andsome very fine elms and other trees are growing in it. A terrace goesnearly round the Castle and, to the west of it, is a largebowling-green, bounded by a line of very old yew-trees which havegrown together into a continuous mass and are cut into grotesqueshapes.

In a Topographical Excursion, in 1624, Berkeley Castle is described asstrong, old, spacious and habitable, with a fair park adjoining.Before the tourists entered the inner court, they passed through threelarge, strong gates with portcullises. "Here," say they, "was thedismal place where that unfortunate Prince, whom we left interred atthe last visited Cathedral, was most barbarously and cruelly deprivedof his life." The King, during his captivity here, composed a dolorouspoem from which the following is an extract:

"Most blessed Jesu,
Root of all virtue,
Grant I may the sue,
In all humility.
Send thou for our good,
Lest to shed thy blood,
And stretch the upon the rood,
For our iniquity.
I the beseech,<
Most wholesome lech,
That thou wilt such,
For me such grace,
That when my body vile,
My soul shall exile,
Thou bring in short while,
It in rest and peace."

When Horace Walpole, in 1774, visited Gloucester Cathedral, on seeingthe monument of Edward II, a new historic doubt started. "His Majestyhas a longish beard and such were certainly worn at that time. Who isthe first historian that tells the story of his being shaven, withcold water from a ditch, and weeping to supply warm, as he was carriedto Berkeley Castle? Is not this apocryphal?" [The incident is narratedby Rapin.]

Sir Richard Baker, in his Chronicle, thus tells the story in his odd,circumstantial manner: "When Edward II was taken, by order of hisQueen, and carried to Berkeley Castle, to the end that he should notbe known, they shaved his head and beard and that in a most beastlymanner. For they took him from his horse and set him upon a hillock,and then taking puddle-water out of a ditch thereby, they went to washhim, his barber telling him that cold water must serve for this time.Whereat the miserable King looking sternly upon him, said that whetherthey would or no, he would have warm water to wash him andtherewithal, to make good his word, he presently shed forth a showerof tears. Never was King turned out of a kingdom in such a manner."

In the neighbourhood, Walpole found, in a wretched cottage, a child inan ancient oaken cradle exactly in the form of that of Edward II.Walpole purchased it for five shillings but doubted whether he shouldhave fortitude enough to transport it to Strawberry Hill. He was muchdisappointed with Berkeley Castle, though very entire, he notes: "Theroom shown for the murder of Edward II and the shrieks of an agonisingking, I verily believe to be genuine. It is a dismal chamber, almostat the top of the house, quite detached, and to be approached only bya kind of footbridge, and from that descends a large flight of stepsthat terminates on strong gates: exactly a situation for a corps degarde. In that room they show you a cast of a face, in plaster, andtell you it was taken from Edward's. I was not quite so easy of faithabout that, for it is evidently the face of Charles I" Gray, in hisPindaric Ode - The Bard, - has this memorable passage:

"Weave the warp, and weave the woof,
The winding-sheet of Edward's race;
Give ample room and verge enough,
The characters of hell to trace.
Mark the year, and mark the night,
When Severn shall re-echo with affright
The shrieks of death through Berkeley's roof that ring,
Shrieks of an agonising king."
Edited from John Timbs' Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of Englandand Wales (1870)

Robert* married Eve Fitz Estmond ²Eve was born in 1100 in Gloucestershire, England,^² died on 12 Mar 1170 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England^² at age 70, and was buried in Monastery, St. Augustine's Abbey, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.^²

59375744 i. Maurice* Fitz Harding De Berkeley ² (born about 1120 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England - died on 16 Jun 1190 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire)

118751489. Eve Fitz Estmond ² was born in 1100 in Gloucestershire, England,^² died on 12 Mar 1170 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England^² at age 70, and was buried in Monastery, St. Augustine's Abbey, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.^²

Eve married Robert* Fitz Harding ²Robert* was born about 1094 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England,^² died on 5 Feb 1171 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England^² about age 77, and was buried in Monastery, St. Augustine's Abbey, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.^² Another name for Robert* was The Devout.

General Notes: Feudal Lord of Dursley,

3. [Berkeley] ROGER DE BERKELEY, son and heir, who comnpleted thebuilding of the Castle of Berkeley. He suffered much in the warsbetween Stephen and the Empress Maud, at the hands of Walter, son ofMiles, Earl of Hereford. He was deprived of the Manor of Berkeley,&c., about 1152, apparently for refusing to recognise the authorIty ofeither party, though lie was soon afterwards restored to the Honour OfDursley. He died about 1170, leaving issue. The Castle and "herness ofBerkeley were granted by the King as under. [CP 2:124]

The Dursley Lordship continued in his descendants in the male line(the issue of his son and heir, Roger de Berkeley, by Helen, 1stdaughter of Robert Fitz Harding, his successor in the lands ofBerkeley for eight generations, when Nicholas Berkeley, the heir male,died s.p. in 1382. By the heir geeral, Robert Wykes, it was alienatedin 1564. In 1404, by the death of Sir Nicholas Berkeley, of Coberley,co. Gloucester, the whole of the male issue of Roger, the founder ofthis race, became extinct. [CP 2:124c]

118753280. Richard* de Grey ² ^,154 was born in 1148 in Thurrock Essex.^{²^,154}

General Notes: [Master File.ftw]

The name Gray was originally Croy, based on a place in burgundyfrance. A norman chief named rollo, rolf, or raoul invaded France withNorwegian followers, who could also have been family, and establishedhimself in that place in the 9th century. Rollo
the viking signed a treaty in 911 giving norseman who held french landpermanent rights to it. A descendant became chamberlain to Robert,Duke of Normandy and recieved the castle in Picardy and honor of Croy,changing to De Croy, then De Gray, to Gray.
There is a seaside town in Normandy named Graye. Inscribed on thebattle scroll after Hastings, among the knights who fought and wonwith William the Conqueror, was J. de Gray. Also in the time ofwilliam was Paganus de Gray, whose armorial bearings
are listed in a manuscript of arms. A gray was made the Earl of Kentvery early. they went on to have many aristocratic titles in thefamily (including lord of kinfauns near perth), and many royal ties,most notably Sir Edward Grey married the
daughter of Henry and heir apparent of William, and Edward IV marrieda widow of Sir John Gray, Elizabeth. They allied with the Royal houseof Tudor. At least 20 different families of Grays emigrated fromEngland to America between 1620-1720. The
arms:Gules, a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed argent. Crest:An anchor sans cable in pale or. supporters: two lions guardant gules.motto: Anchor, fast anchor.

