Peter de Valognes
Peter de ValognesNorman Conquest.
Land holdings
Between 1070 and 1076, Peter de Valognes was granted lands in the six counties of
Ralph de Guader after the revolt of the Earls
in 1075.
Binham Priory
Peter de Valognes was the founder of Binham Priory in North Norfolk in 1091,[2][3] which was built on land given to him by William the Conqueror. The land on which the priory stands was, according to the Domesday Book, originally the property of a freeman named Esket.
Marriage and issue
Peter de Valognes married Albreda de Rie, the sister of Eudo the Dapifer,[4] and are known to have had the following known children:
- Roger de Valognes, Lord of Benington, married Agnes, daughter of John FitzRichard, had issue.
- Robert, married Agnes de Clavering, daughter of John fitz Nigel, had issue.
- Peter, married Aubrey, daughter of William FitzNeel, Lord of Halton, and Agnes de Widness, had issue.
- William, died without legitimate heirs.
- Muriel, married firstly William de Bachetone and secondly Hubert de Munchensy, had issue.
- daughter, married Alfred of Attleborough, had issue.
Notes
- ^ Also Piers de Valognes, or Valoignes.
References
- ^ "Peter de Valognes (1045-1110) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ISBN 0-340-15061-0
- ^ Parkin 1809, p. 26
- ^ Annales monasterii S. Albani, Johannes Amundesham, St. Albans Abbey, 1870 ... quod ego, Petrus Valoniensis, et Alberethea, uxor mea, concedentibus filiis meis, Wilelmo et Rogero, consilio etiam nepotis mei, Walteri...
- Parkin, Charles (1809). An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk. Vol. 3. Oxford University.