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Theobald De Verdun, 2nd Baron Verdun
Theobald de Verdun (1278–1316) was the second and eldest surviving son of Theobald de Verdun, 1st Baron Verdun, of Alton, Staffordshire, and his wife Margery de Bohun. The elder Theobald was the son of John de Verdon, otherwise Le Botiller, of Alton, Staffordshire, who was killed in Ireland in 1278. John, in turn, was the son of Theobald le Botiller and Roesia de Verdun. Roesia was the daughter of Nicholas de Verdun, who was the son of Bertram III de Verdun. When King Henry II of England invaded Ireland in 1171, this Bertram was appointed Seneschal for the undertaking, that is to say, he was responsible for provisions and stores. The Verdun family became major landowners in Ireland, especially in County Louth and County Meath. Thomas lived mainly in Ireland, and held the office of Justiciar of Ireland in 1314–15. His three brothers rebelled against the Crown in 1312–13, but Theobald himself seems to have remained loyal. Theobald married as his first wife Maud (ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth De Clare
Elizabeth de Clare, 11th Lady of Clare (16 September 1295 – 4 November 1360) was a member of the Anglo-Norman family, de Clare, and heiress to the lordships of Clare, Suffolk, in England and Usk in Wales. She is sometimes referred to as Elizabeth de Burgh ( ), due to her first marriage to John de Burgh. Her two successive husbands were Theobald II de Verdun (of the Butler-de Verdun family) and Roger d'Amory. Later in life, Elizabeth, as a widow, was a religious and educational benefactress, mainly to establishments in East Anglia. These included the second-oldest surviving college of the University of Cambridge, Clare College, which took its name after her. Life Elizabeth was the daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and Joan of Acre. She was the youngest of the three daughters, her father having died when she was a baby.Nicolas, N. H. (2012). ''Testamenta vetusta: being illustrations from wills, of manners, customs, &c. as well as of the descents and po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallamshire
Hallamshire (or Hallam) is the historical name for an area of South Yorkshire, England, approximating to the current City of Sheffield local government area. The origin of the name is uncertain. The English Place-Name Society describe "Hallam" originating from a formation meaning "on the rocks". Alternative theories are that it is derived from ''halgh'' meaning an area of land at a border,David Hey, ''Historic Hallamshire'' Old Norse ''hallr'' meaning a slope or hill, or Old English ''heall'' meaning a hall or mansion. The exact boundaries of this historic district are unknown, but it is thought to have covered the parishes of Sheffield, Ecclesfield, and Bradfield, Sheffield, Bradfield—an area roughly equivalent to those parts of the present-day borough of the City of Sheffield that lie to the west of the rivers River Don, South Yorkshire, Don and River Sheaf, Sheaf that are within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, ancient county of Yorkshire (later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Clare
The House of Clare was a prominent Anglo-Norman noble house that ruled the Earldoms of Pembroke, Hertford and Gloucester in England and Wales throughout its history, playing a prominent role in the Norman invasion of Ireland. They were descended from Richard Fitz Gilbert, Lord of Clare (1035–1090), a kinsman of William the Conqueror who accompanied him into England during the Norman conquest of England. His great-grandfather was Richard I of Normandy who was the son of William Longsword and the grandson of the Viking Rollo. As a reward for his service, Richard was given lands in Suffolk centred on the village of Clare. As a result, Richard and his descendants carried the name of 'de Clare' or 'of Clare'. The de Clares ranked among the greatest baronial houses of the early Middle Ages and were the proprietors of the monumental Caerphilly Castle, Pembroke Castle, Castell Coch, and over 190 manors in England. Origins The Clare family derived in the male line from Gilb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquess Of Hertford
The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerages of Peerage of England, England and Peerage of Great Britain, Great Britain. The third Earldom of Hertford was created in 1559 for Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, Edward Seymour, who was simultaneously created Baron Beauchamp of Hache. His grandson William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, William Seymour was subsequently created Marquess of Hertford and restored to the title of Duke of Somerset; the Marquessate became extinct in 1675 and the other three titles in 1750. The present Marquessate was created in 1793. Lord Hertford holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Yarmouth (Peerage of Great Britain, 1793), Earl of Hertford (Peerage of Great Britain, 1750), Viscount Beauchamp (Peerage of Great Britain, 1750), Baron Conway, of Ragley in the County of Warwick (Peerage of England, 1703), and Baron Conway of Killultagh, of Killultagh in the County of Antrim (Peerage of Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert De Clare, 7th Earl Of Gloucester
Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester (2 September 1243 – 7 December 1295) was a powerful English magnate. He was also known as "Red" Gilbert de Clare or "The Red Earl", probably because of his hair colour or fiery temper in battle. He held the Lordship of Glamorgan which was one of the most powerful and wealthy of the Welsh Marcher Lordships as well as over 200 English manors (172 in the Honor of Clare).Page, W. (1927) Parishes: Chilton. A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4. Ed. London, England: Victoria County History. Lineage Gilbert de Clare was born at Christchurch, Dorset, Christchurch, Hampshire, the son of Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester, and of Maud de Lacy, daughter of John de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, John de Lacy and Margaret de Quincy. Gilbert inherited his father's estates in 1262. He took on the titles, including Lord of Glamorgan, from 1263. Being underage at his fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Burgh (died 1313)
