Nigel D'Oyly was an 11th- and 12th-century

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and, in 1120, the Lord of

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, and briefly the Lord of

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Biography

He was the son of Walter D'Oyly and the younger brother of

Robert D'Oyly Robert D'Oyly (also spelt Robert D'Oyley de Liseaux, Robert Doyley, Robert de Oiley, Robèrt d'Oilly, Robert D'Oyley and Roberti De Oilgi) was a Norman nobleman who accompanied William the Conqueror on the Norman conquest, his invasion of En ...

, a follower of

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and founder of

. At some point between 1086 and 1094, D'Oyly was granted possession of two mills on the west side of

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by Abbot Columbanus of Oxford; however, by 1109, the mills were recorded as having been reconfirmed to the abbey.''Victoria County History of Oxford Volume IV'' by Alan Crossley, 1969 D'Oyly married Agnes and left two sons, Robert D'Oyly the younger, the eldest son, who succeeded as Lord High Constable and

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of Hocknorton and Fulk, buried at Eynesham in 1126. In 1120, King

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caused

Edith Forne Edith Forne (d. after 1129), was an English noblewoman who was the concubine of King Henry I of England and the foundress of Osney Abbey near Oxford. She was the daughter of Forn Sigulfson, Lord of Greystoke, Cumberland. Edith had three chil ...

, his

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, to marry Robert. As a marriage portion, he gave her the Manor of Claydon,

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References

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11th-century births Anglo-Normans People from Oxford People from Wallingford, Oxfordshire Year of death unknown Date of death unknown {{England-hist-stub