de Mandeville family
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The de Mandeville family was a prominent Anglo-Norman noble lineage that held the Earldom of Essex and significant lands and influence in medieval England.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Norman noble family
ⓘ
medieval English noble house ⓘ |
| associatedCastle |
Pleshey Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walden Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligiousHouse |
Hurley Priory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walden Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Quarterly or and gules, an escarbuncle sable ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinctionOfMainLine | 13th century ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | major baronial family ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
Sheriff of Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheriff of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff of Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Constable of the Tower of London
ⓘ
Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influentialDuring | The Anarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landholdings |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFamilyName | Norman French ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | of Mandeville (from the Norman toponym) ⓘ |
| notableEstate |
Pleshey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saffron Walden NERFINISHED ⓘ Walden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Beatrice de Mandeville
NERFINISHED
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Geoffrey de Mandeville I NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Maud de Mandeville NERFINISHED ⓘ William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTitleHeld | Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Mandeville in Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
sometimes opposed King Stephen of England
ⓘ
supporters of Empress Matilda ⓘ |
| region |
Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roseToProminenceDuring | reign of Henry I of England ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ |
| titleExtinct | Earldom of Essex (first creation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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