Amaury de St Amand
Sir Amaury de St Amand (also Aimery de Saint Amand ) († between 1240 and September 1241) was a knight who, as a military, civil servant and diplomat, became the confidante of the English King Henry III. rise.
Service as military, civil servant and diplomat
The origin of Amaury de St Amand is unknown. He probably came from Flanders or Normandy . It was probably named after Saint-Amand in the Pas-de-Calais , but it could also come from Saint-Amand in the Manche or from Saint-Amand-des-Hautes-Terres . He is first mentioned in March 1217 during the First Barons' War as a member of the crew of Taunton Castle , a castle owned by Peter des Roches , a supporter of the king. Even after the war of the barons he was in the service of Bishop des Roches several times, including in 1223 during the war against Wales he was one of the twenty knights des Roches placed. In addition, he was in the service of King Heinrich III several times. In 1221 he testified that the administration of the Channel Islands was given to Philip d'Aubigny the Younger . On behalf of the king he traveled to Ireland in 1226 , took part in the king's campaign in France from 1230 to 1231 and then served as a military and diplomat in Brittany from 1232 to 1234 . In 1232 he was one of the Warden of the Channel Islands. Upon his return from France, St Amand became an important official of the king in the Welsh Marches . He served as the commander or administrator of several royal castles, including from 1234 St Briavels Castle , with which he was also administrator of the royal Forest of Dean . From January 1234 he was High Constable of the Welsh Marches and from 1234 to 1240 Sheriff of Herefordshire . In 1231, 1237 and 1238 he served as negotiator in negotiations with Welsh princes.
Position at the royal court and participation in the barons' crusade
Before 1233 St Amand was knighted and in 1233 he was named one of the Stewards of the King's Household . Through this office he had considerable influence at the royal court. As a confidante of the king, he was one of the nine godfathers of the heir to the throne Eduard in 1239 . Henry III. rewarded St Amand's service by giving him lucrative guardianship. In addition, he received the property of his cousin Ralph de Verdun , a son of his uncle Walter de Verdun , in 1230 . As Knight Banneret he took from the summer of 1240 in the wake of Simon de Montfort at the crusade of the barons in part, during which he died.
Marriages and offspring
St Amand was married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown. Before December 1222 he was second married to Iseult , a daughter of William Pantulf . He had several children, including his son Ralph, who became his heir.
Web links
- Simon Lloyd: St Amand, Sir Amaury de (d. 1240/41). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nicholas Vincent: Peter des Roches. An alien in English politics, 1205-1238 . Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge 2002. ISBN 0-521-52215-3 , p. 160
- ↑ Nicholas Vincent: Peter des Roches. An alien in English politics, 1205-1238 . Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge 2002. ISBN 0-521-52215-3 , p. 211
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| SURNAME | St Amand, Amaury de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saint Amand, Aimery de; St Amand, Sir Amaury de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Knight and diplomat in English service |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between June 1240 and September 1241 |