Baldwin de Redvers, 7th Earl of Devon
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Baldwin de Redvers, 7th Earl of Devon and Lord of the Isle (of Wight) (1 January 1236 – 1262) was the son of Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon
and Amicia de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
. He succeeded at the age of ten.
He died in the expedition of Henry III of England
to France in 1262; the record of his death by the royal clerks was made on 13 September. He was succeeded by his sister Isabel
, who was already the widow of William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle
.
, who was aunt of the Queen, Eleanor of Provence
, on one side, and niece of Pope Innocent IV
on the other. He had one child:
Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon
Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon and Lord of the Isle was the son of Baldwin de Redvers and Margaret FitzGerold and grandson of William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon.-Family and children:...
and Amicia de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates. He also inherited from his mother, Amice Fitz William, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an...
. He succeeded at the age of ten.
He died in the expedition of Henry III of England
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
to France in 1262; the record of his death by the royal clerks was made on 13 September. He was succeeded by his sister Isabel
Isabella de Fortibus
Isabella de Fortibus was the eldest daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon. At the age of 11 or 12 she became the second wife of William de Fortibus who owned land in Yorkshire and Cumberland and was the count of Aumale in Normandy. When he died in 1260 part of his estates were...
, who was already the widow of William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle
William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle
William III de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle played a conspicuous part in the reign of Henry III of England, notably in the Mad Parliament of 1258.He married:# Christina William III de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle (died 1260) (Latinised as de Fortibus) played a conspicuous part in the reign of Henry...
.
Marriage
He married, shortly after his coming of age, in 1257, Avita, daughter of Thomas I of SavoyThomas I of Savoy
Thomas I or Tommaso I was Count of Savoy from 1189-1233. He was the son of Humbert III of Savoy and Beatrice of Viennois. His birth was seen as miraculous; his monkish father had despaired of having a male heir after three wives. Count Humbert sought counsel from St...
, who was aunt of the Queen, Eleanor of Provence
Eleanor of Provence
Eleanor of Provence was Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Henry III of England from 1236 until his death in 1272....
, on one side, and niece of Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV , born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was pope from June 25, 1243 until his death in 1254.-Early life:...
on the other. He had one child:
- John de Redvers, who died an infant.