Judhael de Totnes
Judhael de Totnes , also Juhel de Totnes († before 1130), was a Norman nobleman and supporter of William the Conqueror .
origin
According to his own information, his father was called Alfred, whether Judhael comes from Brittany or Normandy is unclear.
Life
Probably shortly after the Norman conquest of England , Judhael was given extensive estates along the east coast of Devon . In south-west England there had been a rebellion against the Norman conquerors in 1068, and the coasts were also threatened by Irish pirates. To secure Norman rule, Judhael built Totnes Castle in the northeast of the Anglo-Saxon city of Totnes . He also founded the Benedictine priory of St Mary in Totnes. In the Domesday Book in 1086 Judhael is named as lord of over 100 fiefdoms, but under King Wilhelm II he lost Totnes for unknown reasons around 1091, which fell to Roger de Nonant .
Around 1100 Judhael acquired the rule of Barnstaple , where he founded the monastery of St Martin-des-Champs. As an old man he entered the monastery in 1123 and died there before 1130.
family
Judhael had two daughters and a son:
- Alfred († before 1139), who lost his possessions in 1136 for supporting the Baldwin de Redvers rebellion . He died without an heir.
- Aenor ⚭ Philip de Braose
- Unknown ⚭ Henry de Tracy
His grandson William de Braose, 3rd Baron of Bramber , son of his daughter Aenor inherited half of the Barony of Barnstaple in 1155, the Barony of Totnes was divided in 1206 between his great-grandson William de Braose, 4th Baron of Bramber and Henry de Nonant.
literature
- John Bryan Williams, Judhael of Totnes: The Life and Times of a Post-Conquest Baron . In: Anglo-Norman Studies 16 . Boydell Press, Woodbridge 1994 ISBN 0-85115-366-6 , pp. 271-289
- K. Keats-Rohan: Domesday people: a prosopography of persons occurring in English documents, 1066-1166 . Boydell Press, Woodbridge 2002. ISBN 978-0-85115-722-1 , pp. 285f
Individual evidence
- ^ National Heritage List for England :: Totnes, the Castle. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Judhael de Totnes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Juhel de Totnes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | norman nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1130 |
| Place of death | Barnstaple |