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	William Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of Hereford at AllExperts
		William fitzOsbern (cir 1020 – February 22, 1071), Seigneur de Breteuil, was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror who became one of the great magnates of early Norman England.
		fitzOsbern's younger brother Osbern was one of Edward the Confessor's chaplains, and possessed the rich church of Bosham in Sussex, and was well-placed to pass along intelligence on the situation in England.
		As duke William took control of England (becoming William I of England), fitzOsbern was given charge of the Isle of Wight, and then in 1067 was given the status of an earl.
	en.allexperts.com /e/w/wi/william_fitzosbern,_1st_earl_of_hereford.htm (835 words)

	33rd Generation (cont.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The son of Osbern (or Obbern) de Crêpon, seneschal of Normandy, FitzOsbern himself became seneschal of Normandy and in 1060 was given the lordship and castle of Bréteuil.
		Earl Maddann of Caithness was born circa 1044 in Dair, Caithness County, Scotland and married circa 1063.
		William de Bastinbourg, Count of Hainault was born between 960 to 967 in Hainault, Belgium.
	www.boazfamilytree.com /gneville/aqwg50.htm (1904 words)

	Smith - Tilton Genealogy - Person Page 114
		William, Earl of Warenne, had married the twins'' mother, Elizabeth of Vermandois, soon after she was widowed, giving some substance to Henry of Huntingdon''s court gossip about her affair and elopement with an earl before her husband''s death.
		Ancestor of the earls of Hereford, Sussex and Northampton.
		The earl of Hereford was one of the council appointed in 1266 by the Dictum de Kenilworth.
	www.mindfreedom.net /gen/t-s-p/p114.htm (11367 words)

	Ancestors of Robert Erwin William Juch - aqwg105
		Aldred of Saxe-Mercia, Earl of Northumberland was born 980 in Northumberland, England.
		William I "The Conqueror" King of England was born 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandy, France.
		William FitzOsbern Earl of Hereford was born 1030 in Poitiers, Poitou, France.
	www.juch.org /myancestors/aqwg105.asp (3598 words)

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		Thomas was the son of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan of Kent.
		The title of Earl of Durham was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1833 for John Lambton, 1st Baron Durham, a prominent Whig politician and author of the famous Report on the Affairs of British North America known in Canada as the Durham Report.
	www.qwika.com /rels/Lord_Privy_Seal (1529 words)

	RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Richard Cosby Family Genealogy
		Ralph "The Staller" 1st Earl of NORFOLK was born 1011 in Gael, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France, and died FEB 1067/68.
		, Ralph "The Staller" 1st Earl of NORFOLK
		William I LONGESPEE, 3rd Earl of Salisbury was born BEF 1173 in England, and died 7 MAR 1225/26 in Salisbury Castle, Wiltshire, England.
	worldconnect.rootsweb.com /cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=cosby&id=I14905 (1633 words)

	William Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		'''William fitzOsbern''' (died February 22, 1071) was a relative and close counselor of William the Conqueror who became one of the great magnates of early Norman England.
		He is generally considered Earl of Hereford, though his authority may have extended to some of the neighboring shires as well.
		In 1070 trouble arose in Flanders, where king William's brother-in-law Baldwin VI of Flanders had died, leaving his county and his young sons in the hands of his widow Richilda.
	william-fitzosbern-1st-earl-of-hereford.mindbit.com (752 words)

	William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings.
		He was made Earl of Cornwall with 248 manors in the county, plus 196 in Yorkshire; 99 in Northumberland; 75 in Devon; 54 in Sussex; 49 in Dorset; 29 in Buckinghamshire, and 47 in other counties.
		Rollo was succeeded by his son William Longsword (c.924-942) who encouraged the revival of the monasteries until his assassination which triggered a pagan revival, civil disorder and attack from the king of France and Scandinavian raiders.
		William gradually built a group of allies among the nobility, including Robert Montgomery, William de Warren, Roger de Beaumont, William FitzOsbern, and the dukes half-brothers, Robert Count de Mortain, and Odo, Bishop of Bayeux.
	www.abrahams-legacy.org /_domain/abrahams-legacy.org/william-conqueror.html (3086 words)

	Smith - Tilton Genealogy - Person Page 136
		William, the first Earl Warren, was the son-in-law of William I. He had been one of his original followers form Normandy in 1066, and one of the chief knights in the campaign of conquest.
		Earl of Warenne & Surrey; fought at Hastings in 1066 for William the Conqueror and received 13 counties in England; Seigneur de Varenne near Dieppe; was given Mortemer in 1055; son of Rodulph I, Seigneur de Varenne, and Beatrice; father of William II de Warenne.
		William de Warenne was given and acquired lands in over a dozen counties, and, as an especially trusted supporter of the king, was given the 'Rape of Lewes' in Sussex, one of the six divisions of the county of Sussex, which straddles one of the main routes from Normandy to the heart of England.
	www.mindfreedom.net /gen/t-s-p/p136.htm (5579 words)

