Falkes de Bréauté

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Falkes de Bréauté was an Anglo-Norman soldier and royalist mercenary captain who rose from obscure origins to become a prominent military commander and enforcer for King John and the minority government of Henry III.

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Falkes de Bréauté canonical 2
Falkes de Braute 1
Falkes de Bréaut 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman
Anglo-Norman soldier
historical figure
mercenary captain
royalist military commander
activeYearsEnd c. 1226
activeYearsStart c. 1200
allegiance Henry III of England
King John of England NERFINISHED
royalist faction in the First Barons' War
alsoKnownAs Falkes de Bréauté
surface form: Falkes de Braute

Falkes de Bréauté
surface form: Falkes de Bréaut

Fawkes de Bréauté
associatedWithMonarch Henry III of England ONNED1
King John of England NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Bedford Castle
Luton
causeOfDownfall royal campaign against his power culminating in the siege of Bedford Castle
conflictWith English baronial opposition
Hubert de Burgh
surface form: the justiciar Hubert de Burgh
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
diedIn 1226
employer Henry III of England
King John of England NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Norman
floruit early 13th century
heldTitle lord of Bedford (de facto through custody of the castle)
lord of Luton
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
languageOfName Anglo-Norman
surface form: Anglo-Norman French
militaryRank royal captain
nobleTitle baron
notableFor capture of Bedford Castle in 1224
rapid rise from obscure origins
role in enforcing royal authority during the minority of Henry III
service to King John during the First Barons' War
occupation military commander
royal official
soldier
origin of relatively humble or obscure birth
participatedIn First Barons' War
siege warfare in early 13th-century England
placeOfDeath Normandy
positionHeld constable of Bedford Castle
constable of the Tower of London
royal constable
sheriff of multiple English counties
relativeByMarriage William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon
resultOfDownfall loss of lands and exile
spouse Margaret de Redvers

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Battle of Lincoln (1217) commander Falkes de Bréauté
Second Battle of Lincoln commander Falkes de Bréauté
Falkes de Bréauté alsoKnownAs Falkes de Bréauté
this entity surface form: Falkes de Bréaut
Falkes de Bréauté alsoKnownAs Falkes de Bréauté
this entity surface form: Falkes de Braute