Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex
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Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex, was a powerful 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and magnate who played a prominent and often turbulent role in the civil war known as The Anarchy during the reign of King Stephen.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Norman nobleman
ⓘ
Earl ⓘ human ⓘ medieval magnate ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple Church, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Siege warfare in the Fens ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathCause | battle wound ⓘ |
| died | 1144 ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Mildenhall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norman ⓘ |
| familyName | de Mandeville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William de Mandeville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 12th century ⓘ |
| founded | Walden Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Geoffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Maud de Mandeville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSon |
Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert de Mandeville NERFINISHED ⓘ William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOfficeDuringReignOf | King Stephen of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret de Rye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | de Mandeville family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
banditry in the Fens
ⓘ
changing sides during The Anarchy ⓘ rebellion against King Stephen ⓘ |
| notableWork | Foundation of Walden Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Empress Matilda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Stephen of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | The Anarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Constable of the Tower of London
ⓘ
Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Justiciar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff of Essex ⓘ Sheriff of Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff of Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Essex
NERFINISHED
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Fenlands of eastern England ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| spouse |
Rohese de Vere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rohese of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Empress Matilda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Stephen of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasGrantedEarldom | Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasGrantedTitleBy | King Stephen of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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