Henry I of England

M, b. circa 1068, d. 1 December 1135
Father*William I of England b. c 1027, d. 9 Sep 1087
Mother*Matilda of Flanders b. c 1031, d. 2 Nov 1083
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1068Henry I of England was born circa 1068.
He was the son of William I of England and Matilda of Flanders.
Marriage11 November 1100Henry I of England married Princess Matilda of Scotland, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland, on 11 November 1100.
Marriage1121Henry I of England married Adeliza of Louvain in 1121.
Death1 December 1135Henry I of England died on 1 December 1135.
DateLocationDescription
Henry I (c. 1068/1069 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106. He was called Beauclerc for his scholarly interests and Lion of Justice for refinements which he brought about in the administrative and legislative machinery of the time.

Henry's reign is noted for its political opportunism. His succession was confirmed while his brother Robert was away on the First Crusade and the beginning of his reign was occupied by wars with Robert for control of England and Normandy. He successfully reunited the two realms again after their separation on his father's death in 1087. Upon his succession he granted the baronage a Charter of Liberties, which formed a basis for subsequent challenges to rights of kings and presaged Magna Carta, which subjected the King to law.

The rest of Henry's reign was filled with judicial and financial reforms. He established the biannual Exchequer to reform the treasury. He used itinerant officials to curb abuses of power at the local and regional level, garnering the praise of the people. The differences between the English and Norman populations began to break down during his reign and he himself married a daughter of the old English royal house. He made peace with the church after the disputes of his brother's reign, but he could not smooth out his succession after the disastrous loss of his eldest son William in the wreck of the White Ship. His will stipulated that he was to be succeeded by his daughter, the Empress Matilda, but his stern rule was followed by a period of civil war known as the Anarchy.1

Children of Henry I of England and Isabel Beaumont

Child of Henry I of England

Children of Henry I of England and Lady Sybilla Corbet

Children of Henry I of England and Princess Matilda of Scotland

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England

Isabel Hedwig of England

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Father*Henry I of England b. c 1068, d. 1 Dec 1135
Mother*Isabel Beaumont b. c 1102, d. c 1172
Life EventDateDescription
Isabel Hedwig of England was the daughter of Henry I of England and Isabel Beaumont.

Matilda FitzRoy

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Father*Henry I of England b. c 1068, d. 1 Dec 1135
Mother*Isabel Beaumont b. c 1102, d. c 1172
Life EventDateDescription
Matilda FitzRoy was the daughter of Henry I of England and Isabel Beaumont.
DateLocationDescription
Maud, Abbess of Montivilliers was a natural daughter of Henry I of England and his young mistress Isabel de Beaumont (ca 1102 - ca 1172), herself a sister of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester.

Born Matilda Fitzroy, her maternal grandparents were Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth of Vermandois. She was a half-sister of Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, her mother's son through a marriage to Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and of the Empress Matilda, who apparently valued her company and advice. Perhaps due to their closeness, Matilda or "Maud" is called the Sister of the Empress Matilda.

She was the abbess at the Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, Montivilliers, and for that reason is best known as Maud of Montivilliers.1

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_FitzRoy

Robert de Beaumont

M, b. 1104, d. 5 April 1168
Father*Robert de Beaumont b. 1049, d. 5 Jun 1118
Mother*Elizabeth of Vermandois b. c 1081, d. 13 Feb 1131
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1104Robert de Beaumont was born in 1104 at twin with Waleran.
He was the son of Robert de Beaumont and Elizabeth of Vermandois.
Marriageafter 1120Robert de Beaumont married Amica de Gael, daughter of Ralph de Montfort, after 1120.
Death5 April 1168Robert de Beaumont died on 5 April 1168.
DateLocationDescription
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 – 5 April 1168) was Justiciar of England 1155-1168.

The surname "de Beaumont" is given him by genealogists. The only known contemporary surname applied to him is "Robert son of Count Robert". Henry Knighton, the fourteenth-century chronicler notes him as Robert "Le Bossu" (meaning "Robert the Hunchback" in French).

Robert was an English nobleman of Norman-French ancestry. He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois. He was the twin brother of Waleran de Beaumont. There is no knowing whether they were identical or fraternal twins, but the fact that they are remarked on by contemporaries as twins indicates that they probably were in fact identical.

The two brothers, Robert and Waleran, were adopted into the royal household shortly after their father's death in June 1118 (upon which Robert inherited his father's second titles of Earl of Leicester). Their lands on either side of the Channel were committed to a group of guardians, led by their stepfather, William earl of Warenne or Surrey. They accompanied King Henry I to Normandy, to meet with Pope Callixtus II in 1119, when the king incited them to debate philosophy with the cardinals. Both twins were literate, and Abingdon Abbey later claimed to have been Robert's school, but though this is possible, its account is not entirely trustworthy. A surviving treatise on astronomy (British Library ms Royal E xxv) carries a dedication "to Earl Robert of Leicester, that man of affairs and profound learning, most accomplished in matters of law" who can only be this Robert. On his death he left his own psalter to the abbey he founded at Leicester, which was still in its library in the late fifteenth century. The existence of this indicates that like many noblemen of his day, Robert followed the canonical hours in his chapel.1

Children of Robert de Beaumont and Amica de Gael

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Beaumont,_2nd_Earl_of_Leicester.

