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
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The town is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish border, inland from the North Sea ...
in
Northumberland
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from King
William II of England
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. He was also given lands in
Malton,
Yorkshire
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. It is not known whether he is the son or kinsman of the Robert de Veci who participated in the
Norman conquest of England
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...
and was rewarded with great estates in the counties of Northampton, Warwick and Lincoln.
Marriage and issue
He married Alda Tyson, daughter of William Tyson, the former lord of
Alnwick
Alnwick ( ) is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116.
The town is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish border, inland from the North Sea ...
. They had issue:
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Beatrix de Vesci, died c.1130. She married
Eustace Fitz John (d 1157), Constable of
Chestershire and
Knaresborough. By his marriage to Beatrix, Ivo gained the Baronies of
Malton and
Alnwick
Alnwick ( ) is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116.
The town is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish border, inland from the North Sea ...
.
References
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Battle Abbey Roll - Vescy*https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/11019944
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11th-century English landowners
Ivo
William II of England