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02. Henry De Audithley
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born abt, 1175, son of Adam was
in great favor with Ranulph de Meschines, Earl of Chester and Lincoln (the
most powerful subject in England in his time). Henry de Alditheley
obtained from Ranulph de Meschines a grant of Newhall in Cheshire, with
manors in Staffordshire and other parts, and for his adhesion to King
John, in that monarch's struggle with the insurrectionary barons, a royal
grant of the lordship of Storton, in Warwickshire, part of the possessions
of Robert of Summerville. In the four first years of the reign of King
Henry III. he executed the office of sheriff for the counties of Salop and
Stafford, as deputy for his patron, the great Earl Ranulph. In the 10th
year of Henry III. this Henry de Alditheley was appointed governor of the
castles of Carmarthen and Cardigan, and made sheriff the next year of the
counties of Salop and Stafford and constable of the castles of Salop and
Bridgenorth, which sheriffalty he held for five years. Upon his retirement
from office, he had a confirmation of all such lands, whereof he was then
possessed, as well as those granted to him by Ranulph, Earl of Chester,
and Nicholas de Verdon, as those in Ireland, given him by Hugh de Lacy,
Earl of Ulster, whose constable he was in that province. He subsequently
obtained divers other territorial grants from the crown, but,
notwithstanding, when Richard Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, rebelled, and
made an incursion into Wales, the king, Henry III., thought it prudent to
secure the persons of this Henry, and all the other barons-marchers. He
was afterwards, however, constituted governor of Shrewsbury, in the place
of John de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, and on the death of John, Earl of
Chester, governor of the castle of Chester, and also that of Beeston, then
called the "Castle on the Rock," and soon after made governor of
Newcastle-under-Lyne. This powerful feudal baron married
Bertred
Mainwaring, daughter of Ralph de Meisnilwarin (note: no connection to
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03. James De Audithley
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born abt. 1220, son of Henry and
Bertred was a great favorite of Richard, Earl
of Cornwall, at whose coronation as King of Almaine (Germany) he assisted.
He had livery of his lands in the 31st year of King Henry III., and was
constituted in two years afterwards constable of Newcastle-under-Lyne.
Being one the lords-marchers he was actively employed for some years
against the Welsh, and was appointed governor of the castles of Salop and
Bridgenorth, and sheriff of the counties of Salop and Stafford. He was the
Justice of Chester, sealed 1259. In the 47th year of Henry III., he was
made Justice of Ireland; and in the same year, upon the misunderstanding
between the king and the barons, regarding the provisions of Oxford, being
referred to the arbitration of monarch of France, he was one of the
noblemen who undertook for the king therein. The next year we find him
with Roger de Mortimer and the other barons-marchers, giving battle to
Llewellyn, Prince of Wales, and afterwards joining the Earl of Gloucester
at Evesham in rescuing the king, who had become captive to the Earl of
Leicester at the battle of Lewes. In the 52nd year of Henry III., he
performed a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James in Galicia, in Spain,
and the following year embarked in the Crusade with the king and Prince
Edward. He married Ela Longespee, daughter of William Longespee,
Earl of Salisbury. She was living in 1282. |
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04. Hugh De Audley
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born abt. 1267, son of James and Ela,
brother it is presumed of Nicholas, Lord Audley of
Heleigh, was summoned to parliament as "Hugh de Audley,
Seniori," on May 15, 1321, in the 14th year of King Edward II. He had
been engaged during the reign of King Edward I. in the king's service, and
was called "Senior," to distinguish him from his son. Being
concerned in the insurrection of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in the 15th
year of Edward II., the baron was committed a close prisoner to
Wallingford Castle, but making his peace with the king he obtained his
release, and suffered nothing further. He sat in the parliament of the
11th and 14th years of King Edward II. He married
Isolde De Mortimer,
daughter of Sir Roger le Rous and Eleanor de Avenbury.
Click here for recent research by Douglas Richardson that proves Isolde
is not the daughter of Edmond de Mortimer. Hugh left two sons, the eldest
being Hugh, by whom he was succeeded.
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05. Hugh De Audley
[1]
son of Hugh and
Isolde was born abt. 1291. He was summoned to parliament in the lifetime of
his father as "Hugh de Audley, Juniori," from November 20, 1317,
to May 15, 1321, and after the death of his father as "Hugh de
Audlie," from December 3, 1326, 20th year of Edward II., to the 10th
year of Edward III. Hugh, Lord Audley was created Earl of
Gloucester, April 23, 1337. He died in 1347. He married Margaret De
Clare on April 28, 1317, daughter of Gilbert De Clare and Princess
Joan of Acre who is the daughter of King Edward I. |