Richard de Granville

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Richard de Granville was a Norman nobleman and landholder in medieval Wales, noted for his role in the Norman conquest of the region and his patronage of religious institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman nobleman
medieval landholder
activeInPeriod 12th century
activeInRegion Norman Marches NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
associatedWith Norman aristocracy in Britain
Norman conquest of Wales NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED
engagedIn founding or endowing churches and monasteries
military activities during Norman conquest of Welsh territories
era High Middle Ages
ethnicity Norman NERFINISHED
governed estates in Wales
heldTitle lord
historicalContext post-1066 Norman expansion into the British Isles
knownFor establishing and endowing ecclesiastical foundations
landTenureSystem feudal tenure
language Norman French
notableFor patronage of religious institutions
role in Norman conquest of parts of Wales
occupation feudal lord
landholder
patronOf religious houses in medieval Wales
religion Christianity
socialClass nobility
supported Norman expansion into Wales
typeOfNoble seigneurial lord

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Neath Abbey foundedBy Richard de Granville