Beatrix de Vesci of
Alnwick Castle, was an eleventh-century medieval noble lady of house
de Vesci.
Life
Daughter and sole heir of
Ivo de Vesci
Ivo de Vesci, sometimes spelt Vescy and first name sometimes Yves, was a prominent 11th-century English noble. He obtained lands and the lordship of Alnwick in Northumberland from King William II of England. He was also given lands in Malton, ...
, Builder and first Baron and his wife, Alda, Beatrix de Vesci was one of the richest heiresses of her time. She was the first wife of
Eustace Fitz John, also known as Eustacius fitz John de Burgo, Constable of
Chestershire and
Knaresborough.
According to
Dugdale, Beatrix had two sons, William and Geoffrey. However, it is most often said that she died during childbirth of her first and only son,
William de Vesci.
William de Vesci took his mother’s surname and would become the ancestor of the
de Vesci baronial house.
William served as
Sheriff of Northumberland from 1157 to 1170, and
Sheriff of Lancashire from 1166 to 1170.
Upon the death of
Eustace Fitz John, his lands passed to his son William by consent of
King Henry II.
Beatrix de Vesci's grandson,
Eustace de Vesci, was one of the Surety Barons of ''
Magna Carta
(Medieval Latin for "Great Charter"), sometimes spelled Magna Charta, is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardin ...
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References
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11th-century English nobility
Year of birth uncertain
Beatrix
Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from ''Viatrix'', a feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Viator'' which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word ''beatus'' or "ble ...
11th-century English women
Deaths in childbirth