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Roger De Port
Roger de Port was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and Baron of Kington. Roger was the son of Adam de Port, who died around 1133.Keats-Rohan ''Domesday Descendants'' p. 646 Through his possession of the manor of Kington in Herefordshire, he was considered by I. J. Sanders to have been the baron of Kington.Sanders ''English Baronies'' p. 57 Roger gave to the abbeys of Tiron and Saint-Vigor-de-Cerisy in Normandy, and to Andwell Priory in England.Loyd ''Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families'' pp. 79–80 Roger was married to Sybil d'Aubigny,Cownie "Port, Adam de (fl. 1161–1174)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' by whom he had three sons – Adam Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ..., Henry, and Hugh. Roger died before 1161. Roger was buried at Tiron.Round " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Of Kington
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count. Often, barons hold their fief – their lands and income – directly from the monarch. Barons are less often the vassals of other nobles. In many kingdoms, they were entitled to wear a smaller form of a crown called a ''coronet''. The term originates from the Latin term , via Old French. The use of the title ''baron'' came to England via the Norman Conquest of 1066, then the Normans brought the title to Scotland and Italy. It later spread to Scandinavia and Slavic lands. Etymology The word ''baron'' comes from the Old French , from a Late Latin "man; servant, soldier, mercenary" (so used in Salic law; Alemannic law has in the same sense). The scholar Isidore of Seville in the 7th century thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
