Walter of Pattishall
Walter of Pattishall (also Pateshull ) († between August 25, 1231 and August 20, 1232) was an English civil servant and judge.
Origin and marriage
Walter of Pattishall was the eldest son of the royal judge Simon of Pattishall and his wife Amice. After his father's death around 1217, he inherited his estates in Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Lincolnshire and Yorkshire . By marrying Margery , daughter and heiress of Richard d'Argentan , he acquired land in Bletsoe , Crawley and other parts of Bedfordshire . In 1222 he bought land in Deighton , Yorkshire. He was a vassal of the Honors of Wahull and Bedford . He sponsored Pipewell Abbey for the salvation of his mother's soul .
Service as sheriff and judge
Like his father, Walter of Pattishall became a royal judge. From 1218 to 1219 he served as a traveling judge in the southern Midlands . However, he did not reach the position and importance of his father, because in the 1220s he served only occasionally as royal judge, the last time in June 1231. After the dismissal of Falkes de Bréauté , he became the new sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire on January 18, 1224 . He was quickly drawn into the escalating conflict between Falkes and the government, which finally culminated in the summer of 1224 with the siege of Bedford Castle by royal troops. After the occupation of the castle surrendered on August 20, King Henry III ordered. Pattishall and Judge Henry of Braybrooke to have the castle demolished. This led to a minor conflict with William de Beauchamp , who claimed the hereditary management of the castle. Both Braybrooke and Pattishall were vassals of Beauchamp, who understandably resisted the destruction of the castle. In the end, the king was able to have the castle destroyed. On September 5, 1228 Pattishall was finally replaced as sheriff.
Death and inheritance
Pattishall, like his father, was probably buried in Pipewell Abbey. His wife made a donation to Holy Trinity Hospital in Northampton for the salvation of his soul . His heir became his underage son, Simon of Pattishall .
Web links
- Ralph V. Turner: Pattishall [Pateshull], Walter of (d. 1231/2). 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 | |
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| SURNAME | Walter of Pattishall |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walter of Pateshull |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English civil servant and judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between August 25, 1231 and August 20, 1232 |