Fulk Lestrange, 1st Baron Strange of Blackmere

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Fulk Lestrange, 1st Baron Strange of Blackmere (* around 1267 - 23 January 1324 ) was an English nobleman.

Origin and service as military and politician

Fulk Lestrange was a son of Robert Lestrange , a younger son of John Lestrange and his wife Eleanor de Blancminster . His father had taken over the estates of his older brother Hamo le Strange when he was participating in Prince Edward's crusade and died in the Holy Land after 1272 . After the death of his older brother John, Fulk inherited Wrockwardine , Ellesmere and his family's other properties in Shropshire in 1289 . In 1294 he took part in a campaign in Gascony . From 1298 he took part in several campaigns by Edward I and Edward II during the Scottish War of Independence . By Writ of Summons he was appointed to Parliament in 1308 or 1309 , making him 1st  Baron Strange of Blackmere .

Vassal in the service of the Earl of Lancaster

Nevertheless, Lestrange entered the service of the powerful Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster , as a vassal , who paid him 50 marks in 1318 for his services . Lancaster became the fiercest domestic political opponent of King Edward II. In 1312 he was embroiled in the sometimes violent inheritance dispute between the related Gruffudd de la Pole and John Charlton over the Welsh rule of Powys . The King had awarded Powys to his courtier Charlton, against which Gruffudd and Lestrange protested. Lancaster was now the advocate of his vassals and used this to weaken the king and to enforce the recognition of the ordinances . Among other things, Lancaster called for the appointment of new judges, as he considered the previous judges, who were to investigate the inheritance dispute on behalf of the king, to be biased. The king finally appointed new judges in early November 1313, but Powys still owned Charlton. Lestrange Lancaster also served as a judge, including in 1315 during the revolt of Adam Banaster . With other vassals of Lancaster he tried in the Parliament of York in November 1318 to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Leake . In January 1321 he was part of a high-ranking delegation that negotiated an armistice with a Scottish delegation in Newcastle during the war with Scotland.

Role during the Lancaster Rebellion

When Lancaster allied itself with the rebellious Marcher Lords during the Despenser War in 1321 , Lestrange attended the Sherburn meeting in June , at which Lancaster tried to persuade the northern English barons to support the rebels. Lestrange openly supported Lancaster as one of the most loyal vassals until December 1321. Shortly thereafter, he apparently switched to the king's side. On February 28, 1322 he joined the royal army in Coventry with his contingent . A little later, the rebellion was suppressed militarily by Lancaster and the Marcher Lords. On May 26, 1322, Lestrange was appointed Seneschal of Gascony by the king . As a Seneschal, Lestrange had to deploy troops in the English territories in south-west France between April and June 1323 in order to stop a feud between the Count of Foix and Arnaud-Guillaume de Marsan . The feud was eventually ended through the mediation of John Hotham , Bishop of Ely.

Marriage and offspring

Lestrange had married Eleonore , a daughter of John Giffard, 1st Baron Giffard and his wife Maud de Clifford around 1295 . He had several children including:

His heir and successor was his younger son John Lestrange, 2nd Baron Strange of Blackmere .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Robert Maddicott: Thomas of Lancaster, 1307-1322. A Study in the Reign of Edward II. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1970, p. 46.
  2. ↑ John Robert Maddicott: Thomas of Lancaster, 1307-1322. A Study in the Reign of Edward II. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1970, p. 138.
  3. ↑ John Robert Maddicott: Thomas of Lancaster, 1307-1322. A Study in the Reign of Edward II. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1970, p. 141.
  4. ↑ John Robert Maddicott: Thomas of Lancaster, 1307-1322. A Study in the Reign of Edward II. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1970, p. 145.
  5. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 216.
  6. ↑ John Robert Maddicott: Thomas of Lancaster, 1307-1322. A Study in the Reign of Edward II. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1970, p. 176.
  7. ↑ John Robert Maddicott: Thomas of Lancaster, 1307-1322. A Study in the Reign of Edward II. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1970, p. 232.
  8. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , p. 372.
  9. ↑ John Robert Maddicott: Thomas of Lancaster, 1307-1322. A Study in the Reign of Edward II. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1970, p. 274.
  10. ↑ John Robert Maddicott: Thomas of Lancaster, 1307-1322. A Study in the Reign of Edward II. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1970, p. 296.
  11. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 457.
personal data
SURNAME Lestrange, Fulk, 1st Baron Strange of Blackmere
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Le Strange, Fulk; le Strange, Foulques
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman and seneschal of Aquitaine
DATE OF BIRTH around 1267
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1324