Nigel D'Oyly was an 11th-12th century nobleman of England

England

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 and, in 1120, the Lord of Oxford Castle

Oxford Castle

Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined Norman medieval castle situated on the west edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. The original moated, wooden motte and bailey castle was replaced with stone in the 11th century and played an important role in the conflict of the Anarchy...

, and briefly the Lord of Wallingford Castle

Wallingford Castle

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Biography

He was son of Walter D'Oyly and younger brother of Robert D'Oyly

Robert D'Oyly (Oxford)

Robert D'Oyly was a Norman nobleman who accompanied William the Conqueror on the Norman Conquest, his invasion of England. He died in 1091.-Background:Robert was the son of Walter D'Oyly and elder brother to Nigel D'Oyly...

, follower of William the Conqueror and founder of Oxford Castle

Oxford Castle

Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined Norman medieval castle situated on the west edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. The original moated, wooden motte and bailey castle was replaced with stone in the 11th century and played an important role in the conflict of the Anarchy...

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At some point between 1086 and 1094 Nigel was granted possession of two mills on the west side of Grandpont

Grandpont, Oxford

Grandpont is a mainly residential area in south Oxford. It is west of Abingdon Road, and consists mainly of narrow streets that run at right-angles to the main road, with terraced late-Victorian and Edwardian houses....

 by Abbot Columbanus of Oxford, however by 1109 the mills were recorded as having been reconfirmed to the abbey.

He married Agnes, and left two sons, Robert D'Oyly the younger

Robert D'Oyly (Osney)

Robert D'Oyly was a 12th century English nobleman, son of Nigel D'Oyly, and nephew of Robert D'Oyly, founder of Oxford Castle.Robert married Edith Forne, daughter of Lord Greystock, who had been King Henry I of England's concubine, in 1120...

, the eldest son, who succeeded as Lord High Constable and Baron of Hocknorton and Fulk, buried at Eynesham in 1126. In 1120, King Henry I of England

Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...

 caused Edith Forne

Edith Forne

Edith Forne was an English noblewoman who was the concubine of King Henry I of England and the foundress of Osney Abbey in Oxford.She was the daughter of Forn Sigulfson, Lord of Greystoke, Cumberland.Edith had two children by King Henry:...

, his concubine, to marry Robert. As a marriage portion, he gave her the Manor of Cleydon

Steeple Claydon

Steeple Claydon is a village and also a civil parish within the district of Aylesbury Vale in Buckinghamshire, England. It has an unusually high number of gingers, it is speculated that this is due to most people's mums also being their aunts. Steeple Claydon is located about four miles south of...

, Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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