Thurrock is situated in the south-west of Essex and borders the northbank of the Thames. Thurrock is the gateway to London with easy accessto both Kent and Essex via the M25 motorway and Queen Elizabeth IIBridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in
Europe.
This thriving borough encompasses huge swathes of green belt countryand along its 18 miles (29km) of Thames frontage are many importantmarshland wildlife habitats.

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Castellan of Nonancourt in Normandy; Joint Ambassador to the !EmperorOtho 1212; excommunicated 1215; joined the Crusade

118754848. Liulf Of Aldithley,² son of Liulf Of Aldithley, was born about 1112 in Heleigh, Audley, Staffordshire, England.^²

59377424 i. Adam De Aldithley ² (born about 1147 in Heleigh, Audley, Staffordshire, England - died after 1203)

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This nobleman, Hugh (Keveliok), 3rd Earl of Chester, joined in therebellion of the Earl of Lancaster and the King of Scots against KingHenry II, and in support of that monarch's son, Prince Henry'spretensions to the crown. In which proceeding he was taken prisonerwith the Earl of Leicester at Alnwick, but obtained his freedom soonafterwards upon the king's reconciliation with the young prince.Again, however, hoisting the standard of revolt both in England andNormandy, with as little success, he was again seized and thendetained a prisoner for some years. He eventually, however, obtainedhis liberty and restoration of his lands when public tranquilitybecame completely reestablished some time about the 23rd year of theking's reign. His lordship m. Bertred, dau. of Simon, Earl of Evereux,in Normandy, and had issue, I. Ranulph, his successor; I. Maud, m. toDavid, Earl of Huntingdon, brother of William, King of Scotland, andhad one son and four daus., viz., 1. John, surnamed le Scot, who s. tothe Earldom of Chester, d. s. p. 7 June, 1237; 1. Margaret, m. to Alande Galloway, and had a dau., Devorguilla, m. to John de Baliol, andwas mother of John de Baliol, declared King of Scotland in the reignof Edward I; 2. Isabel, m. to Robert de Brus, and was mother of Robertde Brus, who contended for the crown of Scotland, temp. Edward I; 3.Maud, d. unm.; Ada, m. to Henry de Hastings, one of the competitorsfor the Scottish crown, temp. Edward I; II. Mabill, m. to William deAlbini, Earl of Arundel; III. Agnes, m. to William de Ferrers, Earl ofDerby; IV. Hawise, m. to Robert, son of Sayer de Quincy, Earl ofWinchester.

The earl had another dau., whose legitimacy is questionable, namely,Amicia,* m. to Ralph de Mesnilwarin, justice of Chester, "a person,"says Dugdale, "of very ancient family," from which union theMainwarings, of Over Peover, in the co. Chester, derive. Dugdaleconsiders Amicia to be a dau. of the earl by a former wife. But SirPeter Leicester, in his Antiquities of Chester, totally denies herlegitimacy. "I cannot but mislike," says he, "the boldness andignorance of that herald who gave to Mainwaring (late of Peover), theelder, the quartering of the Earl of Chester's arms; for if he oughtof right to quarter that coat, then must he be descended from aco-heir to the Earl of Chester; but he was not; for the co-heirs ofEarl Hugh married four of the greatest peers in the kingdom."

The earl d. at Leeke, in Staffordshire, in 1181, and was s. by hisonly son, Ranulph, surnamed Blundevil (or rather Blandevil) from theplace of his birth, the town of Album Monasterium, modern Oswestry, inPowys), as 4th Earl of Chester.

* Upon the question of this lady's legitimacy there was a long paperwar between Sir Peter Leicester and Sir Thomas Mainwaring---andeventually the matter was referred to the judges, of whose decisionWood says, "at an assize held at Chester, 1675, the controversy wasdecided by the justices itinerant, who, as I have heard, adjudged theright of the matter to Mainwaring." [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant andExtinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, pp. 365-6,Meschines, Earls of Chester]

Hugh* married Bertrade D'Evreux ²Bertrade was born in 1155 in Chester Eng^² and died on 12 Jul 1189 in Evreux Eure France^² at age 34. Another name for Bertrade was Bertrade De Montfort Evreux.²

118754855. Bertrade D'Evreux ² was born in 1155 in Chester Eng^² and died on 12 Jul 1189 in Evreux Eure France^² at age 34. Another name for Bertrade was Bertrade De Montfort Evreux.²

Bertrade married Hugh* De Keveliock Third Earl of Chester ²Hugh* was born in 1147 in Kevelioc Merionethshire Wales^² and died on 30 Jun 1181 in Leek Staffordshire England^² at age 34. Another name for Hugh* was Hugh Kevelioc.²

118754856. Henry* Plantagenet King of England,² ^,154 son of Geoffrey* Plantagenet Duke of Normandy, Count d ² and Matilda* Empress of Germany,² ^,154 was born on 5 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France,^² died on 6 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France^² at age 56, and was buried on 8 Jul 1189 in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.^² Another name for Henry* was "Curt Mantel."
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118754857. Rosamond* de Clifford ² was born in 1136 in Clifford Castle, Clifford, Hertfordshire, England^² and died in 1176 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England^² at age 40. Another name for Rosamond* was "Fair Rosamond."

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Rosamond; mistress of Henry II, known as "Fair Rosamond" and quitepossibly mother of William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury. [Burke'sPeerage]

Rosamond* married Henry* Plantagenet King of England ² ^,154Henry* was born on 5 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France,^² died on 6 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France^² at age 56, and was buried on 8 Jul 1189 in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.^² Another name for Henry* was "Curt Mantel."

118754858. William* de Salisbury, son of Patrick* de Salisbury and Ela de Talvas, was born about 1150, died on 17 Apr 1196 in Normandy, FRA about age 46, and was buried in Bradenstoke.

