Lord Robert I FITZWALTER

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BIOGRAPHY: BARONY OF FITZWALTER

BIOGRAPHY: I. 1. SIR ROBERT FITZ WALTER, of Woodharn Walter, Burnham, Roydon, Dunmow, Henham, Wimbish, and Tey, Essex, Shimpling, Suffolk, Diss and Hempnall, Norfolk, son and heir of Sir Walter FITZ ROBERT, of the same (who died shortly before 10 April 1258), by Ida, daughter of [---]. He was born at Henham in 1247, proved his age in 1268, and was knighted in 1274. On 4 July 1275 he had licence to sell Baynard's Castle to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He was in the Army of Wales in 1277 and 1282. He was present in Parliament, at Westminster, at Michaelmas 1278, when Alexander, King of Scots, did homage to Edward I, and proffered his fealty. In February 1280/1 he was about to go to Santiago. On Tuesday in Whitsun week [15 May] 1285 he did homage to the King for his lands in Menelly, Trefrew, and St. Ewe, Cornwall, for which he had previously done homage to Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, which homage the Earl had quitclaimed to the King: he had had livery of these lands, 10 May 1285. He accompanied the King to France in May 1286. He had licence to enfeoff the Earl of Cornwall of all his lands in Devon, 9 February 1289/90. He was appointed Constable of Bere Castle, co. Merioneth, 28 June 1293, and was Constable of Hadleigh Castle, Essex, in July following. Being about to go to Gascony on the King's service, he had licence, 24 August 1294, to let to farm, for two years, the manors of Diss, Hempnall, Sheering, Shimpling, Tey, Lexden, &c., and, 13 October 1295, licence to enfeoff Richard de Hiwisshc of lands, 11 knights' fees, and the advowson of St. Ewe, Cornwall. He was in Gascony in 1296 and 1297, and was at the battle of Falkirk, 22 July 1298. He was appointed Captain and Keeper of the peace in Essex, 12 April 1299. He was at the siege of Carlaverock in July 1300, and on the King's service in Scotland in 1303 and 1306. He was summoned for Military Service from 12 December 1276 to 1 May 1325, to the Coronation, 18 January 1307/8, to Councils from 8 January 1308/9 to 20 February 1324/5, and to Parliament from 4 June 1295 to 10 October 1325, by writs directed Roberto fillo Walteri, whereby he is held to have become LORD FITZWALTER. As Robertus filius Walteri dominus de Wodeham, he took part in the Barons' Letter to the Pope, 12 February 1300/1. On 9 October 1306 he had a pardon for all debts to the King. In April 1310 he was about to go to Jerusalem, with Alice, his wife, and was again going on pilgrimage beyond seas in February 1316/7. On 1 March 1317/8, before going beyond seas, he had licence to demise at farm, for five years, his manors of Burnham, Woodham, Roydon, Henham, and Tey, to whomsoever he wished. In June 1320 he was about to go beyond seas with the King, and, 6 August 1320, was exempted from further military service. On 17 January 1325/6, the day before his death, he had licence to enfeoff Robert, his son, of the manors of Lexden and Roydon. He married, 1stly, Dervorgville, 1st daughter and coheir of Sir John DE BURGH, of Wakerley, Northhants, Portslade, Sussex, Walkern, Herts, &c., by Cecily, daughter, and in her issue coheir, of Sir John DE BALLIOL, King of Scotland [1292-6], of Barnard Castle, co. Durham, and Bywell, Northumberland. On 25 May 1280 the King took his homage, and he and his wife had livery of her purparty of her father's lands, viz., the manor of Hallingbury and Lexden, Essex, and Walkern, Herts. She, who was aged 24 or 25 in 1280, died in 1284, and was buried in Dunmow Priory. He married, 2ndly, in 1289, in the King's Chapel at Westminster, Alianore daughter of Sir Robert DE FERRERS, of Chartley, co. Stafford, sometime Earl OF DERBY, by his 2nd wife, Alianore, daughter of Sir Humphrey DE BOHUN of Kimbolton, Hunts, Walden and Debden, Essex, &c. By charter, dated at Westminster, Thursday the Feast of the Purification 2 February 1289/90, he released to the King lands and rents, worth ?200 a year, in Burnham and Roydon, and, 11 March following, the King granted the premises to him and Alianore, his wife, and the heirs of their bodies. Alianore was buried in Dunmow Priory. He married, 3rdly (grant of her marriage, 10 May 1308), Alice, widow of Sir Warin DE ISLE, of Campton, Beds, Nedging, Suffolk, Rampton, co. Cambridge, &c. (who died shortly before 7 December 1296), daughter of Sir Piers de Montfort, of Beaudsert, co. Warwick. On 1 September 1312 he had licence to convey the manor of Little Danmow to himself and Alice, his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to his right heirs and, 6 October. 1315, licence to convey the manor of Wimbish in the same terms. He died 18 January 1325/6. [CP 5:709-11, 14:326]



