Peter de Valognes (1045-1110) was a
Norman noble who became a great landowner in
England following the
Norman Conquest.
Land holdings
Between 1070 and 1076 Peter de Valognes was granted lands in the six counties of
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...
,
Cambridgeshire,
Norfolk,
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
,
Essex and
Lincolnshire. In 1086 when the Domesday book was completed, Peter was sheriff of the counties of
Essex and Hertfordshire and he farmed the boroughs of
Havering and
Hertford
Hertford ( ) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. The parish had a population of 26,783 at the 2011 census.
The town grew around a ford on the River Lea, ne ...
. Peter de Valognes made his
caput in
Benington in Hertfordshire where a motte-and-bailey castle was built in the late 11th or early 12th century. Peter's most valuable lands however, were in Norfolk, the latter being a later grant at the forfeiture of
Ralph de Guader after the
revolt of the Earls
The Revolt of the Earls in 1075 was a rebellion of three earls against William I of England (William the Conqueror). It was the last serious act of resistance against William in the Norman Conquest.
Cause
The revolt was caused by the king's refu ...
in 1075.
Binham Priory
Peter de Valognes was the founder of
Binham Priory in North Norfolk in 1091, which was built on land given to him by William the Conqueror. The land on which the priory stands was, according to the Domesday Book, originally the property of a freeman named Esket.
Marriage and issue
Peter de Valognes married Albreda de Rie, the sister of
Eudo the Dapifer,
''Annales monasterii S. Albani'', Johannes Amundesham, St. Albans Abbey, 1870
''... quod ego, Petrus Valoniensis, et Alberethea, uxor mea, concedentibus filiis meis, Wilelmo et Rogero, consilio etiam nepotis mei, Walteri...'' and are known to have had the following known children:
* Roger de Valognes, Lord of Benington, married Agnes, daughter of John FitzRichard, had issue.
*Robert,
*Peter, married Aubrey, daughter of William FitzNeel, Lord of Halton, and Agnes de Widness, had issue.
*William, died without legitimate heirs.
*Muriel, married firstly William de Bachetone and secondly Hubert de Munchensy, had issue.
*daughter, married Alfred of Attleborough, had issue.
Notes
References
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11th-century births
Year of death unknown
Anglo-Normans
High Sheriffs of Essex
High Sheriffs of Hertfordshire
People from Benington, Hertfordshire
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