Robert Marmion, 1st Baron Marmion of Winteringham
| Robert Marmion | |
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| Baron Marmion of Winteringham | |
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Marmion of Winteringham:- vair, a fess gules[1] | |
| Spouse(s) | Amicia/Avice Fitz-Hugh |
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Issue
William Marmion | |
| Father | Robert Marmion, 3rd Baron Marmion of Tamworth |
| Mother | Phillipa (surname unknown) |
| Born | bef.1200 |
| Died | bef.Oct 1242 |
Robert Marmion, Baron Marmion of Winteringham was an Anglo-Norman baron and rebel involved in the First Barons' War. He was referred to as Robert Marmion the Younger as his elder half-brother was also called Robert and known as Robert Marmion the Elder.
Ancestry
He was the son of Robert Marmion, 3rd Baron Marmion of Tamworth and his second wife Philippa (surname unknown).[2]
Career and Life
In 1215 Robert paid King John 350l and five palfreys to marry Amicia/Avice the daughter of Jernigan Fitz-Hugh of West Tanfield from whom he gained lands in Yorkshire.[2]
Robert joined in the rebellion against the cruel King John who confiscated his lands. When John died his son Henry tried to restore calm and in 1217 the Sheriff of Sussex was ordered to give Robert back his estates.[3] On 15 May 1218 Robert paid the king 500l for custody of Tamworth and the rest of his elder brother Robert's lands as long as he continued to rebel.[4] Robert the Elder finally made peace with the king in 1220 whereupon his lands, including Tamworth, were restored to him.[4] Robert the Younger retained the lands at Winteringham, Coningsby, Quinton and Berwick which had been given to him by charter by his father.[4]
In 1239 the Abbot of Mont Saint-Michel claimed the right to Wath which Robert held by his wife and the case was heard by the king. Robert offered to prove it was his by duel and the abbot stupidly accepted. The combatants fought in a place chosen by the king, with Robert bringing a large band of armed men with him. His champion was brought to the ground more than once but each time was rescued by his party. They eventually threatened to kill the abbot and his champion who, in fear of their lives, relinquished their claim to Wath.[5]
Robert died before 23 Oct 1242 leaving an underage heir in the ward of William de Cantilupe.[6] His widow claimed dower from lands at Wullingham from Ridel Papillon[lower-alpha 1][7] and by the time of her death in 1282 was holding West Tanfield, Nosterfield and Richmond ward in Yorkshire.[8]
Family and descendants
He married Amicia/Avice Fitz-Hugh and was succeeded by his son and heir:
- William Marmion, (d.1274). Married Lorette, daughter of Richard FitzRoy and granddaughter of King John.
Robert may have had other junior children including:
- (Mons.?) Roger Marmion, Vicar of Winteringham Church until 1287,[9] perhaps the Yorkshire Vicar who became a Papal Chaplain in 1257.[10]
Notes
References
- ↑ Burke 1884, p. 660
- 1 2 Nicolas 1857
- ↑ Cokayne 1893
- 1 2 3 FineRolls 1199–1461.
- ↑ Cokayne 1893, p. 515
- ↑ Cokayne 1893, p. 517
- ↑ Cal Inqs I 1904.
- ↑ Caley 1806, p. 77
- ↑ Hill 1986
- ↑ Papal Letters 1893.
Bibliography
- Banks, Thomas Christopher (1844). Baronies in Fee. London: W. M. Harrison.
- Burke, Bernard (1884). Burkes General Armoury. London: Burkes.
- Hill, Rosalind (1986). The Rolls and Register of Bishop Oliver Sutton, 1280-1299 VIII. Lincoln: Lincoln Record Society.
- Calendar of Inquisitions I. London: HMSO. 1904.
- Calendar of entries in the Papal registers relating to Great Britain and Ireland. Papal letters I. London: HMSO. 1893.
- Curia Regis Rolls. London: HMSO. 1189–1250.
- Caley, John (1806). Calendarium Inquisitionum post mortem sive Escaetarum 1. London: Record Commission.
- Cokayne, George Edward (1893). Complete Peerage I. London: George Bell & Sons.
- Nicolas, Nicholas Harris; Courthope, William (1857). Historic Peerage of England. London: John Murray.
- Palmer, Charles Ferrers R. (1875). History of the Baronial Family of Marmion, Lords of the Castle of Tamworth, etc. Tamworth: J. Thompson.
- Close Rolls. Westminster: Parliament of England. 1224–1468.
- Fine Rolls. Westminster: Parliament of England. 1199–1461.
- Stapleton, Thomas (1844). Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normannias. London: Society of Antiquaries.
External links
- Marmion Tombs in Winteringham Church
- Possible site of Marmion Hermitage Manor House at West Tanfield
- Marmion Tower/Gatehouse at West Tanfield
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by CREATION |
Baron Marmion of Winteringham | Succeeded by William Marmion |