General Notes: EARLDOM OF WILTSHIRE
III. 2.
EARLDOM OF SALISBURY

II. 2. WILLIAM (of SALISBURY, styled also FITZPATRICK), EARL OFWILTSHIRE, styled always EARL OF SALISBURY, son and heir by 2nd wife,received the 3rd penny of Wilts in 1168. He remained loyal during therebellion of the King's sons, 1173-74. In 1177 the Earl was one ofthose for whom the King provided a ship, for the crossing to Normandyin his train. He was sheriff of Wilts 1189-90 and 1191-96. AtRichard's Coronation, 3 September 1189, he bore the sceptre with thedove; and he appears to have been in close attendance upon the Kinguntil he left Dover for Normandy, 12 December. In 1190-91 he servedpersonally in Wales. From Lent to the Close of Easter 1194 he wassheriff of Dorset and Somerset. On Richard's return from captivity, heattended the Great Council at Nottingham in March, and at the King's2nd Coronation at Winchester, 17 April, he was one of the 4 earlscarrying the canopy. In the summer of 1194 he was fighting inNormandy. He married Eleanor, widow of Gilbert CRESPIN, lord ofTILLIÈRES (died on crusade, 1190), relict of William PAYNEL of Hambye(died 1184), and daughter of Robert DE VITRÉ, by Emma, daughter ofAlan DE DINAN. He died (? in Normandy) 1196, and was buried atBradenstoke. His widow married, 4thly, Gilbert DE MALESMAINS, who in1198, and later, was holding in her right both her inheritance and herdower. In 1205 he appears to have adhered to France, while theCountess was permitted peaceful enjoyment of her lands in England. Shedied between 31 May 1232 and 12 August 1233, and was buried in theAbbey of Mondaye, near Bayeux, of which she was a benefactress. [CP11:378-9]

William* married Eleanor de VitrieEleanor was born about 1145, died between 31 May 1232 and 12 Aug 1233, and was buried in Abbey of Mondaye, near Bayeux.

118754859. Eleanor de Vitrie was born about 1145, died between 31 May 1232 and 12 Aug 1233, and was buried in Abbey of Mondaye, near Bayeux.

Eleanor married William* de SalisburyWilliam* was born about 1150, died on 17 Apr 1196 in Normandy, FRA about age 46, and was buried in Bradenstoke.

126877696. Symon De Holcombe,¹ ^,2 son of Symon De Holcombe, was born about 1103 in Devon, England^{¹^,2} and died in Probably Hull, Devon Co., England.^²

63438848 i. Walter De Holcombe ¹ ^,2 (born about 1156 in Probably Hull, Devon Co., England - died in Probably Hull, Devon Co., England)

128450689. Mabel de Clare ² ^,154 was born in 1156 in Clare, Suffolk.^{²^,154}

Mabel married Nigel Mowbray ² ^,154Nigel was born in 1146 in Axholme Lincolnshire^{²^,154} and died in 1191 in Acre, Palestine^{²^,154} at age 45.

128450694. William* E. De Longespee,² son of Henry* Plantagenet King of England ² ^,154 and Rosamond* de Clifford,² was born before 1173 in Salisbury, England^² and died on 7 Mar 1226 in Salisbury Castle, Wiltishire, England.^² Another name for William* was William Longespee.
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128450695. Ela* Fitzpatrick Countess of Salisbury,² daughter of William* de Salisbury and Eleanor de Vitrie, was born after 1187 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England,^² died on 24 Aug 1261 in Lacock Abbey, WIL, ENG, and was buried in Lacock Abbey, WIL, ENG.
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128450700. Roger* de Lacy was born about 1171 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG, died in 1212 in Pontefract, YKS, ENG about age 41, and was buried in Stanslaw Abbey, Cheshire, ENG.

General Notes: His paternal grandmother succeeded to the estates of her cousin Robertde Lacy, who died s.p. in 1193. In 1194 she gave the honour ofPontefract to him, who thereupon took the name of Lacy. [CP 7:676i]

Constable of Chester, Lord of Pontefract, Buried in Stanlow Abbey.

--- W E Wightman, *The Lacy Family in England and Normandy, 1066-1194,
genealogical chart following p 260.

Sidney Painter (Studies in the History of the English Feudal Barony)did a [preliminary] study of baronial incomes between 1160 and 1320(chapter VII). Of fifty-four barons he tallied figures for during apart of that period, Roger de Lacy, constable of Chester, had thehighest income in England at his death in 1210 (800 pounds per annum).Next was William, Earl of Gloucester at 700 pounds, Robert, Earl ofLeicester, at 560 pounds, and then Earl William de Mandeville at 504pounds per annum. So this would explain, in part, why John de Lacy wasvaulted to the peerage when the opportunity presented itself withoutmuch dispute. The palatine Earl of Chester only had an annual incomeof 327 pounds per annum in Henry II's reign.

Buried Stanslaw Abbey, Cheshire, ENG

Roger* married Maud de ClareMaud was born about 1184 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG and died in 1213 about age 29.

64225350 i. John* de Lacy (born in 1192 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG - died on 22 Jul 1240 in Stanlaw, Chester, ENG)

128450701. Maud de Clare was born about 1184 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG and died in 1213 about age 29.

General Notes: CP VII:676 says that John de Lacy earl of Lincoln was the son of Roger
(constable of Chester) and Maud de Clare. As far as I can see noevidence is
given for this marriage and no indication is given of Maud's parents.
Wightman's 1966 study on the Lacy family does not name a wife forRoger (or
for his father, John). Also Altschul's 1965 study on the Clares doesnot
indicate a Maud/Matilda de Clare as a wife of Roger de Lacy, though asnoted
above Altschul does have Matilda, dau. of Richard de Clare and Amiciaof
Gloucester, as wife of (1) William de Braose (d.1210) and (2) RhysGryg
(d.1233). Had this Maud been the wife of Roger then her grand-dau.married
her nephew (i.e Maud de Lacy (d.1289) married in 1237 as his secondwife
Richard de Clare earl of Gloucester (d.1262)) - a dispensation would
certainly have been required and as far as I can ascertain none wassought
or granted.