BIOGRAPHY: 1st Lord FitzWalter

Robert married in (His 1St Of 3). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married in 1289 in (His 2ND Marr.). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Alice De TEYES, Baroness in 1308 in (His 3Rd/Her 2ND). Alice (daughter of Sir Henry DE TYEYS and Hawise DE MONTAGU) was born about 1286 in Alerton & Mousehole, Cornwall, England; died on 2 Aug 1347 in Chilton Manor, Wiltshire, England; was buried in 1347 in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Warin De FITZWALTER was born in 1311 in Of Kingston, Lisle, Berkshire, England; and died.
2. Margery De L'ISLE was born in 1316 in Of Kingston, Lisle, Berkshire, England; died in 1402.
3. Gerald DE L'ISLE was born in 1322 in York, Yorkshire, England; and died.

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Sir Walter fitz Robert was the son of Robert fitz Walter and Rohese (?)
He married Ida Longesp?e, daughter of William Longesp?e, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Idoine de Camville.
He died before 10 April 1258.
He lived at Woodham Walter, Essex, England.

Child of Sir Walter fitz Robert and Ida Longesp?e
- Robert fitz Walter, 1st Lord FitzWalter b. 1247, d. 18 Jan 1325/26

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"Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families," Douglas Richardson (2013):
"WALTER FITZ ROBERT, Knt., of Woodharn Walter, Burnham, Roydon, Dunmow, Henham, Tey, Ulting, and Wimbish, Essex, son and heir by his father's 2nd marriage, born about 1219 (minor in 1235 and came of age in 1240).
He married IDA LONGESPEE, daughter of William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury (illegitimate son of King Henry II of England), by Ela, daughter and heiress of William Fitz Patrick, Earl of Salisbury [see LONGESPEE 5 for her ancestry].
They had one son,
1. Robert, Knt. [1st Lord Fitz Walter],
and three daughters,
2. Ela,
3. Katherine (nun), and
4. Lora (nun).
In 1253 he was granted a weekly market and a yearly fair at his manor of Burnham, Essex. About 1255 he gave 3 acres of meadow in Westniead (in Roydon), Essex to the Hospitallers.
SIR WALTER FITZ ROBERT died shortly before 10 April 1258.

In 1259 his widow, "Ida Lungesp[ee]," paid ?40 to have the farm of the manor of Henliam, Essex. In the period, 261-3, as "Ida Longespee," widow of Walter Fitz Robert, she petitioned Walter de Merton, the king's chancellor, to bail two of her men appealed of homicide. Ida was living 11 May 1262.

Children of Walter Fitz Robert, Knt., by Ida Longespee:
i. ROBERT FITZ WALTER, Knt., 1st Lord Fitz Walter [see next].
ii. ELA FITZ WALTER, married (1st) WILLIAM DE ODDINGSELES, Knt, of Solihull, Warwickshire [see ODDINGSELES 8]."

