
1102 - 1144 (42 years)
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Name |
Geoffrey de Mandeville |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
say 1102 [1] |
History |
birth to death |
- In 1140, he was created the first Earl of Essex. [2]
- In February 1141, he deserted the King and joined with the Empress Maud, and thereby received not only a confirmation as Earl of Essex, but a more extensive charter, and the hereditary Constableship of the Tower. However, within two months, he deserted the Empress and again went over to the King. In 1142, he drove the rebels from the Isle of Ely, but soon after the King took ill, and once more he received recognition from the Empress Maud. [2]
- In October 1143, he was accused of treason, which he denied, but he was soon arrested at St. Albans and imprisoned. To avoid being hanged, he forfeited all his castles. Upon release however, he revolted, seized and fortified the Abbey of Ramsey, sacked Cambridge, and ravaged the fen country. By August 1144, he was besieging Burwell Castle in Cambridgeshire. With the heat of the day, he removed his headpiece, and was mortally wounded by an arrow. [2]
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Death |
14 Sep 1144 |
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England [1, 2] |
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Burial |
1163 |
Temple Church, London, England [2] |
- The Knights Templers could not bury him after his death as he was under excommunication. Once he was absolved in 1163, they buried him in the church yard. [2]
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Patriarch & Matriarch |
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Person ID |
I7083 |
| Roy Line, Boudreau Line |
Last Modified |
29 Nov 2019 |
Family |
Rohese de Vere bur. Chicksands Priory, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England
Other Partners: Payn de Beauchamp m. 1145 |
Marriage |
Abt 1119 |
England [2, 3] |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 17 years - She : ??. |
Children |
4 sons and 2 daughters |
| 1. Ernulf de Mandeville d. Apr 1178, England [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] | + | 2. Maud de Mandeville, b. 1138, Rycote, Oxfordshire, England [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
| | 3. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex d. 21 Oct 1166, Chester, Cheshire, England [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] | | 4. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex d. 14 Nov 1189, Normandy, France [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] | | 5. Robert de Mandeville d. 14 Nov 1189 [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] | | 6. Alice de Mandeville [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
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Family ID |
F2950 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Other Spouse |
Payn de Beauchamp d. Before 2/1156 m. 1145 |
Family ID |
F2967 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Last Modified |
22 Aug 2019 |
Pedigree | ← Click to display |
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Sources |
- [S1460] Norr, Vernon M. Some Early English Pedigrees , (Washington DC: by author, 1968).
- [S1444] Cokayne, George E. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland Volume V (L-M), (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1926).
- [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html).
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