Brian of Brittany
Brian of Brittany (c. 1042 – 14 February,
Brian was born in about 1042, a son of
]After defeating Harold's sons, Brian's forces went north to counter the rebellion by Eadric the Wild, while William the Conqueror's army travelled west; the two armies joined and won the Battle of Stafford.[5]
Brian received grants of land in Suffolk and Cornwall, although the first mention of him as Earl of Cornwall was not made until 1140, by his nephew Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond who had been given the same title by King Stephen and may have been trying to improve the legitimacy of his new rank.[6] Brian's name is often associated with the construction of Launceston Castle.[7]
Brian may have left England soon after the battles of 1069,[
Brian may have lived the rest of his life as a semi-invalid in and near Brittany, staying with his wife.
Notes
- ^ It is believed that he was an illegitimate son and among Odo's offspring, the third son.
References
- ^ K.S.B. Keats-Rohan. "Testimonies of the Living Dead" (PDF). p. 178.
- ^ Christopher Clarkson (1821). The History of Richmond, in the County of York. Richmond: Thomas Bowman. p. 14.
- ^ Arnold, Nick. "Battle of Northam (1069)". Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ William of Poitiers. "Rebellion and Retribution". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Tallent, Mike. "Battle of Stafford". Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ISBN 9780851152868. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Herring, Peter; Gillard, Bridget. "Launceston" (PDF). Cornwall and Scilly Urban Survey. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- Welsh History Review; Vol. 6, no. 1-4. pp. 451–61. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ a b Cokayne, George Edward (1913). "Cornwall (County of)". In Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The Complete Peerage. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). London: St Catherine Press. p. 427.
- ^ Keats-Rohan, K. S. B. (2002) Domesday Descendants (2002), p. 221
- ^ "Internet History Sourcebooks". sourcebooks.fordham.edu. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Morice, H. (1742) Histoire Ecclesiastique et Civile de Bretagne, Preuve, i, Paris, page 458, cited by Keats-Rohan, K. S. B. in William I and the Breton Contingent in the Non-Norman Conquest 1060–1087, in Proceedings of the Battle Conference (1991), edited by Marjorie Chibnall