	HEREFORDSHIRE - Online Information article about HEREFORDSHIRE
		Prize Herefords are constantly exported to the colonies.
		Hereford was again represented in 1299, and Bromyard and Ross in 1304, but the boroughs made very irregular returns, and from 1306 until Weobley regained See also:
		The act of 1868 deprived Leominster of one member, and under the act of 1885 Leominster was disfranchised, and Hereford lost one member.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /HEG_HIG/HEREFORDSHIRE.html (3951 words)

	Osbern
		William FitzOsbern, Steward to William the Conqueror, was present at the Battle of Hastings.
		Emma married in 1075 to Ralph de Gael, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge and Seigneur of Montford de Gael in Brittany.
		Amice married to Sir Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, a son of Sir Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Isabel de Crépi of Vermandois who was a descendant of the Capetian Kings of France and of Charlemagne.
	www3.sympatico.ca /robert.sewell/osbern.html (424 words)

	Brink-Day-Johnston-Fletcher - Person Page 101
		571, Wayer, or Guader, Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk.
		Earl in1071 he was sent to Flanders to protect the regent, Richildis, and herson, Arnulf, the young count (and William's nephew), against a rivalclaimant, Robert 'le Frison', Arnulf's uncle.
		FitzOsbern's dramatic career showed that the immemorial skills of warriorand warlord remained as central to the success of William the Conqueroras to that of any of the great fighting kings and heroes of the earlyMiddle Ages.
	brinkfamily.net /tree/p101.htm (3718 words)

	History of Normandie / Normandy
		William FitzOsbern, Lord of Isle of Wight, Norwich, Earl of Hereford Chepstow Castle.
		William FitzOsbern and Brian of Brittany were sent to quell revolt in the South-West.
		William now went on the offensive and landed in Normandie in 1091 (in Eu), where he had cultivated several influential supporters, particularly in the East.
	bdaugherty.tripod.com /normandie/history.html (10407 words)

	William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings.
		William also reinforced his control over the church by continuing his father’s policy that the duke, alone, had the authority to appoint Bishops and Abbots.
		By these means William guaranteed his political control of the church and their estates throughout Normandy.
		William was furious when news reached him of Harold’s accession to the throne, and he started planning his invasion.
	www.logon.org /_domain/abrahams-legacy.org/william-conqueror.html (3086 words)

	Historical Attractions in Forest of Dean, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire
		William Fitzosbern used his Castle to subdue the Welsh of Gwent.His son and successor, Roger, lost the Castle to the King after an unsuccessful rebellion in 1075.
		William Somerset, the third Earl of Worcester (1526-1589), was the first of his family to significantly alter the castle's buildings.
		Earl William focused his efforts on upgrading the quality of the hall and service ranges to meet the social expectations of his time.
	www.royalforestofdean.info /historical-attractions.shtml (5327 words)

	The Harmon and Perry Genealogy
		Earl of Mellent and a descendant of Hugh Capet, King of France.
		1st Earl of Leicester; companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings 1066; son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan; father of Waleran de Beaumont.
		Ranulf earl of Chester and Robert earl of Leicester as a man of the latter.
	www.theharmons.us /harmon_t/b72.htm (3529 words)

	hjelmanc - aqwg164
		William redeemed the castle from the Duke and deprived Ascelin of the provostship of Ivry.
		Thereafter Ascelin captured William, and rigorously imprisoned him at Breval until he obtained his freedom on the terms of a money payment, the cession of the castle of Ivry and the marriage of his daughter Isabel to Ascelin.
		On the death of William de Bréteuil in 1103, Ascelin took the part of William's nephew, Ralf de Grancei, against Eustace de Bréteuil, William's illegitimate son, in the struggle for the succession.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~rohjelm/aqwg164.htm (1022 words)

	Ancestors of Massey's
		Hamon Massey I, son of Sir William De La Ferté-Macé Sn De La Ferté-Macé and Miss De Conteville Burgh, was born in 1076 in Dunham, Massey, Cheshire, England and died in Dunham, Lancaster, Lancashire Dist., England.
		In 1092 King William Rufus was a guest at the Court of Hugh Lupus in Chester, at least two of his Barons attended the King, Hamon de Mascy and William Venables.
		He was a companion of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and received large grants in Warwickshire, with others in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Wiltshire.
	masseyfamgenealogy.tripod.com /a30.htm (1984 words)