Isabella of Scotland

F, b. 1195, d. 1253
Father*King William I of Scotland b. 1143, d. 4 Dec 1214
Mother*Ermengarde de Beaumont b. c 1170, d. 12 Feb 1233
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Bigod.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageIsabella of Scotland married Roger Bigod, son of Roger Bigod and Maud Marshal.
Birth1195Isabella of Scotland was born in 1195.
She was the daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont.
Death1253Isabella of Scotland died in 1253.

Margaret of Scotland

F, b. 1193, d. 1259
Father*King William I of Scotland b. 1143, d. 4 Dec 1214
Mother*Ermengarde de Beaumont b. c 1170, d. 12 Feb 1233
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1221As of 1221,her married name was de Burgh.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1193Margaret of Scotland was born in 1193.
She was the daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont.
Marriage1221Margaret of Scotland married Hubert de Burgh in 1221.
Death1259Margaret of Scotland died in 1259.

Child of Margaret of Scotland and Hubert de Burgh

Alexander II of Scotland

M, b. 1198, d. 1249
Father*King William I of Scotland b. 1143, d. 4 Dec 1214
Mother*Ermengarde de Beaumont b. c 1170, d. 12 Feb 1233
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAlexander II of Scotland was also known as King Alexander II of Scots.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1198Alexander II of Scotland was born in 1198.
He was the son of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont.
MarriageJune 1221Alexander II of Scotland married Joan of England, daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême, in June 1221.
Marriage15 May 1239Alexander II of Scotland married Marie de Coucy on 15 May 1239.
Death1249Alexander II of Scotland died in 1249.
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Alexander II (Mediaeval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Uilliam; Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Uilleim) (24 August 1198 – 6 July 1249), King of Scots, was the only son of the Scottish king William the Lion and Ermengarde of Beaumont. He was born at Haddington, East Lothian, in 1198, and spent time in England (John of England knighted him at Clerkenwell Priory in 1213) before succeeding to the kingdom on the death of his father on 4 December 1214, being crowned at Scone on 6 December the same year.

The year after his accession the clans Meic Uilleim and MacHeths, inveterate enemies of the Scottish crown, broke into revolt; but loyalist forces speedily quelled the insurrection.

In the same year Alexander joined the English barons in their struggle against John of England, and led an army into the Kingdom of England in support of their cause. The Scottish Army of Alexander II reached the south coast of England at the port of Dover awaiting the arrival of the French Army under the Dauphin. Alexander and the Dauphin, with their forces joined the English barons, when they signed Magna Carta. But King John died and the Pope and the English aristocracy changed their attitude, which meant the French army returned home shortly after taking London and the Scottish army returned to Scotland. Peace between John's youthful son Henry III of England and the French prince Louis VIII of France and Alexander followed.

Diplomacy further strengthened the reconciliation by the marriage of Alexander to Henry's sister Joan of England on 18 June or 25 June 1221.

The next year marked the subjection of the hitherto semi-independent district of Argyll. Royal forces crushed a revolt in Galloway in 1235 without difficulty; nor did an invasion attempted soon afterwards by its exiled leaders meet with success. Soon afterwards a claim for homage from Henry of England drew forth from Alexander a counter-claim to the northern English counties. The two kingdoms, however, settled this dispute by a compromise in 1237. This was the Treaty of York which defined the boundary between the two kingdoms as running between the Solway Firth (in the west) and the mouth of the River Tweed (in the east).

Joan died in March, 1238 in Essex, and in the following year, 1239, Alexander remarried. His second wife was Marie de Coucy. The marriage took place on 15 May 1239, and produced one son, the future Alexander III, born in 1241.

A threat of invasion by Henry in 1243 for a time interrupted the friendly relations between the two countries; but the prompt action of Alexander in anticipating his attack, and the disinclination of the English barons for war, compelled him to make peace next year at Newcastle. Alexander now turned his attention to securing the Western Isles, which still owed a nominal allegiance to Norway. He successively attempted negotiations and purchase, but without success. Alexander next attempted to persuade Ewen, the son of Duncan, Lord of Argyll, to sever his allegiance to Haakon IV of Norway. Ewen rejected these attempts, and Alexander sailed forth to compel him.

But on the way he suffered a fever at the Isle of Kerrera in the Inner Hebrides, and died there in 1249. He was buried at Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire. His son Alexander III succeeded him as King of Scots.1

Child of Alexander II of Scotland and Marie de Coucy

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Scotland

Marjorie of Scotland

F, b. 1200, d. 1244
Father*King William I of Scotland b. 1143, d. 4 Dec 1214
Mother*Ermengarde de Beaumont b. c 1170, d. 12 Feb 1233
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1 August 1235As of 1 August 1235,her married name was Marshal.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1200Marjorie of Scotland was born in 1200.
She was the daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont.
Marriage1 August 1235Marjorie of Scotland married Gilbert Marshal, son of William Marshal and Isabel de Clare, on 1 August 1235.
Death1244Marjorie of Scotland died in 1244.

Gilbert Marshal

M, b. 1194, d. 27 June 1241
Father*William Marshal b. 1146, d. 14 May 1219
Mother*Isabel de Clare b. 1172, d. 1220
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1194Gilbert Marshal was born in 1194.
He was the son of William Marshal and Isabel de Clare.
Marriage1 August 1235Gilbert Marshal married Marjorie of Scotland, daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont, on 1 August 1235.
Death27 June 1241Gilbert Marshal died on 27 June 1241.
DateLocationDescription
Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke (1194 – 27 June 1241) was the third son of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke, the daughter of Richard de Clare.

