Simon (nobleman, before 1116)

Place of the Bullington Priory founded by Simon. No visible remains of the monastery have survived.

Simon († around 1162) was an English nobleman. He established the position of the Kyme family .

Simon was a son and heir to William († around 1116), a knight with possessions in Lincolnshire . Presumably before 1120 he had married Agnes, who was presumably the daughter and heiress of Baldric de Lindissi ( Lindsey ). By marriage, Simon acquired his father-in-law's property in Lincolnshire, which he owned as a vassal of the Earls of Chester . This made him a small crown vassal , but as a vassal of the Earls of Chester he held about fifteen Knight's Fee in Lincolnshire. As a vassal of ten other barons, he held over fourteen other Knight's Fee in Lincolnshire and four other counties. This made Simon one of the most powerful nobles in Lincolnshire, richer and more influential than many other crown vassals. He increased his influence by marrying his children to members of other influential families. During the 1140s and 1150s, he was a major retainer of Earl Ranulph of Chester . Presumably through the mediation of Earl Ranulph, he was allowed to marry his eldest son Philip to the wealthy heiress Hawise of Kyme . During the minority of Earl Hugh of Chester , he administered the Earldom of Chester from 1158, and Doncaster from 1160 . Probably under him or under his son Philip, the construction of a castle at Bullington began . Around 1155 he donated the Gilbertine priory Bullington , in addition he made foundations for the benefit of other monasteries in Lincolnshire.

After the death of his first wife Agnes, he had married Sibyl for the second time. He had several children including:

• Philip († between 1192 and 1194) ∞ Hawise of Kyme
• Agnes ∞ Herbert, son of Alard, Lord of Orby, Constable of Gant
• Simon ∞ Isobel, daughter of Thomas of Cuckney

His heir became his son Philip.

Web links

• Paul Dalton: Simon [i] (dc1162). 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