Robert D’Oyly the elder

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Robert D’Oyly the elder was an 11th-century Norman baron and military commander who became a prominent landholder in England after the Norman Conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century nobleman
Anglo-Norman magnate
Norman baron
military commander
afterEvent became a major landholder after the Norman Conquest of England
allegiance William I of England NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Robert de Oilli NERFINISHED
Robert d’Oilly NERFINISHED
associatedWith Oxford NERFINISHED
Wallingford NERFINISHED
burialPlace Oxford NERFINISHED
centuryOfDeath 11th century
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED
ethnicity Norman NERFINISHED
familyName D’Oyly NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw Wigod of Wallingford NERFINISHED
founded Oxford Castle NERFINISHED
St George’s Church, Oxford Castle NERFINISHED
religious houses in Oxford
grantedBy William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
landholderIn Berkshire NERFINISHED
Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
Oxfordshire NERFINISHED
other counties in post-Conquest England
language Norman French NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Domesday Book NERFINISHED
militaryService Norman forces in the conquest of England
nobleRank baron
notableFor role in the Norman Conquest of England
service to William the Conqueror
occupation baron
soldier
patronOf churches in Oxford
positionHeld castellan of Oxford Castle
constable of Oxford
received extensive estates recorded in Domesday Book
regionOfActivity England NERFINISHED
Oxfordshire NERFINISHED
Thames Valley NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
role royal official in Oxfordshire
socialClass feudal baronage of Norman England
spouse Ealdgyth, daughter of Wigod of Wallingford NERFINISHED
successor Robert D’Oyly the younger NERFINISHED
timePeriod 11th century
title Lord of Oxford NERFINISHED

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Oxford Castle constructedBy Robert D’Oyly the elder