Gilbert acceded to the title of Earl of Pembroke on 11 June 1234, on the death of his elder brother Richard who had died childless.

He was married on 1 August 1235 in Berwick-upon-Tweed to Marjorie of Scotland (1200 - 17 November 1244), daughter of King William of Scotland. Their marriage was childless. By an unknown mistress he had one illegitimate daughter, Isabel, who was married to Rhys ap Maeldon Fychan.[1]

He was accidentally killed on 27 June 1241 while in a tournament, which King Henry III had expressely forbidden, as he did not want any of his subjects killing one another in sport.[2] Gilbert was thrown from his horse and his foot was caught in the stirrup, thus he was dragged for some distance on the ground and died from the injuries he had received. He was buried at Temple Church next to his father. His title was passed to his younger brother Walter a year after his death. Walter was not immediately confirmed as earl and Earl Marshal due to the King's anger at Walter's disobedience of royal orders as he had also attended the tournament which had killed Gilbert.[3]1

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Marshal,_4th_Earl_of_Pembroke.

Joan of England

F, b. 22 July 1210, d. 4 March 1238
Father*King John of England b. 24 Dec 1166, d. 19 Oct 1216
Mother*Isabella of Angoulême b. 1188, d. 31 May 1246
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameJune 1221As of June 1221,her married name was of Scotland.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth22 July 1210Joan of England was born on 22 July 1210.
She was the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême.
MarriageJune 1221Joan of England married Alexander II of Scotland, son of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont, in June 1221.
Death4 March 1238Joan of England died on 4 March 1238 at age 27.
DateLocationDescription
Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland (22 July 1210 – 4 March 1238) was the eldest legitimate daughter and third child of John of England and Isabella of Angouleme.

Joan was brought up in the court of Hugh X of Lusignan who was promised to her in marriage from an early age, as compensation for him being jilted by her mother Isabella of Angouleme, however on the death of John of England, Isabella decided she should marry him herself and Joan was sent back to England, where negotiations for her hand with Alexander II of Scotland were taking place.

She and Alexander married on 21 June 1221, at York Minster[1]. Alexander was twenty-three. Joan was ten, almost eleven. They had no children. Joan died in her brother's arms at Havering-atte-Bower in 1238, and was buried at Tarrant Crawford Abbey in Dorset[2].

Nothing now remains of this church; the last mention of it is before the Reformation.1

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_England,_Queen_consort_of_Scotland.

Marie de Coucy

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name15 May 1239As of 15 May 1239,her married name was of Scotland.
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage15 May 1239Marie de Coucy married Alexander II of Scotland, son of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont, on 15 May 1239.

Child of Marie de Coucy and Alexander II of Scotland

Alexander III of Scotland

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Father*Alexander II of Scotland b. 1198, d. 1249
Mother*Marie de Coucy
Life EventDateDescription
Alexander III of Scotland was the son of Alexander II of Scotland and Marie de Coucy.

Hubert de Burgh

M, b. before 1180, d. before 5 May 1243
Life EventDateDescription
Birthbefore 1180Hubert de Burgh was born before 1180.
MarriageSeptember 1217He married Isabel of Gloucester, daughter of William Fitz Robert and Hawise de Beaumont, in September 1217.
Marriage1221Hubert de Burgh married Margaret of Scotland, daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont, in 1221.
Deathbefore 5 May 1243Hubert de Burgh died before 5 May 1243.
DateLocationDescription
Hubert de Burgh (before 1180 – before 5 May 1243) was Earl of Kent, Justiciar of England and Ireland, and one of the most influential men in England during the reigns of John and Henry III.

De Burgh came from a minor gentry family about which little is known. He was a brother of William de Burgh, Governor of Limerick. The relationship between Hubert de Burgh and the later de Burghs Earl of Ulster and Lords of Connaught is not clear. They descend from William de Burgh (c. 1160?–1204) but the relationship between Hubert and William has never been clearly verified; it is possible that they were full or half brothers, but may have been cousins.

He was a minor official in the household of Prince John in 1197, and became John's chamberlain the next year. He continued as John's chamberlain when the latter became king in 1199.1

Child of Hubert de Burgh and Margaret of Scotland

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_de_Burgh,_1st_Earl_of_Kent.

Margaret de Burgh

F, b. circa 1222, d. 1237
Father*Hubert de Burgh b. b 1180, d. b 5 May 1243
Mother*Margaret of Scotland b. 1193, d. 1259
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationMargaret de Burgh was also known as Megotta.
Married Namecirca 1236As of circa 1236,her married name was De Clare.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1222Margaret de Burgh was born circa 1222.
She was the daughter of Hubert de Burgh and Margaret of Scotland.
Marriagecirca 1236Margaret de Burgh married Richard De Clare, son of Gilbert De Clare and Isabel Marshall, circa 1236.
Death1237Margaret de Burgh died in 1237.

Floris III of Holland

M, b. 1141, d. 1 August 1190
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1141Floris III of Holland was born in 1141.
Marriage28 August 1162He married Ada de Huntingdon, daughter of Henry of Scotland and Ada de Warenne, on 28 August 1162.
Death1 August 1190Floris III of Holland died on 1 August 1190.
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Floris III of Holland (1141 – August 1, 1190), Count of Holland from 1157 to 1190. He was a son of Dirk VI and Sophie of Luxemburg, heiress of Bentheim.