My conclusion from this is that if Roger de Lacy did marry a Maud deClare
then she was not identical with the dau. of Richard and Amicia whomarried
William de Braose then Rhys Gryg.

Maud married Roger* de LacyRoger* was born about 1171 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG, died in 1212 in Pontefract, YKS, ENG about age 41, and was buried in Stanslaw Abbey, Cheshire, ENG.

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Stephen de Segrave; of age by 1200; Keeper of: Sauvey Castle June1220, Essex and Herts Nov 1220, the Honour of Boulogne Dec 1220, LincsMarch 1221/2, Hedingham Castle, Essex March 1221/2, Lincoln Castle andLincs Dec 1223, Hertford Castle Jan 1223/4, Northampton Castle 1229;appointed a guardian of England in Henry III's absence in France 1230;Sheriff of Beds, Bucks, Leics, Northants and Worcs 1230; Commissionerto negotiate with Llewelyn Prince of North Wales 1232; Keeper of:Kenilworth Castle May 1232, Northampton Castle July 1232 and Beds,Bucks, Leics, Northants and Warwicks for life; Justiciar of England1232; a principal advisor to Henry III 1233; married 1st Rohese,sister of Hugh Despenser; married 2nd Ida, sister of Henry deHastings, and died 1241. [Burke's Peerage]

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Stephen de Segrave, who, in the 5th King John [1204], was constable ofthe Tower of London, and, remaining faithful to that monarch in hisconflicts with the barons, obtained a grant (17th John) [1216] of thelands of Stephen de Gant, lying in the cos. Lincoln and Leicester,with the manor of Kintone, co. Warwick. In the 4th Henry III [1220],he was made governor of Saubey Castle, Leicestershire, and the nextyear constituted sheriff of the cos. Essex and Hertford, andafterwards of Leicestershire. In the 8th of the same reign, he wasgovernor of the castle at Hertford, and in two years after, one of thejustices itinerant in the cos. Nottingham and Derby. About this periodwe find this successful person, whom Matthew Paris says, in his youngdays "from a clerk was made a knight," acquiring large landed propertyby purchase. In the 13th Henry III [1229], he bought the manor ofCotes, in the co. Derby, from the daus. and heirs of Stephen deBeauchamp, and he afterwards purchase from Ranulph, Earl of Chesterand Lincoln, all the lands which that nobleman possessed at MountSorrell, co. Leicester, without the castle, as also two carucates anda half lying at Segrave which himself and his ancestors had previouslyheld at the rent of 14s. per annum. In the 16th Henry III, he obtaineda grant of the custody of the castle and county of Northampton, asalso of the cos. Bedford, Buckingham, Warwick, and Leicester, for theterm of his life, taking the whole profit of all those shires for hissupport in that service, excepting the ancient farms which had usuallybeen paid into the exchequer.

Having been of the king's council for several years, as also chiefjustice of the Common Pleas, he succeeded, in the 16th Henry III,Hubert de Burgh in the great office of justiciary of England, being atthe same time constituted governor of Dover, Canterbury, Rochester,&c., and constable of the Tower of London. After this we find him,however, opposed by the bishops and barons and his manor house atSegrave burnt to the ground by the populace, as well as anothermansion in the co. Huntingdon. The king, too, in this perilous crisis,deserted him and cited him, along with Peter de Rupibus, bishop ofWinchester, and others who had been in power, to appear forthwith atcourt in order to answer any charge regarding the wasting of thepublic treasure, which might be preferred against them. Some of thosepersons, conscious of guilt, fled to sanctuary, and Stephen de Segravesought an asylum in the abbey of Leicester, where he openly declaredthat he was and had been a priest, and that he resolved to shave hiscrown again to be a canon of that house. Nevertheless, upon secondthoughts, he braved the storm and appeared at court under thearchbishop's protection, where the king called him a wicked traitor,and told him that it was under his advice that he had displaced Hubertde Burgh from the office of justiciary and cast that eminent personinto prison, nay, that had he gone the full length of his council,Hubert would have been hanged, and divers of the nobility banished. Intwelve months subsequently, however, Stephen de Segrave made his peaceby paying 1000 marks to the king, and he afterwards grew again intosuch favour that, in the 21st Henry III [1237], he was the means ofreconciling the king with some of his most hostile barons.Subsequently he was made justice of Chester and the king's chiefcouncillor, and "being now," says Dugdale, "advanced in years,deported himself by experience of former times with much more temperand moderation than heretofore."

This eminent person m. twice - 1st, Rohese, dau. of Thomas leDespencer, and 2ndly, Ida, sister of Henry de Hastings, with whom hehad in frank-marriage, the manor of Bruneswaver, co. Warwick. ofStephen de Segrave, so distinguished in the reign of Henry III,Matthew Paris, thus speaks -- "This Stephen, though come of no highparentage, was in his youth, of a clerk made a knight; and in hislatter days, through his prudence and valour, so exalted that he hadthe reputation of one of the chief men of the realm, managing thegreatest affairs as he pleased. In doing whereof, he more minded hisown profit than the common good, yet for some good deeds and making adiscreet testament, he d. with much honour." He departed this life in1241, and was s. by his son, Gilbert de Segrave. [Sir Bernard Burke,Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage,Ltd., London, 1883, p. 484, Segrave, Barons Segrave of Barton Segrave]

i. John de Segrave ²⁴¹ ^,291 was born about 1207 in Segrave, Leicestershire, England^²⁴¹ and died in 1230^{²⁴¹^,291} about age 23.

Stephen* next married Ida de Hastings ²⁴¹ ^,247 before 1241 in 2nd wife ²⁴¹.^,247 Ida was born BET AND 1200 in Ashill, Norfolk, England.^²⁴¹

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Rohese, sister of Hugh Despenser. [Burke's Peerage]

128450752 i. Stephen* de Segrave ²⁴¹ ^,285 (born before 1179 in Segrave, Leicestershire, England - died on 9 Nov 1241 in Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire, England)

128450964. Ralph* de Somery was born about 1151 in Dudley, WOR, ENG and died in 1210 about age 59. Another name for Ralph* was Ralph de Somery.
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128450965. Margaret FitzJohn was born about 1160 and died after 1242.
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Walter married Bertha de Braose ² ^,154 in 1175 in Bramber, Sussexshire, England ².^,154 Bertha was born in 1155 in Bramber, Sussexshire, England^{²^,154} and died in 1200^{²^,154} at age 45.