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Biography
Origins
Robert was the son of Walter FitzRobert and Mathilde de Lucy.[1][2] Hs birth date in not known, nor has any firm information survived about his earlier life.[2] Professor Saul suggests a birth date of about 1180.[3]

Lands
The death of his father in 1198 made Robert one of the wealthiest and most powerful English Barons. He inherited the Barony of Little Dunmow, based in Essex.[4] His lands - spread across a number of counties[1] - comprised 66 knights' fees.[2]

Through his marriage Robert also held the Barony of Benington, based in Hertfordshire[5] and held a further 32 knights' fees.[2]

In 1204 Robert was co-heir to Kentish lands of his uncle Godfrey de Lucy.[1][2] In 1207 his wife inherited lands in Yorkshire from the widow of her uncle Geoffrey de Valoines.[1]

By 1213 he also held 11 knights' fees in Cornwall, inherited from another de Lucy uncle, Richard de Lucy.[6]

Besides estates in England, Robert held knights' fees in Poitou.[2]

1200-1210
Robert appears in records from 1200. That year he confirmed a gift by his father[1] and was surety for half the fine imposed on his brother Simon for marrying without royal permission.[2]

In 1203 Robert and Saher de Quincy were entrusted with the castle of Vaudreuil in Normandy. Even though this was a strong fortification, they surrendered to Philippe Auguste of France without a blow being fought. He and Saher de Quincy were held captive:[1][2] he agreed to a ransom of 5000 marks.[1]

Robert was with King John on his 1206 expedition to Poitou,[2] and, in October 1206, was a witness to a truce between King John and Philippe Auguste.[1][2] Four years later, in 1210, he served with King John in Ireland.[1][2]

1212 Plot
In 1212 Robert, along with Eustace de Vescy and Llyweyn ap Iorwerth, was a leading figure in a plot to assassinate King John. The conspiracy never prospered, and Robert fled to France. He was outlawed, his estates were seized several of his castles were demolished.[1][2] A reconciliation with King John was patched up the next year, as part of a wide-ranging agreement between King John the Pope, and his lands were restored.[2]

Magna Carta and Rebellion
In 1215 Robert was one of the group of Barons who compelled King John to sign the Magna Carta, and became a main leader, being termed "Marshal of the Army of God and Holy Church".[1][2]

That summer the Barons entrusted Northamptonshire to Robert. Soon afterwards open rebellion broke out. In October 1215, Robert was defending the bridge at Rochester, Kent against royal forces, but was forced to retreat to London.[2] In December 1215 he and other rebel Barons were excommunicated.[1]

Robert and Saher de Quincy went to France to enlist the support of Prince Louis, returning with French troops in January 1216.[1] Robert continued in rebellion the rebels' defeat at the second Battle of Lincoln in 1217, when he was taken prisoner. He was released in October 1217, and his lands were restored.[1][2]

Later Life
In 1219 Robert went on crusade, taking part in the siege of Damietta during the 5th Crusade. He returned home sick.[2] In 1223 he fought in Wales with the forces of the government of Henry III.[2]

In 1225 he was a witness to Henry III's confirmation of Magna Carta rights.[1][2]

In 1230 Robert was among those appointed to hold an assize of arms in Essex and Hertfordshire.[1][2]

Marriages and Children
Robert married twice. Before 13 October 1199 he married Gunnora de Valoines as her second husband.[1][7] They had at least two children:

Maud[1][7]
Christian or Christina[1]
Gunner was still alive in 1208.[1][7] The Histoire des ducs de Normandie et des rois d'Angleterre mentions also an unnamed son,[7] who, assuming he existed, must have died in his father's lifetime as it was Robert's son by his second marriage who inherited.[2][4][7]

Robert's second wife was Rohese, whose family origins are uncertain.[1][7] They had one son:

Walter,[1] who was born in about 1219 as he came of age in 1240,[4] and who was Robert's main heir[2][4][7]
Death and Burial
Robert died on 9 December 1235 and was buried at Dunmow Priory, Essex.[1][2] He was survived by his second wife Rohese, who may have lived on to 1256.[1]

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Robert married Rohese BAYNARD. Rohese (daughter of Robert BAYNARD and Beatrice BEAUCHAMP) was born in 1180 in Merton Manor, Norfolk, England; died on 4 Jan 1236 in Dunmow Castle, Little Dunmow, Essex, England; was buried in Dunmow Priory, co. Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Walter married Mathilde LUCY. Mathilde was born about 1136 in Norfolk, England; died in 1243 in Little Dunmow, Uttlesford District, Essex, England; was buried between 1170 and 1181 in Little Dunmow, Uttlesford District, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert married Beatrice BEAUCHAMP. Beatrice was born in 1152 in Bedfordshire, England; died in in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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