Nigel d'Aubigny

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Nigel d'Aubigny, aka Neel d'Aubigny or Nigel de Albini (died 1129) was a Norman nobleman, and supporter of Henry I of England. He is described as "one of the most favoured of Henry’s 'new men'",^[1] and after the Battle of Tinchebrai in 1106 was largely rewarded by Henry with the lands of Robert de Stuteville, who had followed Robert Curthose.^[2]

Family

His father was Roger d’Aubigny and his mother Alicia, sister of Geoffrey de Montbray; William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel was his nephew.

He married Matilda of Laigle, daughter of Richer of Laigle, who had previously been married to the disgraced Robert de Mowbray and then divorced him.

Nigel divorced Matilda; there were no children. He later married Gundred de Gournay,^[3] daughter of Gerard de Gournay and Edith de Warenne^[4] They had a son, Roger. By a change of name, his son was called Roger de Mowbray.

Notes

↑ Frank Barlow, William Rufus (1983) p.145.
↑ Daubeney
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↑ . Edith was a daughter of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey.

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Name	Daubigny, Nigel
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Short description	Norman nobleman
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Date of death	1129
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