	Maurice Boddy - Hereford Earldom FitzOsbern Gloucester Bohun
		He accompanied her in her flight to Gloucester, and was with her subsequently at Oxford, where she created him 3rd Earl of Hereford (25th July 1141) as a reward for his assistance.
		The Earl was about to embark on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, when he died (June 1220) and was buried at Llanthorny Priory, Gloucs.
		He fought in the 1st division, which was led by the Black Prince, at the Battle of Crecy (26th August 1346), and participated in the Siege of Calais (1346-47).
	www.mauriceboddy.org.uk /Hereford.htm (1084 words)

	Welsh Icons - Grosmont Castle
		Earl William was killed the next year and his son Roger was stripped of his lands in 1075.
		Certainly this hall was not the work of Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent in the early thirteenth century as is often claimed.
		Both the first earls of Hereford and Pain Fitz John had a great deal of wealth and ruled the Kingdom of Gwent at a time when the stable rule of the Normans in Wales seemed inevitable.
	www.welshicons.org.uk /html/grosmont_castle.html (1234 words)

	RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Richard Cosby Family Genealogy
		William Fitz Osbern, a Companion of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, Earl of Hereford.
		WILLIAM FITZOSBERN, SEIGNEUR DE BRETEUIL, son and heir of Osbern, steward of Normandy, by Emma, daughter of Ralph, COUNT OF IVRY (g), took a leading part in the events leading up to and in the Battle of Hastings.
		The Earl died as aforesaid in 1071, and was buried in the Abbey of Cormeilles, which he had also founded.
	worldconnect.rootsweb.com /cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cosby&id=I14906 (978 words)

	Britannicaindia.com: Britannica Browse
		English lady considered by some to be the still-mysterious "dark lady" of William Shakespeare's sonnets, though her authenticated biography does not suggest acquaintance with him.
		FitzOsbern, William, 1st Earl Of Hereford, Seigneur De Breteuil
		Of Norman origin, Ranulf was made keeper of the seal for King William I...
	www.britannicaindia.com /britannica_browse/f/f13.html (1716 words)

	British Royal Progenitors: Index of 'E' Names
		Earl of FIFE, Malcolm (marriage to Helen of Wales) (i2602)
		Earl of MERCIA, Ealdorman of the Gaini, Aethelred Mucil (marriage to Eadburgh) (i753)
		Earl of the Uplands, Ivar (marriage to unknown) (i1112)
	www.draftymanor.com /bart/GenBrit/gnindxbe.htm (825 words)

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		c 369: Cerdic of Gwent, 1st Earl of Salop, a British prince, was appointed "civitas" of Salop by Roman authorities; and the shire became his estate and was inherited for several centuries by his descendants.
		Earl Harold demanded King Gruffydd's abdication, upon which King Gruffydd's own retainers treacherously turned on their master and slew him, and sent his severed head to Earl Harold as proof that he was dead.
		Earl Harold exacted tribute from the Welsh rulers on behalf of his master, the English King Edward The Confessor.
	www.angelfire.com /ego/et_deo/welshkings.wps.htm (12333 words)

	Earl of Hereford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The title of Earl of Hereford was created several times in the Peerage of England.
		Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (1176-1220)
		Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford (1251-1298)
	earl-of-hereford.mindbit.com (111 words)

	Britannicaindia.com: Britannica Browse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		English lady considered by some to be the still-mysterious "dark lady" of William Shakespeare's sonnets, though her authenticated biography does not suggest acquaintance with him.
		FitzOsbern, William, 1st Earl Of Hereford, Seigneur De Breteuil
		Of Norman origin, Ranulf was made keeper of the seal for King William I...
	www.britannica.co.in /britannica_browse/f/f13.html (1716 words)

	zzmisc01
		BE1883 reports that there was only 1 Earl who conspired against the King, fled into exile, and forfeited the title.
		BE1883 also reports that that Earl was the father of Ralph, Alan and also Amicia (who married Robert, Earl of Leicester).
		TCP (Salisbury) starts this family with the following Edward and reports that, whilst some sources say he was son of Walter 'le Ewrus', Earl of Rosmar, that Walter was actually "a fictitious person" and Edward's parentage is unknown.
	www.stirnet.com /html/genie/british/xyz/zzmisc01.htm (464 words)

	pages 240-9 in ANCIENT ANCESTORS
		Earl of Essex and one of the 25 peers later enforcing the Magna Carta.
		She was married off to Sir William Windsor, Viceroy of Ireland (1369-76) after becoming very influential and was eventually impeached with Archbishop Latimer in 1376.
		Edward, Earl of Rutland, Duke of Albemarle, succeeded as 2
	members.pcug.org.au /~ronwells/240-9.htm (5301 words)

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