Hamo Dapifer
Hamo Dapifer
Origins
Hamo was the son of Hamon Dentatus (died c. 1047), a Norman noble who held the lordship of Torigni-sur-Vire near Manche in Normandy. Hamon Dentatus rebelled against Duke William, later William the Conqueror, and died in about 1047.[3]
Career
Hamo was steward to both King William I and his son King William II.[4] He was acting as royal steward by 1069.[5] Hamo was appointed to the office of Sheriff of Kent in 1077 and held it until his death.[3]
During the reign of William II, Hamo was one of five known stewards, the others being
The historian Emma Mason suggests that Hamo, along with
According to Domesday Book, Hamo held lands in Kent, Surrey, and Essex, his estates in Essex being larger than those in the other two counties.[11]
Hamo was still witnessing royal documents in September 1099,[12] and was one of the witnesses to the letter which King Henry I (1100–1135), William II's brother and successor, wrote to Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, shortly after his accession.[13] Hamo died shortly after witnessing these documents.[3]
Family
Hamo had two sons, Hamo, who became sheriff after him, and Robert Fitzhamon.[3] Robert was probably the elder, as he received his father's lands in Normandy after Hamo's death. The younger Hamo received the English lands.[4]
Citations
- ^ a b Hollister Henry I pp. 363–364
- ^ Barlow William Rufus pp. 188–189
- ^ a b c d Keats-Rohan Domesday People p. 242
- ^ a b Green "Robert fitz Haimon (d. 1107)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Douglas William the Conqueror p. 290
- ^ Barlow William Rufus p. 279
- ^ Mason William II p. 75
- ^ Barlow William Rufus p. 202
- ^ Barlow William Rufus p. 93
- ^ Barlow William Rufus pp. 209–211
- ^ Barlow William Rufus p. 140 and footnote204
- ^ Barlow William Rufus p. 407
- ^ Barlow William Rufus p. 420
Sources
- ISBN 0-520-04936-5.
- Douglas, David C. (1964). William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
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- ISBN 0-300-08858-2.
- ISBN 0-85115-722-X.
- Mason, Emma (2005). William II: Rufus, the Red King. Stroud, UK: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-3528-0.