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Walter Giffard, 1st Earl Of Buckingham
Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville in Normandy, 1st Earl of Buckingham (died 1102) was an Anglo-Norman magnate. He was the son of Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville (one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066) and Ermengarde daughter of Gerald Flaitel.Detlev Schwennicke, '' Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 4 (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt 1989), Tafel 695 His father had been given 107 lordships, 48 of which were in Buckinghamshire which Giffard inherited by 1085.Cokayne, p. 387 The caput of his feudal honor was at Crendon, Buckinghamshire. He held an important castle at Longueville overlooking the River Scie as well as vast estates in Buckinghamshire.C. Warren Hollister, ''Henry I'' (Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2003), p. 69 As he held lands in both England and Normandy he was a vassal to both Robert Curthose and Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Longueville
Count of Longueville is a French noble title, whose holder had the fiefdom of the County of Longueville. The County was erected into a Duchy in 1505. Origins The Lordship of Longueville was a fief that belonged to the Giffard family. William Marshal received half of this honour by right of his wife, Isabel de Clare, daughter of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of PembrokeDavid Crouch, "Marshal, William (I), fourth earl of Pembroke (c.1146-1219)",'' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, publishing Online, May 2007. in 1191. The heir of the other half was Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford. After 1204, William Marshal managed to keep his part, which in 1219 still belonged to his widow Isabel de Clare (Apr. 1172-1220) and her children in 1219. On the death of Isabelle de Clare, his son William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke gave his brother Richard his land in Normandy or the honours of Longueville and Orbec. Richard died childless, and Louis IX of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |