de
M A N D E V I L L E
de Mandavill
Geoffrey Fitz Piers de Mandeville
The
Mandeville
family descends from Geoffrey Fitz Piers
de Mandeville
, a companion of
William
the Conqueror
. Geoffrey Fitz Piers de Mandeville
had:
Pierre de Mandeville
Pierre de Mandeville
, Earl of Essex, son of Geoffrey Fitz Piers de Mandeville
.
Pierre
was the Constable of the
Tower
of
London
.
Pierre
de Mandeville
had:
Geoffrey Fitz Piers de Mandavill
Geoffrey Fitz Piers
de Mandavill
, son of
Pierre
de Mandeville
.
Geoffrey
was strong and ambitious. Later he
was depossessed of his lands and excommunicated for having pillaged the church
lands, so he revolted against
Stephen
and was mortally wounded in his attack of Burwell castle.
Geoffrey Fitz Piers de Mandavill
had four (4) children:
A.
Ernald,
shared
in his father’s revolt and was exiled.
B.
Geoffrey
, succeeded
his father and died in 1166.
C.
William
de Mandeville
, 3rd earl of
Essex
and earl of Aumale, succeeded his brother, d. 14 Nov 1189, at
Rouen
. No Issue.
He was grand chamberlain to
Henry
I
I
and played an important role in the wars between
Louis
VII
of
France
and
Philip
Auguste
. He accompanied
Philip
, earl of
Flanders
, on the crusade. He was also called
the grand Justiciar.
D.
Maud
Fitz Piers de Mandavill
, m.
Henry
de Bohon
Maud Fitz Piers de Mandavill
Maud Fitz Piers de
Mandavill
, daughter of Geoffrey Fitz Piers de Mandavill
, m. Henry de Bohon
, son of Humphrey IV &
Margaret (of Scotland)
de Bohon, b. 1176; d. 1 Jun 1220, while
on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land; bur. Lanthony Abbey, England.
Henry
de Bohon
, earl of
Hereford
, played and important role in the revolt of the barons against
King
John
.
For Further Information See de Bohon
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