128451009. Bertha de Braose ² ^,154 was born in 1155 in Bramber, Sussexshire, England^{²^,154} and died in 1200^{²^,154} at age 45.

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[john gray.FTW]

descended from Robert de Brus (1014) of Carrick, Argyllshire,Scotland
and Duke of Brittaney (870) and Bretagne (960)
and Torquat Tortulfe De Rennes (800) of Rennes, Anjou, France
and Hugh Duke of Burgundy (800)
and Drew De Baalun (1000) Clifford Castle, Hereford, England
and William Devereux (1015) of Rosmar, Normandy, France
and Alured (1019) of Barnstaple, Devon, England

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2nd Earl Norfolk; Joint Ambassador to France 1189; went with King Johnto Poitou 1215; one of 25 guardians of Magna Carta on death of HenryII in 1189, rebuilt Framlingham as stone castle; curtain wall & towersdate from this construction

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ROGER DE TOENI IV, styled also DE CONCHES, son and heir, was only alittle boy at his father's death, and took no part in affairs untilafter the accession of Richard I. On 25 November 1189 he was with theKing at Westminster; on 6 December at Dover; and doubtless he crossedto Calais with Richard on 12 December. On 2 January 1189/90 atVerneuil Roger de Toeny and Gilbert Crespin of Tillières in the King'spresence made gifts to St. Evroul; and as they were about to leave forJerusalem and had not their seals with them, the King at their requestconfirmed the agreement with his own seal. Roger with his brothers andkinsfolk called "de Cornebu" [sic, recte Tornebu] reached Acre about 8June 1191. On 7 September 1191 he distinguished himself in Richard'svictory at Arsuf. He was with the King at Jaffa (Joppa) on 10 January1191/2; and in June he fought in the battle when Richard captured theSaracen convoy at El-Khuweilfe. His subsequent movements are obscure,but on 6 January 1193/4 he was with the King at Speyer. At Michaelmas1196 he owed 40 s. for his scutage for the King's ransom, 40 s. forthe 2nd scutage for the army of Normandy and 40 s. for the 3rd scutagefor the army of Normandy after the King's return from Germany. In Juneor July 1197 he was one of those who swore at Les Andelys on behalf ofRichard to observe the treaty with the Count of Flanders. AtMichaelmas 1198 he owed £272 in Normandy for the balance of thetallage on his land there for the King's ransom, as well as othersums. On 7 April 1199 (the day after Richard's death) he was at LeVaudreuil with the Archbishop of Canterbury and other magnates. In thenew reign he continued to enjoy royal favour and was faithful to John.On 15 and 18 August 1199 at Les Andelys he was one of John's suretieswho swore to observe his treaties with the Count of Boulogne and theCount of Flanders. On 22 September 1199 the King granted him at LeMans the manor of Saham (Norf.), for 140 librates of land which heowed him for his homage when he (John) was Count of Mortain. In May1200 he was one of the sureties who were named in the treaty withFrance and gave bonds to Philip. He then recovered his castle ofConches, which had been taken by the King of France in September 1199.On 5 February 1202/3 at Rouen John remitted £200 which Roger owed forthe balance of tallage on his land for King Richard's ransom and £100which Richard had lent him for fortifying his house at Tosni. In 1203the King of France recaptured his castle of Tosni; and in 1204 Rogerfinally lost all his Norman lands, being one of those excluded byPhilip from the terms of the pacification. In England he continued toattest royal charters until his death and to enjoy royal favour. On 27March 1204 the King at Windsor granted him land to the value of £76and 15 pence at St. Botulf and a fair; on 9 November 30 librates ofland in Norfolk; and on 30 November 30 librates in Devon. On 7December 1205 Walter de Clifford was ordered to restore the castle ofBoskeret to Roger. At Michaelmas 1208 he rendered account for 10 marksfor the diversion of a road which passed through the middle of thecourt of the canons of Westacre. Together with William, Earl ofSalisbury, he became a surety for John de Mohun, later than Michaelmas1208. He founded the little nunnery of St. Giles in the Wood, nearFlamstead. He married Constance, daughter of Richard DE BEAUMONT,SEIGNEUR OF BEAUMONT-LE-VICOMTE, FRESNAY AND STE-SUZANNE, hereditaryvicomte of Maine (usually styled VICOMTE DE BEAUMONT). Constance,whose sister Ermengard married William the Lion, King of Scotland,brought her husband in free marriage the manor of Ailrichescot (SouthTawton) in Devon, which Henry I had given in free marriage with hergrandmother, his illegitimate daughter Constance, to Roscelin deBeaumont, styled Vicomte de Beaumont. She seems to have possessedconsiderable influence and to have enjoyed favour with John; but theKing of France confiscated her Norman lands. Roger was living, 29December 1208, but died shortly afterwards, probably in January1208/9. His widow had Stratfield restored to her after his death. Shewas living in 1226 across the seas.
[CP 12[1]:765-9]

Constance married Roger* de Toeni IV ² before 1190.² Roger* was born about 1160^² and died in Jan 1209^² about age 49.

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feudal lord of Meath
PlantagEncy, 118: 6th baron Lacy; 2nd lord Meath (1186-1210); sheriffof Herefords. (1216-23). Joined bro. Hugh ca. 1205 to seize & subduelarge Irish estates; disposessed in 1210 by John; took part in John'sFrench expedition 1214, after John's death was one of Henry's chiefsupporters

Walter married Margaret* de Briouze ²Margaret* died after 1255.^² Another name for Margaret* was Margaret De Briouze.²

128451027. Margaret* de Briouze ² died after 1255.^² Another name for Margaret* was Margaret De Briouze.²

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Margaret and Walter sheltered the de Braose family at their home inMeath when they were being pursued by King John. The de Braoses andthe de Lacys, allied with Prince Llewelyn were in rebellion throughthis period.
Founded the Nunnery of Aconbury in 1216.

