Robert Fitz Richard
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| 'Robert Fitz Richard, Lord of Little Dunmow, Baron of Baynard' | |
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| Born | 1064 |
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| Died | 1136 Essex, England |
Robert Fitz Richard (1064-1136), entitled Robert Fitz Richard, Lord of Little Dunmow, Baron of Baynard, was a Norman landowner in England. His estates near Little Dunmow are said[1] to have been given to him after confiscation from Ralph Baynard, who had them earlier[2].
He was steward under Henry I of England[3] and under Stephen of England [4]. He served for a period as High Sheriff of Yorkshire.
[edit] Family
He was the son of Sir Richard Fitz Gilbert, Lord of Clare and Tonbridge (c. 1035-1090) and Rohese Giffard, (b. c. 1034), daughter of Sir Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville,[5] and Agnes Flatel.[6]
He married (c. 1114), Maud de St. Liz, daughter of Sir Simon de St Liz, Earl of Northampton, and Maud de Huntingdon.
Children were:
- Sir Walter Fitz Robert, (b. c. 1124).
- Maud Fitz Robert, (b. c. 1132), Essex, who married (c. 1146, William d'Aubigny, son of Sir William d'Aubigny, Lord of Belvoir, and Cecily Bigod.
[edit] References
- ^ patp.us
- ^ Domesday Survey .
- ^ Lee, Sidney (1908). The Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, p. 219.
- ^ Amt, Emilie (1993). The Accession of Henry II in England: Royal Government Restored, 1149-1159. Boydell & Brewer, p. 66. ISBN 0851153488.
- ^ Sir Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville was a companion of William the Conqueror. Butler, Edward (1997). The Descendants of Thomas Pincerna, Progenitor of the Butler Family. E.F. Butler with assistance by GenPub, p. 570.
- ^ Agnes Flatel was the daughter of Girard Flatel. Butler, Edward (1997). The Descendants of Thomas Pincerna, Progenitor of the Butler Family. E.F. Butler with assistance by GenPub, p. 570.
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