Hugh de Morville (died 1202) Baron of
Burgh
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, Lord of
Kirkoswald, was an English noble.
He was the only son of Simon de Morville and Ada d’Engaine. He succeeded to his father’s estates and later his mother’s more significant inheritance. Hugh was granted a licence in 1201, by King
John of England to crenellate his manor house at Kirkoswald in 1201. He died in 1202 and his wife Helewise remarried
William de Greystoke. He is sometimes confused with a kinsman,
Hugh de Morville, Constable of Scotland
Hugh de Morville (died 1162) of Appleby in Westmorland, England, hereditary Constable of Scotland, was a Norman knight who made his fortune in the service of David FitzMalcolm (d.1153), Prince of the Cumbrians, later King of Scotland.
Origins
H ...
, whose parentage is unclear. He maintained familial ties with English, Scottish and Welsh cousins as a way to maintain peace and prosperity. His strategically located castle at Kirkoswald was destroyed by Scotland in 1314 and rebuilt shortly thereafter.
Marriage and issue
Hugh married Helewise, the widow of William fitz William de Lancaster (son of
William de Lancaster I). Hugh's kinsman
Richard de Morville, Constable of Scotland after his father, was married to William fitz William's sister Avice. Helewise was the daughter of
Robert de Stuteville
Robert de Stuteville (died 1283) was Bishop-elect of St Andrews and Bishop of Dunkeld. Robert was dean of Dunkeld as early as 1253, when he was elected to the bishopric of St Andrews on 28 June that year. His election was opposed by the king, ...
and Helewise Murdac, they are known to have had the following known issue:
*Joan de Morville, married Richard Gernun and had issue.
*Ada de Morville, married firstly
Richard de Luci, with issue and married secondly
Thomas de Multon, also with issue.
References
*''The Register: Burgh-by-Sands'', in Register and Records of Holm Cultram, ed. Francis Grainger and W G Collingwood (Kendal, 1929), pp. 1-4.
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12th-century English people
13th-century English people
1202 deaths
People from Burgh by Sands