Margaret* married Walter de Lacy ²Walter died in Feb 1241.^² Another name for Walter was Walter Of Meath De Lacy.²

128451061. Margaret* de Briouze ² died after 1255.^² Another name for Margaret* was Margaret De Briouze.²
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129719072. Geoffrey* Plantagenet Duke of Normandy, Count d,² son of Fulk V Anjou Count ² ^,154 and Ermengard Maine,² ^,154 was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France,^² died on 7 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Loir, France^² at age 38, and was buried in Cathedral, Le Mans.^² Another name for Geoffrey* was The Fair.

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[john gray.FTW]

"the Fair", "Le Bon"
Burke says the marriage was 3 Apr 1127. The name Plantagenet,according to
Rapin, came from when Fulk the Great being stung from remorse for somewicked
action, in order to atone for it, went a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, andwas
scourged before the Holy Sepulchre with broom twigs. Earlierauthorities say
it was because Geoffrey bore a branch of yellow broom(Planta-genistae) in
his helm.
Duke of Normandy 1144-1150.
Count of Anjouso named Plantagenet from his custom of pluming hishelmet with golden sprays of broom; Amy Kelly, Eleanor of Aquitaineand the Four Kings (1950), p. 75; p. 77: birth estimated from date ofMatilda's birth in 1104, & Kelly's claim that she was 15 years olderthan Geoffrey Plantagenet Chronicles, ed. Hallam, p. 47: became countof Anjou in 1129 after his father Fulk V went to Jerusalem. Married in1128 when he was 15 & Matilda, 26
died after swimming on hot summer night & catching a chillPlantagEncy, 84

Geoffrey IV, also called GEOFFREY PLANTAGENET, byname GEOFFREY THEFAIR, French GEOFFROI PLANTAGENET, or GEOFFROI le BEL (b. Aug. 24,1113--d. Sept. 7, 1151, Le Mans, Maine [France]), count of Anjou(1131-51), Maine, and Touraine and ancestor of the Plantagenet kingsof England through his marriage, in June 1128, to Matilda (q.v.),daughter of Henry I of England. On Henry's death (1135), Geoffreyclaimed the duchy of Normandy; he finally conquered it in 1144 andruled there as duke until he gave it to his son Henry (later KingHenry II of England) in 1150.

Geoffrey was popular with the Normans, but he had to suppress arebellion of malcontent Angevin nobles. After a short war with LouisVII of France, Geoffrey signed a treaty (August 1151) by which hesurrendered the whole of Norman Vexin (the border area betweenNormandy and Île-de-France) to Louis. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD'97]

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The Plantagenet family name was originally just a nickname forGeoffrey. He many times wore a sprig with yellow flowers in his hat.The flower was named "genet" or "genistae" in the French of thetimes--thus his nickname was "Plant-a-Genet". Genet was supposedly atraditional flower of the Anjou family dating back to the time ofFulk, The Great, Count of Anjou 898-941 who was scourged (in order toatone for past sins) with broom twigs of the Genet while on pilgrimagein Jerusalem. Most people of the times had personal nicknames such as"Beauclerc", "Curtmantel", "Longshanks", and "Lackland", butGeoffrey's stuck and eventually (many generations later) became thefamily name. Geoffrey's immediate descendants were probably not knownas the Plantagenet family at the time they lived, it was only laterthat the Plantagenet family name was applied to all descendants ofGeoffrey.

Geoffrey* married Matilda* Empress of Germany ² ^,154 on 3 Apr 1127 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.² Matilda* Empress of Germany was born in Feb 1103 in London, Middlesex, England^{²^,154} and died on 10 Sep 1167 in Notre Dame, France^{²^,154} at age 64. Another name for Matilda* Empress of Germany was Maud.

Concubine married Geoffrey* Plantagenet Duke of Normandy, Count d ²Geoffrey* was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France,^² died on 7 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Loir, France^² at age 38, and was buried in Cathedral, Le Mans.^² Another name for Geoffrey* was The Fair.

General Notes: EARLDOM OF SURREY

III. 3. WILLIAM (DE WARENNE) III, EARL OF SURREY, 1st son and heir,was born probably in 1119. In June 1137 he was one of the nobles whodeserted Stephen's army in Normandy. The King pursued them toPontaudemer, where he held William de Warenne junior and other youthsand did his best to pacify them; but did not dare to make them fight.He was with his half-brother Waleran, Count of Meulan, at Rouen on 18Dec. 113 8, and at Oxford in 1139 or early in 1140. On 2 February1140/1 he was in Stephen's army at the battle of Lincoln, and withWaleran fled before the enemy's opening charge. However, the brotherssoon rallied to the Queen and were with her in London about June 1141.After the King's release on 1 November he witnessed royal charters atCanterbury at Christmas 1141 and at Ipswich early in 1142. On PalmSunday, 24 March 1145/6, he took the cross, and in June 1147 he setoff on crusade. He was a benefactor to the priories of Lewes, CastleAcre, Nosteil and Thetford, the Templars and St. Mary's Abbey, York.He married Ela or Ala, daughter of William TALVAS, COUNT OF PONTHIEU(son of Robert DE BELLÊME, 3rd EARL OF SHREWSBURY), by Ela, widow ofBertrand, COUNT OF TOULOUSE, and daughter of Eudes BOREL, DUKE OFBURGUNDY. He died s.p.m. 19 January 1147/8, being slain when therearguard of the French King's army was cut to pieces in the defilesof Laodicea. His widow married, probably in or before 1152, Patrick(DE SALISBURY), 1st EARL OF WILTSHIRE or SALISBURY (died 1168). She issaid to have died 4 October 1174. [CP 12[1]:496-7]

William* married Ela de TalvasEla was born about 1120 and died on 4 Oct 1174 about age 54.

64859537 i. Isabel De Warenne ² (born about 1137 in Surrey, England - died on 13 Jul 1199 in Lewes, Sussex, England)

129719075. Ela de Talvas was born about 1120 and died on 4 Oct 1174 about age 54.

Ela married William* de Warenne IIIWilliam* was born about 1119 and died on 19 Jan 1148 in Laodicea about age 29.

