William Brito
William Brito (or William the Breton[1]) was a medieval clergyman in England during the 12th century.
Brito was a royal chaplain
Brito was given a manor at Pampisford, Cambridgeshire by his uncle, a gift that was confirmed by King Henry I of England in 1127.[1] Also confirmed was the grant of Little Thetford to Brito.[5] Pampisford was part of the bishopric's estates, and Brito held the manor in return for the service of one knight.[1] But in 1135, the new bishop, Nigel recovered a number of the bishopric's properties that had been alienated,[6] including Pampisford. Another manor may have been involved, as Henry, Brito's son, had a long running dispute with the cathedral chapter of Ely Cathedral from 1149 to 1153 over a manor which both sides claimed.[1]
The historian, Edward Miller, of the see of Ely called Brito "warlike".[1]
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Miller Abbey and Bishopric of Ely pp. 168โ169
- ^ Brett The English Church Under Henry I p. 109
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066โ1300: volume 2: Monastic cathedrals (northern and southern provinces): Archdeacons of Ely
- ^ Keats-Rohan Domesday Descendants p. 143
- ^ Miller Abbey and Bishopric of Ely p. 280
- ^ Miller Abbey and Bishopric of Ely p. 167
References
- Brett, M. (1975). The English Church under Henry I. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821861-3.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Archdeacons of Ely". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066โ1300. Vol. 2: Monastic cathedrals (northern and southern provinces). Institute for Historical Research. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ISBN 0-85115-863-3.
- Miller, Edward (1951). The Abbey and Bishopric of Ely (Reprint ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.