On September 28, 1162 he married Ada, sister of king William I of Scotland, also known as William the Lion. The county of Holland adopted from him the rampant lion in the coat of arms and the name of William.

Floris III was a loyal vassal to Frederick I Barbarossa. He accompanied the emperor on two expeditions to Italy in 1158 and 1176-1178. Frederick thanked him by making Floris part of the imperial nobility.

The emperor gave Floris the toll right of Geervliet, the most important toll station in Holland at that time. This was actually the legalisation of an existing situation, because the counts of Holland had charged tolls illegally since the start of the 11th century.

Many farmers came to Holland to turn the swamps into agricultural lands. Dikes and dams were build and the border between Holland and the bishopric of Utrecht had to be determined. There was a dispute between Floris and the bishop of Utrecht about a new dam in the Rhine at Zwammerdam in 1165, which had to be settled by emperor Frederick. The brother of Floris, Baldwin became bishop of Utrecht in 1178.

War broke out between Flanders and Holland. Count Philip of Flanders wanted to have Zeeland. Floris was captured in Brugge and had to accept Flemish overlordship in Zeeland as ransom in 1167.

During his reign Floris III had troubles with West Friesland and a war with Philip count of Flanders concerning their respective rights in West Zeeland, in which he was beaten. In 1170 a great flood caused immense devastation in the north and helped to form the Zuider Zee.

In 1189 Floris accompanied Frederick Barbarossa upon the third Crusade, of which he was a distinguished leader. He died in 1190 at Antioch of pestilence and was buried there.

Two sons of Floris III became Count of Holland: Dirk VII in 1190 and William I in 1203.

He married 28 August 1162 Ada of Huntingdon, daughter of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne.1

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floris_III,_Count_of_Holland.

Lady Joan (?)

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Charts
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was ab Iorwerth.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageLady Joan (?) married Prince Llywelyn the Great ab Iorwerth.

Children of Lady Joan (?) and Prince Llywelyn the Great ab Iorwerth

Gwladus Ddu

F, b. circa 1206, d. 1251
Father*Prince Llywelyn the Great ab Iorwerth b. c 1173, d. 11 Apr 1240
Mother*Lady Joan (?)
Charts
Lucretia Proctor Pedigree Chart
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameNovember 1215As of November 1215,her married name was de Braose.
Married Name1230As of 1230,her married name was de Mortimer.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1206Gwladus Ddu was born circa 1206.
She was the daughter of Prince Llywelyn the Great ab Iorwerth and Lady Joan (?)
MarriageNovember 1215Gwladus Ddu married Reginald de Braose, son of William de Braose and Matilda de St. Valery, in November 1215.
Marriage1230Gwladus Ddu married Ralph de Mortimer, son of Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrers, in 1230.
Death1251Gwladus Ddu died in 1251.
DateLocationDescription
Gwladus Ddu, ("Gwladus the Dark"), full name Gwladus ferch Llywelyn (died 1251) was a Welsh noblewoman who was a daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd and married two Marcher lords.

Sources differ as to whether Gwladus was Llywelyn's legitimate daughter by his wife Joan or an illegitimate daughter by Tangwystl Goch. Some sources say that Joan gave her lands to Gwladus, which suggests, but does not prove, the former. Gwladus is recorded in Brut y Tywysogion as having died at Windsor in 1251.

She married firstly, Reginald de Braose, Lord of Brecon and Abergavenny in about 1215, but they are not known to have had any children. After Reginald's death in 1228 she was probably the sister recorded as accompanying Dafydd ap Llywelyn to London in 1229.
She married secondly, Ralph de Mortimer of Wigmore about 1230. Ralph died in 1246, and their son, Roger de Mortimer, inherited the lordship.

Children:
Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore, in 1247, married Maud de Braose, by whom he had seven children.
Hugh de Mortimer
John de Mortimer
Peter de Mortimer.1

Children of Gwladus Ddu and Ralph de Mortimer

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwladus_Ddu

Ralph de Mortimer

M, b. before 1198, d. before 2 October 1246
Father*Roger de Mortimer b. b 1153, d. b 8 Jul 1214
Mother*Isabel de Ferrers d. b 29 Apr 1252
Charts
Lucretia Proctor Pedigree Chart
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationRalph de Mortimer was also known as Ranulph.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthbefore 1198Ralph de Mortimer was born before 1198.
He was the son of Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrers.
Marriage1230Ralph de Mortimer married Gwladus Ddu, daughter of Prince Llywelyn the Great ab Iorwerth and Lady Joan (?), in 1230.
Deathbefore 2 October 1246Ralph de Mortimer died before 2 October 1246.
DateLocationDescription
Ranulph or Ralph de Mortimer (before 1198 to before 2 October 1246) was the second son of Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrers of Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire He succeeded his elder brother before 23 November 1227 and built Cefnllys and Knucklas castles in 1240.