64859538 i. William* Marshal Sir ² ^,154 (born in 1146 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales - died on 14 May 1219 in Caversham Manor, England)

129719078. Richard FitzGilbert de Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke ² ^,154 was born in 1125 in Tunbridge Kent Eng^{²^,154} and died on 20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland^{²^,154} at age 51. Other names for Richard were Strongbow and Richard De Clare.²

Richard married Eve MacMurrough Countess de Ireland ² ^,154 on 26 Aug 1171 in Waterford, Ireland.² Eve was born in 1145 in Leinster IRE^{²^,154} and died after 1186 in Waterford, Ireland.^{²^,154} Other names for Eve were Aoife and Aoife MacMurrough.²

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descended from Kings of Ireland

Eve married Richard FitzGilbert de Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke ² ^,154 on 26 Aug 1171 in Waterford, Ireland.² Richard was born in 1125 in Tunbridge Kent Eng^{²^,154} and died on 20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland^{²^,154} at age 51. Other names for Richard were Strongbow and Richard De Clare.²

General Notes: EARLDOM OF OXFORD

I. 1. AUBREY DE VERE III, Hereditary Master Chamberlain of England,1st son and heir, born probably circa 1110. Before 113 6 he was givenland at Hintlesham, Suffolk, and elsewhere by Alan son of Ralph andhis mother Agnes, the grant being confirmed by Henry I and CountStephen of Brittany as Lord of Richmond. Stephen's successor, Alan,Earl of Richmond, gave Aubrey and his heirs the lordship of SpainsHall in Finchingfield, Essex. In or shortly before 1139 the Count andCountess of Guisnes selected him as husband for their granddaughterand heiress, and he married Beatrice in England. On the death of hergrandfather, Count Manasses, at the end of 1139, Aubrey hastened toGuisnes and, after doing homage to Thierry, Count of Flanders, becameCount of Guisnes; and returning to England, be obtained from KingStephen his wife's English inheritance, i.e. a part of the barony ofFolkestone. He remained in England, and in 1140 or early in 1141, asCount Aubrey, be corifirmed his father's gifts to Hatfield; andOrding, Abbot of St. Edmunds, granted to him as Count of Guisnes thefees and service of his uncle Roger de Vere and of Alan FitzFrodon,and 100 shillings per annum. In May 1141 Aubrey succeeded his father,and he continued to reside chiefly in England. From Stephen heprobably obtained a charter confirming him in all his father'sholdings; after which he turned to the Empress Maud, who gave him ageneral charter of confirmation, in particular of the office of MasterChamberlain. In 1142 he joined the plot of his brother-in-law,Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex, against Stephen, and inJuly 1142 the Empress granted him a charter, as Earl or Count Aubrey,by which she conceded that he should be Earl of Cambridgeshire, withthe third penny, unless that county were held by the King of Scots; inwhich case, if she could not obtain it by exchange, Aubrey should beEarl Of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, or Dorsetshire at hisoption. She also confirmed the abovementioned charters and granted himinter alia all the land of William d'Avranches with the inheritancewhich he claimed jure uxoris and the tower and castle of Colchester.Evidently the King of Scots regarded Cambridge as an appanage of hisEarldom of Huntingdon, for Aubrey took the title of EARL OF OXFORD,and so styled himself in a charter granted to Colne Priory for thesoul of his father, probably soon afterwards and certainly not laterthan 1147. In 1143 Stephen crushed the plot against him by arrestingEarls Geoffrey and Aubrey at St. Albans; and Aubrey had to surrenderCanfield Castle to regain his freedom. In that year he is styled"Comes Albericus" in 3 documents relating to Hatfield Priory.Meanwhile Aubrey refused to return to his wife; and finally herfather, the Constable of Bourbourg, arranged a divorce, with theconsent of Aubrey, who thus ceased to be Count of Guisnes, within theyears 1144-46. Evidently Stephen did not recognise his Earldom, for in1150 Aubrey attested a royal charter at Winchester without the styleof comes. A rapprochement with Stephen was probably connected withAubrey's 2nd marriage, for the King and Queen gave the bride the manorof Ickleton (Cambs) in free marriage; and on 3 May 1152 Queen Mauddied at the Earl's castle of Hedingham. In the winter of 1152-53 hewas with Stephen, who now appears to have recognised him as Earl, forat the siege of Wallingford he attested a royal charter as EarlAubrey, and on 6 November 1153 at Westminster he attested the treatybetween Stephen and Henry with the same Style. After the accession ofHenry II he paid 500 marks for having the chamberlainship which hisfather held; and early in 1156 (2-10 January) the King granted him asEarl Aubrey the third penny of the pleas of Oxfordshire in order thathe might be Earl thereof. As Earl Aubrey he attested royal charters atNewcastle and Colchester in 1158 and at Le Mans probably aboutChristmas 1160; but after 1160 his name does not appear as a witnessto royal charters for some 16 years. At the inquest of 1166 his returnshowed that 30 tenants held between them 29 fees under Aubrey. Fromabout 1176 his name again appears as a witness to charters. In 1184 or1185 he obtained the wardship of Isabel, daughter and heir of Walterde Bolebec. He was present at the Coronation of Richard I on 3September 1189; and in 1194 he was called on to pay £30 2s. 6d.towards the King's ransom. Aubrey probably founded the priories ofIckleton and Castle Hedingharn. He confirrned his father's foundationof Hatfield and gift to Colchester, and his mother's grant to St.Osyth;
and he made gifts to St. Edmund and very many benefactions to Colne.He also confirmed a gift to Clerkenwell by Maud de Ros, daughter ofRichard de Canville. He married, 1stly, in or before 1139, Beatrice(born after 1120), daughter of Henry, Constable of Bourbourg, by his1st wlfe Sibyl (usually called Rose), daughter and in her issue soleheir of Manasses, COUNT OF GUISNES, by Emma, daughter and coheir ofWilliam, vicomte of Arques and Lord of Folkestonc, which marriage wasdissolved in or before 1146, and Beatrice married, 2ndly, Baldwin,Lord of Ardres, but died s.p., a few days later, and was buried in theAbbey of La Capelle.(d) Aubrey m., 2zidly, in or before i iS2,,(e,).E-ufem-, said to be da. of Williarn DE CAUNTELO. She dieds.p.m., almost certainly s.p., in 1153 or 1154, and was buried atColne. He married, 3rdly, in 1162 or 1163, Agnes, daughter of Henry DEESSEX, Lord of Rayleigh and Haughley, by his wife Cicely. This child,who was born in 1151 or 1152,
the Earl tried to repudiate within a year; but she appealed from theBishop of London's court to Rome, and in 1171 or 1172 Alexander IIIdirected the Bishop to order him to take his wife back. She was livingwith him in 1191, and survived her husband. Aubrey died 26 December1194, and was buried at Colne. Agnes was buried by his side. [CP10:199-207]

Aubrey* married Agnes de EssexAgnes was born about 1151, died after 26 Dec 1194, and was buried in Colne.

