Robert Marmion was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and rebel involved in the

First Barons' War The First Barons' War (1215–1217) was a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious major landowners (commonly referred to as barons) led by Robert Fitzwalter waged war against King John of England. The conflict resulte ...

. He was referred to as "Robert Marmion the Younger" as his elder half-brother was also called Robert and known as "Robert Marmion the Elder".

Ancestry

Marmion was the son of

Robert Marmion, 3rd Baron Marmion of Tamworth Robert Marmion, 3rd Baron Marmion of Tamworth (died 1218) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and itinerant justice. He was reputed to have been the King's Champion but his grandson, Phillip, is the first Marmion to have a solid claim to this. Robert ...

and his second wife Philippa (surname unknown).

Career and life

In 1215 Marmion paid

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350 pounds and five

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s to marry Amicia/Avice the daughter of Jernigan Fitz-Hugh of

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from whom he gained lands in

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. Marmion joined in the rebellion against King John who confiscated his lands. When John died his son

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tried to restore calm and in 1217 the Sheriff of Sussex was ordered to give Marmion back his estates. On 15 May 1218 Marmion paid the king 500 pounds for custody of Tamworth and the rest of his elder brother Robert's lands as long as he continued to rebel. Robert the Elder finally made peace with the king in 1220 whereupon his lands, including Tamworth, were restored to him. Robert the Younger retained the lands at

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, Quinton and Berwick which had been given to him by charter by his father. In 1239 the abbot of

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claimed the right to

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, which Marmion held by his wife. In the case heard by the king, Marmion offered to prove it was his in

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and the abbot accepted. The combatants fought in a place chosen by the king, with Marmion bringing a large band of armed men with him. His champion was brought to the ground more than once but each time was rescued by his party. They eventually threatened to kill the abbot and his champion who, in fear of their lives, relinquished their claim to Wath. Marmion accompanied

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on the

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to the middle-east and died in 1241. He left an underage heir in the ward of William de Cantilupe. His widow claimed

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from lands at Wullingham from Ridel Papillon and by the time of her death in 1282 was holding West Tanfield,

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and

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in Yorkshire.

Family and descendants

Marmion married Amicia/Avice Fitz-Hugh and was succeeded by his son and heir: *

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, (d. 1274). Married Lorette, daughter of

Richard FitzRoy Richard FitzRoy (c. 1190 – June 1246) (''alias'' Richard de Chilham and Richard de DoverSanders, I.J. ''English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086–1327'', Oxford, 1960, p. 111, note 5) was the illegitimate son of King John of ...

and granddaughter of King John.

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External links

Marmion Tombs in Winteringham Church
* – Possible site of Marmion Hermitage Manor House at West Tanfield * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marmion, Robert Year of birth unknown 13th-century English people 1 Anglo-Normans Norman warriors Christians of the Barons' Crusade English people of French descent People from the Borough of North Lincolnshire People from Tamworth, Staffordshire Year of death unknown Place of birth unknown