In 1230, Ralph married Princess Gwladus, daughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth. They had the following children:

Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer, married Maud de Braose and succeeded his father.
Hugh de Mortimer
John de Mortimer
Peter de Mortimer.1

Children of Ralph de Mortimer and Gwladus Ddu

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_de_Mortimer

Roger de Mortimer

M, b. before 1153, d. before 8 July 1214
Father*Hugh de Mortimer d. 26 Feb 1181
Mother*Matilda le Meschin
Charts
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Lucretia Proctor Pedigree Chart (#2)
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageRoger de Mortimer married Isabel de Ferrers, daughter of Walkelin de Ferrers.
Birthbefore 1153Roger de Mortimer was born before 1153.
He was the son of Hugh de Mortimer and Matilda le Meschin.
Deathbefore 8 July 1214Roger de Mortimer died before 8 July 1214.
DateLocationDescription
Roger de Mortimer (died before 8 July 1214) was a medieval marcher lord, residing at Wigmore Castle in the English county of Herefordshire. He was the son of Hugh de Mortimer (d. 26 February 1181 and Matilda Le Meschin. He was born before 1153

Roger would appear to have been of age in 1174 when he fought for King Henry II against the rebellion of his son, Henry. In 1179 Roger was instrumental in the killing of Cadwallon ap Madog, the prince of Maelienydd and Elfael, both of which Mortimer coveted. He was imprisoned until June 1182 at Winchester for this killing.

He had married Isabel (d. before 29 April 1252), the daughter of Walchelin de Ferriers of Oakham Castle in Rutland before 1196. With Isabel, Roger had three sons and a daughter:

Hugh de Mortimer (d.1227)
Ralph de Mortimer (d.1246).
Philip Mortimer
Joan Mortimer (d.1225) - married May 1212 to Walter de Beauchamp[1]
He is often wrongly stated to have been the father of Robert Mortimer of Richards Castle (died 1219) - married Margary de Say[2], daughter of Hugh de Say. This Robert was born before 1155 and therefore could not have been a son of Roger.

In 1195 Roger, with the backing of troops sent by King Richard I invaded Maelienydd and rebuilt Cymaron Castle. In 1196 he joined forces with Hugh de Say of Richards Castle and fought and lost the battle of New Radnor against Rhys ap Gruffydd, allegedly losing some forty knights and an innumerable number of foot in the fight. By 1200 he had conquered Maelienydd and issued a new charter of rights to Cwmhir Abbey. In the summer of 1214 he became gravely ill and bought the right for his son to inherit his lands while he still lived from King John. He died before 8 July 1214.1

Children of Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrers

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mortimer_of_Wigmore

Hugh de Mortimer

M, d. 26 February 1181
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageHugh de Mortimer married Matilda le Meschin.
Death26 February 1181Hugh de Mortimer died on 26 February 1181.

Child of Hugh de Mortimer and Matilda le Meschin

Isabel de Ferrers

F, d. before 29 April 1252
Father*Walkelin de Ferrers d. 1201
Charts
Lucretia Proctor Pedigree Chart (#1)
Lucretia Proctor Pedigree Chart (#2)
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Mortimer.
Life EventDateDescription
Isabel de Ferrers was the daughter of Walkelin de Ferrers.
MarriageIsabel de Ferrers married Roger de Mortimer, son of Hugh de Mortimer and Matilda le Meschin.
Deathbefore 29 April 1252Isabel de Ferrers died before 29 April 1252.

Children of Isabel de Ferrers and Roger de Mortimer

Walkelin de Ferrers

M, d. 1201
Father*Henry de Ferrers
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationWalkelin de Ferrers was also known as de Ferrieres.
Name VariationWalkelin de Ferrers was also known as Walchelin.
Life EventDateDescription
Walkelin de Ferrers was the son of Henry de Ferrers.
Death1201Walkelin de Ferrers died in 1201.
DateLocationDescription
Walchelin de Ferrieres (or Walkelin de Ferrers) (died 1201) was a Norman baron and principal captain of Richard I of England.

The Ferriers family hailed from the southern marches of Normandy and had previously protected the duchy from the hostility of the counts of Maine and Anjou. With the union of the domains of Anjou and Normandy in 1144, and the investment of Geoffrey V Plantagenet as duke of Normandy, most of this land lost its strategic importance.

Walchelin was the son of Henry de Ferrieres, a nephew of Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby. Like his father, Walchelin held the castles of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire and Chambray for the service of 5 knights. He had 42 and 3/4 in his service, enfeoffed in his lands. In England, Walchelin held the manors of Oakham in Rutland and Lechlade in Gloucestershire. He is known to have held this land since at least 1172.

During the Third Crusade, he and his son and heir, Henry, served in the force of Richard I of England. A John de Ferrieres, believed to be a nephew, was also present. Walchelin had stayed with the King in Sicily. It is apparent that Walchelin was close in the counsel of the king. He and his knights arrived at Saint-Jean d'Acre sometime in April or June of 1191. Some months previously, a distant relative, William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby had been killed at the siege.

After the conclusion of the siege, Richard of England and Hugh III of Burgundy marched their forces south to the city of Jaffa. Along the road, several skirmishes broke out between the marching crusaders and the Saracen army marching parallel under Saladin. On 7 September 1191, the great battle of Arsuf was fought. Richard had made Walchelin a commander of one of the elite bodies of knights according to the chronicle attributed to Geoffrey de Vinsauf.

