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de Vesci (Vescy, Vecey, Vesey, Vasey, Vessey, Veasie, Veazey, Veasy and Veasey) is the
de Vesci (Vescy, Vecey, Vesey, Vasey, Vessey, Veasie, Veazey, Veasy and Veasey) is the surname
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of an old Norman noble family originating from Vassy, Calvados, also known as the House of de Vesci. The first records are about Robert de Vesci, Norman conqueror and Ivo de Vesci, Lord of Alnwick. The de Vesci family held lands in England, Ireland, Saluzzo in Piedmont and in Sicily. The family was also linked to the Scottish Crown through the marriage of Eustace de Vesci to Margaret, the oldest but illegitimate child and daughter of William the Lion by a daughter of Adam de Hythus. William de Vesci was one of the competitors for the Crown of Scotland, upon the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway in 1290.
It is thought to be the origin of the name Vesely in England.
French origin
The family descend from Hugh, Lord of Vassy (Waacie).England
Robert de Vesci obtained lands in Northamptonshire, Warwick, Lincoln, and Leicester. Ivo de Vesci obtained lands and the lordship ofAlnwick
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 on the south bank of the River Aln, south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish bor ...
in Northumberland from King William II of England. His heiress Beatrix de Vesci
Beatrix de Vesci of Alnwick Castle, was an eleventh-century medieval noble lady of house de Vesci.
Life
Daughter and sole heir of Ivo de Vesci, Builder and first Baron and his wife, Alda, Beatrix de Vesci was one of the richest heiresses of her t ...
married Eustace fitz John, with their child William taking his mother's name. His descendants held lands in Malton, Yorkshire. Warin de Vesci, son of Eustace de Vesci, held lands in Knapton, Yorkshire.
Ireland
Through Agnes de Vesci, née de Ferrer, the family obtained lands in 1247 inCounty Kildare
County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...
, including Kildare Castle. Agnes's son William inherited the lands in 1290. However he quarrelled fiercely with Sir John FitzThomas, Lord Offaly and surrendered the lands in 1297 to the crown.
Scotland
Gilbert de Vesci, settled in Scotland shortly after the Conquest and obtained the lands ofAyton Ayton may refer to:
Places
* Ayton, Ontario, Canada
* Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland
England
* Great Ayton, a village and civil parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire
* Little Ayton, a village and civil parish, Hambleton district, North Yo ...
in Berwickshire, and adopted the name of the lands as his family name. Eustace de Vesci obtained the Lordship of Sprouston in Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh ( gd, Siorrachd Rosbroig) is a historic county and registration county in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire and Midlothian to the north-west, and Berw ...
and other lands as part of the dowry of his wife Margaret of Scotland, illegitimate daughter of King William of Scotland
William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough"''Uilleam Garbh''; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10. ( 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Scots from 11 ...
.
See also
* Viscount de Vesci * Baron VesciReferences
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vesci, de Medieval English families Scottish monarchy Lordship of Ireland Irish families Anglo-Norman families De Vesci family Scottish families