John de Burgh ( ; 1286 – 18 June 1313) was an Irish people, Irish nobility, noble who was the son of Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and his mother was, Margarite. Background Heir apparent to the Earldom of Ulster, he married (as her first husband) in Waltham Abbey (town), Waltham Abbey, Essex, on 30 September 1308, Elizabeth de Clare, sister of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford and 8th Earl of Gloucester. She was the founder of Clare College, Cambridge, and a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. Gloucester in turn married John's sister Maud. Family John and Elizabeth had one son: *William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (1312–1333) However, John died in Galway the next year, leaving his infant son William heir to the Earldom. Ancestry See also * House of Burgh, an Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193 * Lord of Connaught References Citations Bibliography * * ** ''Earls of Ulster and Lords of Connacht, 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry VIII Of England
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his Wives of Henry VIII, six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolution of the monasteries, dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church, excommunicated by the pope. Born in Greenwich, Henry brought radical changes to the Constitution of England, expanding royal power and ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings in opposition to papal supremacy. He frequently used charges of treason and heresy to quell dissent, and those accused were often executed without a formal trial using bills of attainder. He achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wives Of Henry VIII
In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six queens consort of King Henry VIII of England between 1509 and his death in 1547. In legal terms (''de jure''), Henry had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled by the Church of England. Annulments declare that a true marriage never took place, unlike a divorce, in which a married couple end their union. Henry VIII was never granted an annulment by the Pope Clement VII, Pope, as he desired, for Catherine of Aragon, his first wife. Along with his six wives, Mistresses of Henry VIII, Henry took several mistresses. Overview The six women who were married to Henry VIII, in chronological order by their marriages: Henry's first marriage to Catherine of Aragon lasted nearly 24 years, while the following five lasted less than 10 years combined. Details English historian and House of Tudor expert David Starkey describes Henry VIII as a husband:What is extraordinary is that in the beginning of Henry's m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Parr
Catherine Parr ( – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight months. With four husbands, she is the most-married English queen consort. She was the first woman to publish in print an original work under her own name in England in the English language. Catherine enjoyed a close relationship with Henry's three children, Mary, Elizabeth and Edward. She was personally involved in the education of Elizabeth and Edward. She was influential in Henry's passing of the Third Succession Act in 1543 that restored his daughters Mary and Elizabeth to the line of succession to the throne. Catherine was appointed regent from July to September 1544 while Henry was on a military campaign in France; in the event that he lost his life, she was to rule as r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Nottingham (323,632), which is also the county town. The county has an area of and a population of 1,154,195. The latter is concentrated in the Nottingham Urban Area, Nottingham built-up area in the south-west, which extends into Derbyshire and has a population of 729,997. The north-east of the county is more rural, and contains the towns of Worksop (44,733) and Newark-on-Trent (27,700). For Local government in England, local government purposes Nottinghamshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the Nottingham Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area. The East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnington
Bonnington is a dispersed village and civil parish on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh in Ashford District of Kent, England. The village is located to the south of the town of Ashford on the B2067 ( Hamstreet to Hythe road). Bonnington has under 100 inhabitants and has historic connections with smuggling. The parish used to boast its own school at the T-junction with the former B2069, and a public house (The Oak) located nearly two miles southeast of the village. The parish church, dedicated to St Rumwold, the child saint, is about half a mile to the south of the hamlet, on the Royal Military Canal. The parish council is now linked with the larger village of Aldington (where the population is now included) which is where the nearest shops can be found. Location and landscape The small parish of Bonnington in the English county of Kent lies between the town of Ashford to the west (5 miles distant) and the coastal town of Hythe to the east (6 miles dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hussey, 2nd Baron Hussey
Henry Hussey, 2nd Baron Hussey (1302 – 21 July 1349) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey, the 1st Baron Hussey and Isabel Hussey. "Sir Henry Huse, knight", was returned as Knight of the Shire for Dorset at the age of 30 in 1331/2. He was married circa 1314 to Maud. On their wedding day his father gave the bride and groom an estate in Kent. A son, named Mark Hussey, was born to Henry Hussey by Maud in about 1316. He was later remarried to Katherine FitzAlan, daughter of Edmund Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel, Edmund FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel. Katherine was sister to Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel, Richard FitzAlan, later Earl of Arundel. The children born to Henry Hussey by Katherine FitzAlan-Hussey were Elizabeth Hussey (circa 1318), Henry Hussey (circa 1320), and Richard Hussey (circa 1323). Katherine died in 1375, according to ''History of Gloucestershire''. Her will was proved in 1376. According to ''The Complete Peerage, Complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