Later, in 1194, Richard was imprisoned in Germany. Walchelin brought the treasure of Normandy to Speyer and gave himself as a hostage (along with many others) to the Western Emperor Henry VI. He was freed from captivity around 1197. His sons Henry and Hugh managed his estates during the years he spent in prison. Sometime prior to his death, the younger son, Hugh was granted lordship of the manor of Lechlade.

Walchelin died in 1201 and was succeeded by his son, Henry. Henry sided with John of England over King Philip II of France until December 1203 when John left Normandy, never to return. At this point, Henry did Philip homage for his Norman lands. Hugh had left England and the care of Lechlade and Oakham went to their sister, Isabella, who was married to Roger de Mortimer of Wigmore. After her death, the land was escheated to the crown as Terra Normanorum.1

Children of Walkelin de Ferrers

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walchelin_de_Ferriers

Marared ferch Llywelyn

F, b. circa 1198, d. after 1263
Father*Prince Llywelyn the Great ab Iorwerth b. c 1173, d. 11 Apr 1240
Mother*Joan Plantagenet b. c 1191, d. 2 Feb 1237
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationMarared ferch Llywelyn was also known as Margaret.
Name VariationMarared ferch Llywelyn was also known as ap Llewellyn.
Married Name1219As of 1219,her married name was de Braose.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1198Marared ferch Llywelyn was born circa 1198.
She was the daughter of Prince Llywelyn the Great ab Iorwerth and Joan Plantagenet.
Marriage1219Marared ferch Llywelyn married John de Braose, son of William de Braose and Maud de Clare, in 1219.
Deathafter 1263Marared ferch Llywelyn died after 1263.

Child of Marared ferch Llywelyn and John de Braose

Joan Plantagenet

F, b. circa 1191, d. 2 February 1237
Father*King John of England b. 24 Dec 1166, d. 19 Oct 1216
Mother*Agatha de Ferrers
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Namecirca 1204As of circa 1204,her married name was ab Iorwerth.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1191Joan Plantagenet was born circa 1191.
She was the daughter of King John of England and Agatha de Ferrers.
Marriagecirca 1204Joan Plantagenet married Prince Llywelyn the Great ab Iorwerth circa 1204.
Death2 February 1237Joan Plantagenet died on 2 February 1237.
DateLocationDescription
Joan, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, (c. 1191 – 2 February 1237) was the wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales and Gwynedd and effective ruler of most of Wales.

Joan was a natural daughter of King John of England and Agatha de Ferrers. She should not be confused with her half-sister Joan, Queen Consort of Scotland.

Little is known about her early life. Her mother's name is known only from Joan's obituary in the Tewkesbury Annals, where she is called "Regina Clementina" (Queen Clemence). Joan seems to have spent part of her childhood in France, as King John had her brought to the Kingdom of England from Normandy in December 1203 in preparation for her wedding to prince Llywelyn ab Iorwerth.

Joan married Llywelyn the Great between December 1203 and October 1204. She and Llywelyn had at least two children together:

Elen ferch Llywelyn (Helen or Ellen) (1207-1253), married (1) John the Scot, Earl of Chester and (2) Robert II de Quincy
Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1215-1246) married Isabella de Braose, died at Garth Celyn, Aber Garth Celyn, (Aber).
Some of Llywelyn's other recorded children may also have been Joan's:

Gwladus Ddu (1206-1251), married (1) Reginald de Braose and (2) Ralph de Mortimer.
Susanna, who was sent to England as a hostage in 1228.
Margaret, who married Sir John de Braose, the grandson of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and had issue.
In April 1226 Joan obtained a papal decree from Pope Honorius III, declaring her legitimate on the basis that her parents had not been married to others at the time of her birth, but without giving her a claim to the English throne.1
1230In 1230 Adultery. At Easter 1230, William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny, who was Llywelyn's prisoner at the time, was discovered with Joan in Llywelyn's bedchamber. William de Braose was hanged at Aber Garth Celyn on 2 May 1230; the place was known as 'Gwern y Grog' and the incident remembered down the generations by the local community. A recent suggestion that the execution might have taken place at Crogen near Bala rests on the suggestion that 'Crogen' and 'Crokein' are one and the same: there is however no further eveidence in the area to lend this substance.

Joan was placed under house arrest for twelve months after the incident. She was then, according to the Chronicle of Chester, forgiven by Llywelyn, and restored to favour. She may have given birth to a daughter early in 1231.

Children of Joan Plantagenet and Prince Llywelyn the Great ab Iorwerth

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan,_Lady_of_Wales.

Agatha de Ferrers

F
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAgatha de Ferrers was also known as Clemence.

Child of Agatha de Ferrers and King John of England

Robert De Ros

M, b. after 1330
Father*James De Ros b. 1303, d. 30 Sep 1362
Mother*Maud Bernake b. 1310
Life EventDateDescription
Birthafter 1330Robert De Ros was born after 1330.
He was the son of James De Ros and Maud Bernake.

Child of Robert De Ros

Robert De Ros

M, b. after 1350
Father*Robert De Ros b. a 1330
Life EventDateDescription
Birthafter 1350Robert De Ros was born after 1350.
He was the son of Robert De Ros.

Child of Robert De Ros

Nicholas De Ros

M, b. 1340, d. 1397
Father*James De Ros b. 1303, d. 30 Sep 1362
Mother*Maud Bernake b. 1310
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1340Nicholas De Ros was born in 1340.
He was the son of James De Ros and Maud Bernake.
Death1397Nicholas De Ros died in 1397.

