Gilbert de Umfraville (nobleman, † 1245)

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Sir Gilbert de Umfraville , de iure uxoris Earl of Angus (also Umfreville ) († before March 13, 1245 ) was an Anglo-Scottish nobleman.

origin

Gilbert de Umfraville came from the Anglo-Scottish Umfraville family . He was the eldest son of Richard de Umfraville , his mother's name is unknown. In 1212, his father and his three brothers had to hold him hostage for his loyalty to the English King John Ohneland . After his father's death in 1226, Gilbert inherited his extensive land holdings, which included extensive estates in Northumberland with Prudhoe Castle , but also estates in Yorkshire and other parts of England. For his inheritance he had to King Heinrich III on January 8, 1227 . pay homage and pay a fee of £ 100.

Life

In contrast to his father, Umfraville was not involved in any major feuds , but mostly had a good relationship with the other barons in northern England. He was also a loyal vassal to the English king . In 1228 he was knighted , and in 1230 he took part in the king's unsuccessful campaign in France . For this he served the king as a forest judge. As a powerful baron, he tried to expand his holdings in northern England. Through his marriage to Theophania , he acquired Mickley as a dowry. His wife came from the Balliol family , who fought against his father during the First Barons' War. Umfraville waived his controversial claim to Wooler , which he had inherited from his grandfather Odinel de Umfraville, in favor of Robert de Muschamp . He also had good relations with Robert Fitz Meldred , Lord of Raby, to whom he gave one of his famous horses. Umfraville ran a successful horse breeding business. Selling his horses from Redesdale Forest brought him great wealth. To do this, he tied in with his ancestors' contacts in Scotland . Three times he was one of the knights who escorted the Scottish King Alexander II on his visits to England. On one of these visits in 1237 he witnessed the Treaty of York . After the death of his first wife, he married a daughter of the Scottish Earl of Angus. In addition to foundations in favor of Newminster and Hexham , he confirmed his grandfather's donation to the Scottish Kelso Abbey .

Family and offspring

After the death of his first wife, Umfraville had married Matilda, Countess of Angus , the widow of John Comyn and daughter and heiress of the late Maol Choluim, 5th Earl of Angus in 1243 , making him de facto the holder of the Scottish title Earl of Angus. With her he had a son who became his heir:

Umfraville died in early 1245 and was buried in Hexham Abbey.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Henry Summerson: Richard de Umfraville (d. 1226). 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
personal data
SURNAME De Umfraville, Gilbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES De Umfraville, Sir Gilbert; De Umfreville, Gilbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Anglo-Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century or 13th century
DATE OF DEATH before March 13, 1245