Ralph of Cornhill
Ralph of Cornhill († September 29, 1199 and September 29, 1200) was an English civil servant who served as sheriff of Kent and Surrey .
Ralph of Cornhill was the younger son of the London merchant Gervase of Cornhill , who had made a career as a civil servant in the service of the Angevin kings . His father died in 1184, after which Ralph's older brother Henry of Cornhill inherited the father's estate. When Henry lost his office as a supporter of the overthrown Chancellor William Longchamp in 1191, Ralph and his brother Reginald paid 100 marks , whereupon they were allowed to exercise their brother's offices until King Richard the Lionheart's return from the crusade. Ralph then served as High Sheriff of Kent until 1192 and Sheriff of Surrey until 1194. He was succeeded as Sheriff of Kent by his brother Reginald.
Ralph had married Alice, the daughter and heiress of Robert of Hastings , Lord of Little Easton in Essex , around 1191 . He died between Michaelis 1199 and Michaelis 1200.
Individual evidence
- ^ PDA Harvey: Cornhill, Gervase of (c.1110-1183 / 4). 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 | Ralph of Cornhill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English civil servant, High Sheriff of Kent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between September 29, 1199 and September 29, 1200 |