Henry of Cornhill
Henry of Cornhill (around 1135, † between September 29, 1192 and September 29, 1193) was an English nobleman and civil servant.
Henry of Cornhill was the eldest son of Gervase of Cornhill . His father was a wealthy London merchant who had served as royal judge and sheriff on several occasions.
From 1175 at the latest, Henry served the royal household as a buyer for fabrics and other goods. 1181 he became manager for the King escheated rule Rayleigh and 1183 for the escheated Boulogne . After his father's death before September 1184, Henry inherited his estates in London and other parts of England. As an inheritance from his father, he also became Sheriff of Surrey . From 1187 to 1189 he served as one of the two sheriffs of London. Through his marriage to Alice de Courcy , a daughter of Baron William de Courcy ( House of Courcy ), Henry acquired the Barony of Stogursey , which included over 25 knight's fees in Somerset , Dorset , Oxfordshire , Northamptonshire and other parts of England. With this inheritance, Henry rose to be an important baron. He was one of the few faithful who were still in the wake of King Henry II when he died in Chinon in 1189 . The new King Richard the Lionheart confirmed Cornhill's offices. On behalf of the king, Cornhill then equipped the fleet with which Richard set out on the Third Crusade until 1190 . In exchange for a fee of 100 marks , Cornhill became High Sheriff of Kent and Keeper of the Exchange in 1190 . In this office he worked closely with Chancellor William Longchamp . When he was overthrown in October 1191 in the king's absence, Cornhill also lost his offices. He died between Michaelis 1192 and Michaelis 1193.
With his wife Alice he had a daughter who became his heir:
- Joan († after 1224) ∞ Hugh de Neville
After his death, his widow married Warin Fitzgerald around 1193 .
Web links
- PDA Harvey: Henry of Cornhill (c.1135-1192 / 3). 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
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| SURNAME | Henry of Cornhill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English civil servant, High Sheriff of Kent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1135 |
| DATE OF DEATH | between September 29, 1192 and September 29, 1193 |