Fulk le Strange, 1st Baron Strange of Blackmere (died 23 January 1324) was an English noble. He fought in the wars in Gascony and Scotland. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to

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in 1301.

Biography

He was a younger son of Robert le Strange (a son of John Lestrange) and Eleanor de Blanchmunster. After the death of his older brother John, Fulk inherited in 1289 lands in

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, Ellesmere and the other possessions of his family in

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. In 1294 he took part in the campaign in Gascony. From 1298 he took part during the

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in several campaigns during the reigns of kings

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and

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. Through writ of summons he attended parliament in 1308 and 1309 as Baron Strange of Blackmere. He was appointed on 26 May 1322 as

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. He died in January 1324 and was succeeded by his son John.

Marriage and issue

Fulk married Eleonore, daughter of

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Burke, p.516. and his wife Maud de Clifford, and had the following known issue: *Fulk le Strange *John le Strange *Elizabeth le Strange, married Robert Corbet

Citations

References

*Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. United Kingdom, Harrison, 1866. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strange, Fulk le 13th-century births Year of birth unknown 1324 deaths 13th-century English nobility 14th-century English nobility Medieval English knights Seneschals of Gascony F F English people of the Wars of Scottish Independence