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Baron Eustace de Vesci

Baron Eustace de Vesci

Male 1169 - 1216  (47 years)    Has 13 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Eustace de Vesci 
    Prefix Baron 
    Birth 1169  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death Sep 1216  Battle of Barnard Castle Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Siblings 2 Siblings 
    Person ID I119631  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2010 

    Father William de Vesci,   b. Alnwick, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1185 
    Family ID F48371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret FitzWilliam of Scotland,   b. Aft 1169   d. Aft 1226 (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1, 3
    Children 
    +1. William de Vesci   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F48372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2010 

  • Notes 
    • - Known to be aloof & sardonic.

      - Principal in a plot (w/ his cousin Rob't FitWalter) to overthrow John.

      - After being found out, received refuge at court of William the Lion.

      - His pardon a condition of John's reapproachment with the Pope aft Langdon affair

      - Magna Carta Signatory.

      - 1216 - Fought at failed assault on Barnard Castle w/ Wm. the Lion vs. Royalist forces.

      REF: Sharon Kay Penman "Here be Dragons" p. 345: Cousin to Robert FitzWalter Baron Baynard (d. 09 Dec 1235).

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Brian Tompsett, University of Hull Royal Database (England), (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 , , Repository: WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk).

    2. [S122] Sharon Kay Penman, Here Be Dragons, (Ballantine Books, New York 1985 , , Repository: Library of J.H. Garner), p 485 (Reliability: 0).

    3. [S122] Sharon Kay Penman, Here Be Dragons, (Ballantine Books, New York 1985 , , Repository: Library of J.H. Garner).



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