Drogo de la Bouerer (also recorded as ''Drogo of la Beuvrière'', ''Drogo de la Bouerer''.) was a
Flemish
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associate of
William the Conqueror
William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 10 ...
, who was rewarded after the conquest with a large grant of land in northern and eastern England, primarily in
Holderness
Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the north-east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common wit ...
, where he built
Skipsea Castle
Skipsea Castle was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the n ...
.
After the unexplained death of his wife Drogo fled England, supposedly for Flanders, and disappears from history. His land in England subsequently became the property of
Odo, Count of Champagne }; 1115) was Count of Troyes and of Meaux from 1047 to 1066, then Count of Aumale from 1069 to 1115. He was later also known as the count of Champagne and as Eudes II of Troyes.
Biography
Odo was the son of Stephen II of Troyes and Meaux, and Ad ...
.
Biography
Much of what is known about Drogo de la Bouerer is known from the
Domesday Book
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and chronicles of
Fountains Abbey
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and of
Meaux Abbey
Meaux Abbey (archaic, also referred to as ''Melsa'') was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1151 by William le Gros, 1st Earl of Albemarle (Count of Aumale), Earl of York and 4th Lord of Holderness, near Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Eng ...
.
According to the Domesday record after the conquest Drogo held lands in and was
lord of all of Holderness, holding dozens of manors there;
he also held land in
Lincolnshire
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and was lord of
Castle Bytham
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Castle Bytham is a village and civil parish of around 300 houses in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It is located 9 miles (15 km) north of Stamford and 9 miles (15 km) west of Bourne.The population was measured a ...
,
Little Bytham
Little Bytham is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 384. It lies on the B1176 road, south from Corby Glen and north from Stamford .
T ...
,
Anwick
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,
Ruskington
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,
Carlton-le-Moorland
Carlton-le-Moorland, is a long-established village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, between the town of Newark-on-Trent and the city and county town of Lincoln. The parish population at the 2011 cens ...
,
Barrow-upon-Humber
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The village is situated near the Humber, about east from Barton-upon-Humber. The small port ...
,
Goxhill
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Goxhill ...
, and
Great Limber
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In 1885 '' ...
;
in
Norfolk
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he was lord of
Saxlingham,
Bessingham
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,
North Barningham,
Hindringham,
Burgh-next-Aylsham
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It covers an area of and had a population of 255 in 115 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 322 in 140 households at the 2011 Census.
For the pu ...
,
Erpingham
Erpingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Its area of had a population of 541 in 210 households at the 2001 Census. Including Ingworth it increased to 700 at the 2011 Census.
Governance
For the purposes of loca ...
, and
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as well having other possessions there;
he was lord of
Chadstone, Northamptonshire
Chadstone is a hamlet in the civil parish of Castle Ashby, West Northamptonshire
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;
and lord of
Oakley, Suffolk,
and also had land in
Sotherton, Suffolk;
and in
Cold Overton
Cold Overton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knossington and Cold Overton, in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is close to the border with Rutland, and approximately west from the market and county ...
, and
Hoby, Leicestershire.
Drogo acquired his lands primary from the holdings of
Morcar
Morcar (or Morkere) ( ang, Mōrcǣr) (died after 1087) was the son of Ælfgār (earl of Mercia) and brother of Ēadwine. He was the earl of Northumbria from 1065 to 1066, when he was replaced by William the Conqueror with Copsi.
Dispute with t ...
of Northumbria, also from Ulf son of Tope.
The
Cistercian
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writers give very similar accounts. In the ''Chronica Monasterii de Melsa'' (Chronicles of
Meaux Abbey
Meaux Abbey (archaic, also referred to as ''Melsa'') was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1151 by William le Gros, 1st Earl of Albemarle (Count of Aumale), Earl of York and 4th Lord of Holderness, near Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Eng ...
), Drogo is said to have been from
Flanders
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. - he was rewarded by William of Normandy after the conquest with the Ilse of Holderness, and was the builder of
Skipsea Castle
Skipsea Castle was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the n ...
.
Drogo poisoned his own wife, possibly by accident, after which he visited the King asking permission to return to Flanders, and borrowed money from him, and then left the country by sea. According to
William Camden
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his wife was the King's niece, and he killed her by poisoning.
On discovering the lie King William sent for Drogo to be arrested, but he was never caught, and subsequently Drogo's possessions in Holderness were passed to
Odo, Count of Champagne }; 1115) was Count of Troyes and of Meaux from 1047 to 1066, then Count of Aumale from 1069 to 1115. He was later also known as the count of Champagne and as Eudes II of Troyes.
Biography
Odo was the son of Stephen II of Troyes and Meaux, and Ad ...
. Odo became Lord of Holderness sometime before September 1087.
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Holderness
Norman conquest of England
History of the East Riding of Yorkshire
People from the county of Flanders
11th-century English people