FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Breteuil (c. 1011 – 22 February 1071), was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great...
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in spite of the King's disapproval. At the Wedding Feast 'Bride Ale', Ralph, his new brother-in-law Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford, and Anglo-Saxon...
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Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 – 5 April 1168) was Justiciar of England 1155–1168. The surname "de Beaumont" was given to him by genealogists...
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1st Viscount Hereford (1489–1558) Hon. Sir Richard Devereux (died 1547) Walter Devereux, 2nd Viscount Hereford (1539–1576) (created Earl of Essex in 1572)...
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Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford in 1239, whose father Henry had married Maud, sister of the sixth earl. All three of the Earldoms of Hereford, Northampton...
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second in the region only to William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford and his son, Roger de Breteuil although he was not subordinate to them. After the...
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William the Conqueror (redirect from William of Normandy)
Ralph de Gael, the Earl of Norfolk, and Roger de Breteuil, the Earl of Hereford, conspired to overthrow William in the "Revolt of the Earls". Ralph...
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forfeiture of Roger, earl of Hereford in 1075. He was granted Clifford Castle, and it is also believed that he held assets in the village of Hose, Leicestershire...
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William FitzOsbern, Lord of Breteuil and later first Earl of Hereford of a new creation, who was a cousin and close adviser of William the Conqueror. William's...
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Eleanor de Bohun (c. 1366–1399), the elder daughter and co-heiress (with her sister Mary de Bohun) of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1341–1373)...
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