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Geoffrey De Neville (died 1242)
Geoffrey de Neville (died c. 1225) was an English nobleman who served as Lord Chamberlain, King's Chamberlain and Seneschal of Gascony and Seneschal of Périgord, Périgord. Life Neville was a younger son of Alan de Neville (forester), Alan de Neville and a daughter of the lord of Pont Audemer. Neville is first mentioned when King John, King of England, John of England gave him lands in 1204. In 1207, Geoffrey served briefly as a steward of the Household, before he was appointed the King's Chamberlain. He served in 1207 for a short time as Sheriff of Wiltshire and in 1210 he was sent with reinforcements to the Angevin County of Poitou. In 1213, King John sent him as an envoy to Count Raymond VI of Toulouse and King Peter II of Aragón. In 1214 he tried to get the nobles of Poitou to support the Battle of Roche-au-Moine, campaign of King John. In gratitude for his loyalty, the king gave him some possessions of dispossessed members of the baronial opposition in England. In July a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan De Neville (forester)
Alan de Neville (sometimes Alan de Neuville;Crouch ''Reign of King Stephen'' p. 153 died ) was an English nobleman and administrator who held the office of chief forester under King Henry II of England. Before serving the king, Neville was an official of Waleran, Count of Meulan. In 1166, Neville was named chief forester, an office he held until his death. Besides his forest duties, Neville also supported the king during the Becket controversy, and was excommunicated twice by Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Neville was known for the harshness he displayed in carrying out his forest office, and at least one monastic chronicle claimed that he "most evilly vexed the various provinces throughout England". Early life Alan was a descendant of Gilbert de Neville, a minor landholder in Lincolnshire after the Norman Conquest of England. Domesday Book records Gilbert as holding Walcot, Lincolnshire, Walcot in Lincolnshire from Peterborough Abbey. Gilbert was recorded as ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |