Umfraville
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Umfraville, the name of an English
baron
ial family, derived from Amfreville
in Normandy
. Members of this family obtained lands in Northumberland
, including Redesdale
and Prudhoe
, from the Norman kings, and a later member, Gilbert de Umfraville (died 1245), married Matilda, daughter of Malcolm, earl of Angus, and obtained this Scottish earldom.
Gilbert's son, Gilbert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus (c. 1244-1308), took part in the fighting between Henry III of England
and his barons, and in the Scottish expeditions of Edward I of England
. He was governor of Forfar
and was given the right of appointing the wardens of the marches.
His son Robert
, earl of Angus (1277–1325), was taken prisoner by the Scots at Bannockburn
, but was soon released, though he was deprived of the earldom of Angus and of his Scottish estates.
Robert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus, Lord Umfreville.
m firstly LUCY de Kyme, daughter of Sir PHILIP de Kyme 1st Lord Kyme & his wife --- le Bigod. A manuscript genealogy of the Gant family records that “Roberto de Umphravil comiti de Anguishe” married “Willielmus de Kyma… Luciæ sorori suæ”[18].
m secondly as her first husband, Eleanor (Alienor) Lumley, (b.abt 1297 d. 31 Mar 1368) daughter of Robert de Lumley and Mary FitzMarmaduke. She married secondly (before 16 Aug 1327) Sir Roger Mauduit of Eshot, co. Northumberland.
Earl Robert & his first wife had one child:
1. GILBERT de Umfreville ([1310]-6 Jan 1381). A manuscript genealogy of the Gant family names “Gilbertus Umphravil” as son of “Roberto de Umphravil comiti de Anguishe” and his wife “Willielmus de Kyma…Luciæ sorori suæ”, adding that he died without heirs and was succeeded by “Waltero Taylboys filio filiæ sororis suæ”[19]. He succeeded his father in 1325 as Earl of Angus, Lord Unfreville. He was disinherited in Scotland in [1329]. m firstly JOAN Willoughby, daughter of Sir ROBERT Willoughby 1st Lord Willoughby & his wife Margaret Deincourt (-16 Jul 1350). m secondly (before Oct 1369) MAUD de Lucy
, daughter of Sir THOMAS Lucy 2nd Lord Lucy & his wife Margaret Multon (-18 Dec 1398). She married secondly (before 3 Oct 1383) as his second wife, Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland. Earl Gilbert & his first wife had one child:
2. ELIZABETH de Umfreville . A manuscript genealogy of the Gant family records that “Gilbertus Umphravil” was succeeded by “Waltero Taylboys filio filiæ sororis suæ”[20]. m GILBERT de Boroughdon [Burdon].
Earl Robert & his second wife Eleanor (Alienor) Lumley ..had two children:
3.ROBERT de Umfreville (-before 10 Oct 1379).
4.THOMAS de Umfreville of Hessle, Yorkshire, and Holmside, co. Durham (-21 May 1387). He inherited the castle of Harbottle and the manor of Otterburn 1375[21]. [m[22]] JOAN de Roddam, daughter of ADAM de Roddam & his wife ---. Thomas & his wife had two children:
(From: The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy-Scottish Nobility)- www.fmg.ac
His first son and heir by Lucy de Kyme, Gilbert de Umfraville (1310–1381), claimed the earldom, which he hoped to gain by helping Edward Baliol to win the Scottish crown, but he failed, and on his death without issue the greater part of his English estates passed to his niece, Eleanor, the wife of Sir Henry Talboys (died 1370), while others, including Redesdale, Harbottle
, and Otterbourne
, came to his half-brother, Sir Thomas de Umfraville(d.1386) a son by Lady Eleanor(Alienor) Lumley,. Sir Thomas's son, another Sir Thomas de Umfraville (1362–1391), left a son, Gilbert de Umfraville (1390–1421), who fought on the Scottish border and in France
under his warlike uncle, Sir Robert de Umfraville (died 1436).
Although not related in blood he appears to have inherited the estates in Lincolnshire
of the Kyme family, and he was generally known as the Earl of Kyme, though the title was never properly conferred upon him. In 1415 he fought at the Battle of Agincourt
; he was afterwards sent as an ambassador to Charles VI of France
, and arranged an alliance between the English and the Burgundian
s. He was killed at the Battle of Bauge
on 22 March 1421.
His heir was his uncle Sir Robert, who died on 29 January 1436, when the male line of the Umfraville family became extinct. The chronicler John Hardyng
was for many years in the service of Sir Robert, and in his Chronicle he eulogizes various members of the family.
Dickie Umfraville was a much-married character in Anthony Powell
's novel series A Dance to the Music of Time
.
England
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baron
Baron
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ial family, derived from Amfreville
Amfreville
Amfreville may refer to the following places in Normandy, France:* Amfreville, Calvados, in the Calvados département* Amfreville, Manche, in the Manche département* Amfreville-la-Campagne, in the Eure département...
in Normandy
Normandy
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. Members of this family obtained lands in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, including Redesdale
Redesdale
Redesdale is a valley iin the western part of the county of Northumberland, in northeast England. This area contains the valley of the River Rede, a tributary of the North Tyne River. Redesdale includes the settlements of Elsdon, Otterburn, Rochester, Byrness and Carter Bar.Historically this...
and Prudhoe
Prudhoe
Prudhoe is a medium sized town just south of the River Tyne, in the southern part of the county of Northumberland, England about west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The town is sited on a steep, north-facing hill in the Tyne valley and nearby settlements include Ovingham, Ovington, Wylam,...
, from the Norman kings, and a later member, Gilbert de Umfraville (died 1245), married Matilda, daughter of Malcolm, earl of Angus, and obtained this Scottish earldom.
Gilbert's son, Gilbert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus (c. 1244-1308), took part in the fighting between 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...
and his barons, and in the Scottish expeditions of Edward I of England
Edward I of England
Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
. He was governor of Forfar
Forfar
Forfar is a parish, town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people in Angus, located in the East Central Lowlands of Scotland. Forfar is the county town of Angus, which was officially known as Forfarshire from the 18th century until 1929, when the ancient name was reinstated, and...
and was given the right of appointing the wardens of the marches.
His son Robert
Robert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus
Robert de Umfraville, 8th Earl of Angus was an Anglo-Norman baron in Northumberland and the eighth Earl of Angus. He was the second son of Gilbert de Umfraville and Elizabeth Comyn, daughter of Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan....
, earl of Angus (1277–1325), was taken prisoner by the Scots at Bannockburn
Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence...
, but was soon released, though he was deprived of the earldom of Angus and of his Scottish estates.
Robert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus, Lord Umfreville.
m firstly LUCY de Kyme, daughter of Sir PHILIP de Kyme 1st Lord Kyme & his wife --- le Bigod. A manuscript genealogy of the Gant family records that “Roberto de Umphravil comiti de Anguishe” married “Willielmus de Kyma… Luciæ sorori suæ”[18].
m secondly as her first husband, Eleanor (Alienor) Lumley, (b.abt 1297 d. 31 Mar 1368) daughter of Robert de Lumley and Mary FitzMarmaduke. She married secondly (before 16 Aug 1327) Sir Roger Mauduit of Eshot, co. Northumberland.
Earl Robert & his first wife had one child:
1. GILBERT de Umfreville ([1310]-6 Jan 1381). A manuscript genealogy of the Gant family names “Gilbertus Umphravil” as son of “Roberto de Umphravil comiti de Anguishe” and his wife “Willielmus de Kyma…Luciæ sorori suæ”, adding that he died without heirs and was succeeded by “Waltero Taylboys filio filiæ sororis suæ”[19]. He succeeded his father in 1325 as Earl of Angus, Lord Unfreville. He was disinherited in Scotland in [1329]. m firstly JOAN Willoughby, daughter of Sir ROBERT Willoughby 1st Lord Willoughby & his wife Margaret Deincourt (-16 Jul 1350). m secondly (before Oct 1369) MAUD de Lucy
De Lucy
de Lucy or de Luci is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Lucé in Normandy, one of the great baronial Anglo-Norman families which became rooted in England after the Norman conquest. The first records are about Adrian de Luci who went into England after William the Conqueror...
, daughter of Sir THOMAS Lucy 2nd Lord Lucy & his wife Margaret Multon (-18 Dec 1398). She married secondly (before 3 Oct 1383) as his second wife, Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland. Earl Gilbert & his first wife had one child:
- a) Sir ROBERT de Umfreville (-before 25 May 1368). m (licence 20 Jan 1340) as her first husband, MARGARET Percy, daughter of Sir HENRY Percy Lord Percy & his wife Idoine Clifford (-Gyng [Buttsbury], Essex Sep 1375). She married secondly (before 25 May 1368) as his second wife, Sir William Ferrers 3rd Lord Ferrers of Groby.
2. ELIZABETH de Umfreville . A manuscript genealogy of the Gant family records that “Gilbertus Umphravil” was succeeded by “Waltero Taylboys filio filiæ sororis suæ”[20]. m GILBERT de Boroughdon [Burdon].
Earl Robert & his second wife Eleanor (Alienor) Lumley ..had two children:
3.ROBERT de Umfreville (-before 10 Oct 1379).
4.THOMAS de Umfreville of Hessle, Yorkshire, and Holmside, co. Durham (-21 May 1387). He inherited the castle of Harbottle and the manor of Otterburn 1375[21]. [m[22]] JOAN de Roddam, daughter of ADAM de Roddam & his wife ---. Thomas & his wife had two children:
- a) Sir THOMAS de Umfreville of Harbottle ([1360]-12 Feb or 8 Mar 1391). m AGNES GREY (b.abt 1365 d.25 Oct 1420), daughter of Thomas de Grey and Margaret de Pressene--. Sir Thomas & his wife had six children:
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- i) Sir GILBERT de Umfreville of Harbottle (Harbottle Castle 18 Oct 1390-killed in battle Baugé, Anjou 22 Mar 1421). m (before 3 Feb 1413) ANNE Neville, daughter of RALPH Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland & his first wife Margaret Stafford of Stafford.
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- ii) ELIZABETH de Umfreville ([1391]-23 Nov 1424). m Sir WILLIAM Elmeden of Elmeden [Embleton], co. Durham.
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- iii) MAUD de Umfreville ([1393]-4 Jan 1435). m Sir WILLIAM Ryther of Ryther, Yorkshire.
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- iv) JOAN de Umfreville ([1395]-after 1446). m Sir THOMAS Lambert .
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- v) MARGARET de Umfreville ([1397]-23 Jun 1444). m firstly WILLIAM Lodington of Gunby, co. Lincoln (-9 Jan 1420). m secondly (before 26 Apr 1423) JOHN Constable of Halsham in Holderness.
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- vi) AGNES de Umfreville ([1399]-after 1446). m THOMAS Haggerston of Haggerston, co. Durham.
- b) Sir ROBERT de Umfreville (-before 10 Oct 1379).
(From: The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy-Scottish Nobility)- www.fmg.ac
His first son and heir by Lucy de Kyme, Gilbert de Umfraville (1310–1381), claimed the earldom, which he hoped to gain by helping Edward Baliol to win the Scottish crown, but he failed, and on his death without issue the greater part of his English estates passed to his niece, Eleanor, the wife of Sir Henry Talboys (died 1370), while others, including Redesdale, Harbottle
Harbottle
Harbottle is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about south-east of the Scottish border, nestled among the Cheviot Hills and inside Northumberland National Park. The village is the site of Harbottle Castle built by order of Henry II...
, and Otterbourne
Otterbourne
Otterbourne is a village in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately four miles south of Winchester and eight miles north of Southampton. In October 2002, its population was approximately 1,520, and there were 602 dwellings....
, came to his half-brother, Sir Thomas de Umfraville(d.1386) a son by Lady Eleanor(Alienor) Lumley,. Sir Thomas's son, another Sir Thomas de Umfraville (1362–1391), left a son, Gilbert de Umfraville (1390–1421), who fought on the Scottish border and in France
France
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under his warlike uncle, Sir Robert de Umfraville (died 1436).
Although not related in blood he appears to have inherited the estates in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
of the Kyme family, and he was generally known as the Earl of Kyme, though the title was never properly conferred upon him. In 1415 he fought at the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
; he was afterwards sent as an ambassador to Charles VI of France
Charles VI of France
Charles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...
, and arranged an alliance between the English and the Burgundian
Duchy of Burgundy
The Duchy of Burgundy , was heir to an ancient and prestigious reputation and a large division of the lands of the Second Kingdom of Burgundy and in its own right was one of the geographically larger ducal territories in the emergence of Early Modern Europe from Medieval Europe.Even in that...
s. He was killed at the Battle of Bauge
Battle of Baugé
The Battle of Baugé, fought between the English and the Franco-Scots on 21 March 1421 in Baugé, France, east of Angers, was a major defeat for the English in the Hundred Years' War...
on 22 March 1421.
His heir was his uncle Sir Robert, who died on 29 January 1436, when the male line of the Umfraville family became extinct. The chronicler John Hardyng
John Hardyng
John Hardyng , English chronicler, was born in the north.As a boy he entered the service of Sir Henry Percy , with whom he was present at the Battle of Shrewsbury . He then passed into the service of Sir Robert Umfraville, under whom he was constable of Warkworth Castle, Northumberland, and Kyme...
was for many years in the service of Sir Robert, and in his Chronicle he eulogizes various members of the family.
Dickie Umfraville was a much-married character in Anthony Powell
Anthony Powell
Anthony Dymoke Powell CH, CBE was an English novelist best known for his twelve-volume work A Dance to the Music of Time, published between 1951 and 1975....
's novel series A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time is a twelve-volume cycle of novels by Anthony Powell, inspired by the painting of the same name by Nicolas Poussin. One of the longest works of fiction in literature, it was published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim...
.