Sir Geoffrey de Valognes (died 1190), also known as Geoffrey de Valoines,

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s of Burton, Sutton,

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, Sline, Farleton and

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was an Anglo-French who served as

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between 1164-1166.

Career

He was a son of

Roger de Valognes Roger de Valognes (died c. 1141–42) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman who held lands around Benington in Hertfordshire, a tenure that made Roger the feudal baron of Benington. In 1136 he was a supporter of King Stephen of England's seizure of the ...

by his wife Agnes RitzRichard, a daughter of John FitzRichard.Powlett, p. 257. In 1163 he married Emma de Bulmer, daughter of

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by his wife Emma Fossard.

Death and succession

He died in 1190 without surviving issue. His heir was identified as his niece Gunnora de Valognes, daughter of his brother Robert de Valognes.

Citations

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valognes, Geoffrey De Year of birth unknown 1190 deaths Anglo-Normans High Sheriffs of Lancashire People from Benington, Hertfordshire

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