Eleanor De Ros

F, b. 23 June 1432, d. May 1509
Father*Robert De Ros b. 1390, d. 1441
Mother*Joan de Tilliol b. 1399, d. 1438
Life EventDateDescription
Birth23 June 1432Eleanor De Ros was born on 23 June 1432.
She was the daughter of Robert De Ros and Joan de Tilliol.
DeathMay 1509Eleanor De Ros died in May 1509 at age 76.

Sir Geoffrey de Tilliol

M, b. 1360, d. 1400
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1360Sir Geoffrey de Tilliol was born in 1360.
Marriage1395He married Alice de Ireby in 1395.
Death1400Sir Geoffrey de Tilliol died in 1400.

Children of Sir Geoffrey de Tilliol and Alice de Ireby

Alice de Ireby

F, b. 1376
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1395As of 1395,her married name was de Tilliol.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1376Alice de Ireby was born in 1376.
Marriage1395She married Sir Geoffrey de Tilliol in 1395.

Children of Alice de Ireby and Sir Geoffrey de Tilliol

Katherine de Tilliol

F, b. 1397, d. after 1 September 1456
Father*Sir Geoffrey de Tilliol b. 1360, d. 1400
Mother*Alice de Ireby b. 1376
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1397Katherine de Tilliol was born in 1397.
She was the daughter of Sir Geoffrey de Tilliol and Alice de Ireby.
Deathafter 1 September 1456Katherine de Tilliol died after 1 September 1456.

Sir Philip le Despencer

M, b. 18 October 1342, d. 4 August 1401
Father*Sir Philip le Despencer b. 6 Apr 1313, d. 23 Aug 1349
Mother*Joan de Cobham b. 1319, d. May 1357
Life EventDateDescription
Birth18 October 1342Sir Philip le Despencer was born on 18 October 1342.
He was the son of Sir Philip le Despencer and Joan de Cobham.
Marriage1363Sir Philip le Despencer married Elizabeth de Tiptoft, daughter of Robert Tiptoft and Margaret Deincourt, in 1363.
Death4 August 1401Sir Philip le Despencer died on 4 August 1401 at age 58.

Children of Sir Philip le Despencer and Elizabeth de Tiptoft

Elizabeth de Tiptoft

F, b. 1345, d. before 1 August 1401
Father*Robert Tiptoft b. b 6 Nov 1341, d. 13 Apr 1372
Mother*Margaret Deincourt
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1363As of 1363,her married name was le Despencer.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1345Elizabeth de Tiptoft was born in 1345.
She was the daughter of Robert Tiptoft and Margaret Deincourt.
Marriage1363Elizabeth de Tiptoft married Sir Philip le Despencer, son of Sir Philip le Despencer and Joan de Cobham, in 1363.
Deathbefore 1 August 1401Elizabeth de Tiptoft died before 1 August 1401.

Children of Elizabeth de Tiptoft and Sir Philip le Despencer

Sir Philip le Despencer

M, b. 6 April 1313, d. 23 August 1349
Father*Sir Philip le Despencer b. 1288, d. 24 Sep 1313
Mother*Margaret de Goushill b. 12 May 1294, d. 29 Jul 1349
Life EventDateDescription
Birth6 April 1313Sir Philip le Despencer was born on 6 April 1313.
He was the son of Sir Philip le Despencer and Margaret de Goushill.
Marriage1341Sir Philip le Despencer married Joan de Cobham, daughter of John de Cobham, in 1341.
Death23 August 1349Sir Philip le Despencer died on 23 August 1349 at age 36.

Child of Sir Philip le Despencer and Joan de Cobham

Joan de Cobham

F, b. 1319, d. May 1357
Father*John de Cobham
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationJoan de Cobham was also known as Margaret.
Married Name1341As of 1341,her married name was le Despencer.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1319Joan de Cobham was born in 1319.
She was the daughter of John de Cobham.
Marriage1341Joan de Cobham married Sir Philip le Despencer, son of Sir Philip le Despencer and Margaret de Goushill, in 1341.
DeathMay 1357Joan de Cobham died in May 1357.

Child of Joan de Cobham and Sir Philip le Despencer

Sir Philip le Despencer

M, b. 1288, d. 24 September 1313
Father*Hugh the Elder le Despenser b. 1262, d. 27 Oct 1326
Mother*Isabella de Beauchamp d. 1306
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1288Sir Philip le Despencer was born in 1288.
He was the son of Hugh the Elder le Despenser and Isabella de Beauchamp.
Marriage1312Sir Philip le Despencer married Margaret de Goushill, daughter of Ralph de Goushill and Hawise Fitzwarine, in 1312.
Death24 September 1313Sir Philip le Despencer died on 24 September 1313.

Child of Sir Philip le Despencer and Margaret de Goushill

Margaret de Goushill

F, b. 12 May 1294, d. 29 July 1349
Father*Ralph de Goushill
Mother*Hawise Fitzwarine
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationMargaret de Goushill was also known as Goushill.
Married Name1312As of 1312,her married name was le Despencer.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth12 May 1294Margaret de Goushill was born on 12 May 1294.
She was the daughter of Ralph de Goushill and Hawise Fitzwarine.
Marriage1312Margaret de Goushill married Sir Philip le Despencer, son of Hugh the Elder le Despenser and Isabella de Beauchamp, in 1312.
Death29 July 1349Margaret de Goushill died on 29 July 1349 at age 55.

