Peverel family

E281377
Norman family noble family

The Peverel family was a powerful Norman noble lineage in medieval England, closely associated with William the Conqueror and noted for its extensive landholdings and early castle-building activities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Neville family 3
Peverel family canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman family ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
activeInPeriod 11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
associatedEstate Lord of the Honour of Peverel ⓘ
surface form: Honour of Peverel of Derby

Lord of the Honour of Peverel ⓘ
surface form: Honour of Peverel of Nottingham
associatedWith Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
Peveril Castle ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
associatedWithEvent post-Conquest redistribution of English lands ⓘ
built Peveril Castle ⓘ
surface form: Castleton Castle (Peveril Castle)

Nottingham Castle ⓘ
surface form: Nottingham Castle (early Norman fortification phase)
coatOfArms three garbs (sheaves of wheat) or similar heraldic devices attributed later ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
ethnicity Norman ⓘ
feudalStatus tenant-in-chief of the king ⓘ
governedFrom Castleton ⓘ
Nottingham ⓘ
heldTitle Lord of Derby ⓘ
Lord of Nottingham ⓘ
Lord of the Honour of Peverel ⓘ
knownFor early castle-building activities ⓘ
extensive landholdings in England ⓘ
service to the Norman kings of England ⓘ
landholdingsRegion Cornwall ⓘ
Derbyshire ⓘ
Devon ⓘ
Leicestershire ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ
Northamptonshire ⓘ
Nottinghamshire ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ
Staffordshire ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
language Anglo-Norman ⓘ
surface form: Norman French
lostLandsUnder Henry II of England ⓘ
mentionedInSource Domesday Book survey ⓘ
surface form: Domesday Book (through William Peverel)
notableMember Henry Peverel ⓘ
William Peverel ⓘ
William Peverel ⓘ
surface form: William Peverel the Younger
originRegion Normandy ⓘ
patronOf medieval religious houses in England ⓘ
politicalAlignment supporters of the Norman monarchy ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialClass high medieval nobility ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bolsover Castle → originallyBuiltBy → Peverel family ⓘ
Edward of Middleham → motherFamily → Peverel family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neville family
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York → nobleFamily → Peverel family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neville family
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick → nobleFamily → Peverel family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neville family