Peter de Rivaux
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| Peter de Rivaux | |
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| In office 14 Jan 1233 – 1234 |
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| Monarch | Henry III |
| Preceded by | Walter Mauclerk |
| Succeeded by | Hugh de Pateshull, Bishop of Coventry |
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| Died | 1262 |
| Nationality | Poitevin |
| Relations | Peter des Roches |
| Religion | Christian:Catholic |
Peter de Rivaux (d. 1262) was an influential Poitevin courtier at the court of Henry III of England. He was related to Peter des Roches, being a nephew (or possibly a son).
He was in effect Henry's chief minister, from 1232 and for a short period, holding positions in the king's household and being installed as sheriff for many shires.[1] His administration included Stephen Segrave, Robert Papelew and Brian de Lisle, and achieved a centralisation under his hand of much royal revenue.[2]. He also held the office of Lord High Treasurer from 14 Jan 1233 to 1234.[3]
He fell dramatically from power in 1234, consequent on the death of Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, which was attributed to machinations of Peter des Roches. For a time Peter de Rivaux and associates were proclaimed traitors.[4] Some partial rehabilitation followed.
He held the offices of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle from the year 1236, and intermittently up until the outbreak of the Second Barons' War. At this time the two offices were held separately and the title Lord Warden had not become established, so that de Rivaux was referred to as the Kings Keeper of the Coast.
[edit] Notes
- ^ [[Maurice Powicke|Powicke, Maurice Powicke]] (1962). The Thirteenth Century 2nd edition, 49.
- ^ [[Maurice Powicke|Powicke, Maurice]] (1962). The Thirteenth Century 2nd edition, 51-2.
- ^ Lord High Treasurer (html). Tudor Place. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ [[Maurice Powicke|Powicke, Maurice]] (1962). The Thirteenth Century 2nd edition, 57-8.
[edit] External links
- Nicholas Vincent, ‘Rivallis , Peter de (d. 1262)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 5 June 2007
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| Preceded by Walter Mauclerk |
Lord High Treasurer 1233–1234 |
Succeeded by Hugh de Pateshull |
| Preceded by Robert de Ayberville |
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 1232–1234 |
Succeeded by Walerland Teutonicus |
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