Child of Margaret de Goushill and Sir Philip le Despencer

Ralph de Goushill

M
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageRalph de Goushill married Hawise Fitzwarine.

Child of Ralph de Goushill and Hawise Fitzwarine

Hawise Fitzwarine

F
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Goushill.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageHawise Fitzwarine married Ralph de Goushill.

Child of Hawise Fitzwarine and Ralph de Goushill

Alan Basset

M, b. circa 1155
Father*Thomas Basset b. 1099
Mother*Alice de Dunstanville b. c 1118
Charts
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Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1155Alan Basset was born circa 1155.
He was the son of Thomas Basset and Alice de Dunstanville.
Marriagecirca 1180Alan Basset married Alice Gray, daughter of Stephen Gray, circa 1180.

Child of Alan Basset and Alice Gray

Alice Gray

F, b. circa 1159
Father*Stephen Gray
Charts
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Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAlice Gray was also known as Aline.
Married Namecirca 1180As of circa 1180,her married name was Basset.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1159Alice Gray was born circa 1159.
She was the daughter of Stephen Gray.
Marriagecirca 1180Alice Gray married Alan Basset, son of Thomas Basset and Alice de Dunstanville, circa 1180.

Child of Alice Gray and Alan Basset

Stephen Gray

M
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Child of Stephen Gray

Margery Basset

F
Father*Philip Basset b. c 1185, d. 19 Oct 1271
Mother*Hawise de Gray
Life EventDateDescription
Margery Basset was the daughter of Philip Basset and Hawise de Gray.

Hawise de Gray

F
Father*John de Gray
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Basset.
Life EventDateDescription
Hawise de Gray was the daughter of John de Gray.
MarriageHawise de Gray married Philip Basset, son of Alan Basset and Alice Gray.

Children of Hawise de Gray and Philip Basset

John de Gray

M
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Children of John de Gray

Walter de Gray

M, d. 1 May 1255
Father*John de Gray
Life EventDateDescription
Walter de Gray was the son of John de Gray.
Death1 May 1255Walter de Gray died on 1 May 1255.
DateLocationDescription
Walter de Gray (died 1 May 1255) was an English prelate and statesman who rose to be Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor.

He was the son of John de Gray the Elder of Eaton in Norfolk and nephew of John de Gray (the Younger), Bishop of Norwich.[1] His sister, Hawise, married the Justiciar of England, Philip Basset.[citation needed] He was educated at the University of Oxford, where he heard the lectures of Edmund of Abingdon.[2]

Walter owed his early and rapid preferment in church and state to the favor of King John, becoming the king's chancellor in 1205,[3] having paid John 5000 marks for the office.[2] He was chosen bishop of Lichfield in 1210.[4] He was, however, not allowed to keep this bishopric, but he became bishop of Worcester on 20 January 1214,[5] resigning his office as chancellor in October of 1214.[3] His consecration as bishop of Worcester took place on 5 October 1214.[5] Gray was with John when the king signed the Magna Carta in June of 1215; soon after this event he left England on the king's business, and it was during his absence that he was forced into the archbishopric of York, owing his election on 10 November 1215[6] to the good offices of John and of Pope Innocent III. John had wanted Walter, but, the canons of York felt that Walter was uneducated, and selected Simon Langton, brother of Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury instead. John objected, and wrote to Pope Innocent III complaining of the election of the brother of one of his staunchest enemies, and Innocent agreed.[7] However, Walter in the end paid more than £10,000 to the pope in various fees to get his election confirmed.[8] Walter attended the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215.[9]

He took a leading part in public affairs during the minority of Henry III, and was regarded with much favour by this king, who employed him on important errands to foreign potentates, and left him as guardian of England when he went to France in 1242.[2] In 1252, Walter hosted King Henry and King Alexander III of Scotland for the Christmas feasts at York, which event cost the archbishop £2500.[10] Afterwards the archbishop seems to have been less favorably disposed towards Henry, and for a time he absented himself from public business. Gray was always anxious to assert his archiepiscopal authority over Scotland, and to maintain it against the archbishop of Canterbury, but in neither case was he very successful. He built the south transept of York Minster and bought for his see the village, afterwards called Bishopthorpe, which is still the residence of the archbishop of York.[2] He was also generous to the church at Ripon.[11]

He held a series of councils in his diocese from 1241 to 1255 which endeavored to enforce clerical celibacy, keep benefices from being inherited, and improve the education and morals of the clergy. He gave generously to his cathedral and other churches, as well as working to endown vicarages. He visited many of the monasteries of his diocese and helped those that were in financial difficulties. He also oversaw the translation of Saint Wilfrid's remains to a new shrine at Ripon.[2]

in 1255, he visited London to attend a meeting of parliament, and died at Fulham on the 1 May 1255.[5][1] He was buried on 15 May 1255 at York Minster.[2]

His three nephews were William Langton (or Rotherfield) who was Dean of York and was elected archbishop of York but never consecrated, and Walter le Breton and Walter de Grey, who were canons of York.[1]1

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_de_Gray

Thomas Basset

M, b. 1099
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Life EventDateDescription
Birth1099Thomas Basset was born in 1099.
Marriagecirca 1139He married Alice de Dunstanville circa 1139.

Child of Thomas Basset and Alice de Dunstanville