Odinel de Umfraville (nobleman, † 1182)
Odinel de Umfraville (also Odinel II de Umfraville ) († 1182 ) was an Anglo-Scottish nobleman.
Origin and youth
Odinel de Umfraville came from the Anglo-Scottish Umfraville family . He was a son of Gilbert de Umfraville and grew up in the household of Henry of Scotland , heir to King David I of Scotland .
Life
As a result, he initially had a good relationship with his son Wilhelm , who became King of Scotland in 1165. He attested to numerous documents for this, and Wilhelm hoped that Odinel would support him when he invaded northern England in 1173 on behalf of the rebellious sons of the English King Henry II . However, Odinel fought on the side of Henry II in the war, which earned him the wrath of Wilhelm I. As a result, the Scots besieged the castles of Odinel's father Gilbert de Umfraville in Northumberland . Although the Scots were able to conquer the smaller Harbottle Castle in 1174, Prudhoe Castle withstood the Scottish attacks in 1173 and 1174. Odinel escaped the siege and gathered troops for relief, with whom he eventually joined the Royal British Army. With this he took part in the Battle of Alnwick on July 13, 1174, when Wilhelm I was taken prisoner. The war had so devastated the Umfravilles' holdings in Northumberland that Odinel received £ 20 to secure the occupation of Prudhoe Castle. As a result, he had a new keep built in Prudhoe Castle . In addition he received Etton in Yorkshire and the possessions of the expropriated Lord of Wooler . After the death of his father Gilbert in 1175, Odinel inherited his estates in Northumberland as well as in Yorkshire and Rutland . In 1177 he was in London when Henry II mediated between the kings Alfonso of Castile and Sancho of Navarre . At his death he was considered one of the most powerful barons in Northumberland. The income from the estates in this county alone gave an annual income of £ 60, and Umfraville will have received a similar sum from his other estates.
Family and inheritance
Umfraville had made in aid of Hexham and Newminster foundations. Before 1173 he had married Alice, a daughter of Richard de Lucy , the English justiciar . She brought the estate of Thorney Green in Suffolk as a dowry into the marriage. With her he had four sons and at least three daughters, including:
- Robert II († around 1195)
- Richard de Umfraville († 1226)
- Alice ∞ William Bertrand (or Bertram) from Mitford
- Margery († 1198) ∞ William d'Aubigné
He was able to marry off his daughters to other powerful barons in northern England. His heir became his eldest son Robert II, after his death his son the younger Richard.
Web links
- Henry Summerson: Odinel de Umfraville [ii] (d. 1182). 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
- ^ Reginald Allen Brown: Anglo-Norman studies. V, Proceedings of the Battle conference, 1982. Boydell, Woodbridge 1983, ISBN 0-85115-178-7 , p. 173.
- ^ Nicholas Vincent: Aubigné, William d '(d. 1236). 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, Odinel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Umfraville, Odinel II |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1182 |