64859544 i. Robert* de Vere (born about 1164 - died before 25 Oct 1221, buried in Hatfield Priory)

129719089. Agnes de Essex was born about 1151, died after 26 Dec 1194, and was buried in Colne.

Agnes married Aubrey* de VereAubrey* was born about 1110, died on 26 Dec 1194 about age 84, and was buried in Colne.

129719104. Geoffrey* Plantagenet Duke of Normandy, Count d,² son of Fulk V Anjou Count ² ^,154 and Ermengard Maine,² ^,154 was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France,^² died on 7 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Loir, France^² at age 38, and was buried in Cathedral, Le Mans.^² Another name for Geoffrey* was The Fair.
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She was designated Henry's heir, and on his death (1135), Stephensiezed the
throne and Matilda invaded England (1139) inuagurating a period of
inconclusive civil war. She and her second husband (Geoffrey) capturednormandy
and in 1152 the Treaty of Wallingford recognised Henry as Stephen'sheir.
Burke says she was betrothed in her eighth year (1119) to Henry.
"the Empress"
Maud, 1102-67, queen of England, daughter of Henry I of England. Henryarranged a marriage for her with Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, and shewas sent to Germany, betrothed, and five years later (1114) married tohim. Empress Matilda was popular in
Germany and seemed more German than English, but after her husband'sdeath (1125) she returned to England. Since her only legitimatebrother had died (1120), her father devoted himself to securing forher the succession to the English throne, and the
barons did in fact recognize her as Henry's heir in 1127. In 1128 shemarried Geoffrey IV of Anjou, to whom she bore three sons, the eldestbeing the future Henry II. Both she and her marriage were unpopular inEngland, however, and on Henry I's death
in 1135 the barons gave their support to Matilda's cousin Stephen, whoseized the throne. In 1139, Matilda, aided by her half-brother Robert,earl of Gloucester, undertook to recover the throne. After the defeatand capture of Stephen in 1141, she was
elected "Lady of the English"; but her arrogance alienated supporters,and the captive Stephen had to be freed in a prisoner exchange forGloucester. Before the end of the year her forces were routed atWinchester, and the same powerful clergy who had
enthroned her then deposed her and declared for Stephen. The strugglecontinued, but never greatly in her favor. In 1148 she withdrew; herson Henry inherited her claim to the throne and was recognized as heirin 1153. Matilda spent her remaining years
in Normandy and became noted for her charity.Baptised Adelaide she,like her mother before her, changed her name to Matilda upon hermarriage to the Emperor of Germany. After the White Ship disaster,when her brother was drowned, she was the sole surviving legitimateoffspring of her father, who proclaimed her his heir.
However, when he died in 1135, she was living in Anjou with her secondhusband, Count Geoffrey, and the throne was seized by Stephen ofBlois, her first cousin. This led to a period of civil war between thetwo.
Matilda triumphed briefly over Stephen in 1141, when the crown camewithin her reach at last, but her hauteur and overbearing manneralienated many of her supporters, and she eventually had to retirefrom the conflict.
She continued to promote the rights of her son, Henry of Anjou and in1153, when faced by an invading army led by Henry, Stephen bowed tohim and public opinion, and named him his heir at the Treaty ofWallingford.

MATILDA (1102-1167), empress, was the daughter of Henry I of Englandby his first marriage. She was betrothed in 1109 and married in 1114to the German emperor Henry V. When her husband died (1125) leavingher childless, her father, whose only surviving legitimate child shethen was, persuaded his reluctant barons to accept her, on oath, ashis successor (Jan. 1, 1127). The novel prospect of a female ruler wasitself unwelcome; Matilda's 17-year absence in Germany (where she wasnot unpopular) and her apparent arrogrance estranged her from herfather's subjects. Difficulties also might result from her remarriageto provide for the succession. Her marriage in 1128 to GeoffreyPlantagenet, heir to Anjou and Maine (designed by Henry I, like herfirst marriage, for political ends), whose father, CountFulk, departedimmediately after the ceremony to become the consort of Melisende ofJerusalem, flouted the barons' stipulation that she should not marryoutside England without their consent, and was unpopular in Normandyand England. On Henry I's death, his nephew Stephen by prompt actionsecured England and was recognized by Pope Innocent II. Matilda andGeoffrey, however, made some headway in Normandy. Matilda's subsequentchallenge to Stephen's position in England mainly depended on thesupport of her half-brother Earl Robert of Gloucester. After thedefeat and capture of Stephen at Lincoln (Feb. 1141), Matilda waselected "lady of the English" and would have been queen could she haveproceeded to coronation, but active support for her cause still camemainly from the western counties. Her chance of consolidating herprecarious victory was swiftly destroyed by a reaction initated by hertactless handling of London. After her defeat at Winchester in Sept.1141, her supporters, slowly reduced by death and defection,maintained a stubborn defense until Earl Robert died (1147) andMatilda retired (1148) to Normandy, of which her husband had gainedpossession. She continued to interest herself in the government of theterritories of her eldest son, the future Henry II of England. Hercareer was not entirely unsuccessful: all the subsequent monarchs ofEngland have been her descendants, not Stephen's. She died in Normandyon Sept. 10, 1167.

Matilda* married Geoffrey* Plantagenet Duke of Normandy, Count d ² on 3 Apr 1127 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.² Geoffrey* was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France,^² died on 7 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Loir, France^² at age 38, and was buried in Cathedral, Le Mans.^² Another name for Geoffrey* was The Fair.

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