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Peerage Record – 10680

Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard of Barnard’s Castle1

Male, Registry Number #106791, b. 21 May 1653, d. 28 October 1723

Last Edited=30 Jan 2011
     Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard of Barnard’s Castle was baptised on 21 May 1653.1 He was the son of Sir Henry Vane the Younger and Frances Wray.1 He and Lady Elizabeth Holles obtained a marriage license on 9 May 1676.1 He died on 28 October 1723 at age 70 at Fairlawn, Shipbourne, Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandG.1 He was buried at Fairlawn Church, Shipbourne, Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandG.1 His will was proven (by probate) on 11 November 1723.1
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for County Durham between 1675 and 1679.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 6 July 1688.1 He was created 1st Baron Barnard of Barnard’s Castle, in the Bishopric of Durham [England] on 25 July 1698.1 His last will was dated from 27 September 1715 to 26 May 1716.

Children of Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard of Barnard’s Castle and Lady Elizabeth Holles

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 425. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 191. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Knud VI Valdemarsson, King of Denmark1

Male, Registry Number #106792, b. 1163, d. 12 November 1202

Last Edited=27 May 2021
Consanguinity Index=0.02%
     Knud VI Valdemarsson, King of Denmark was born in 1163.2 He was the son of Valdemar I ‘the Great’ Knutsson, King of Denmark and Sophie of Polotzk. He married Gertrude von Sachsen, daughter of Heinrich V Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Clementia von Zähringen, in 1177.1 He died on 12 November 1202.
     He held the office of Co-regent of Denmark in 1165.3 He succeeded as the King Knud VI of Denmark on 12 May 1182.1
Citations:
  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 16. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 60. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  3. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 149. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

Ranulf de Blundeville, 4th Earl of Chester1

Male, Registry Number #106793, b. circa 1172, d. circa 27 October 1232

Last Edited=7 Feb 2011
     Ranulf de Blundeville, 4th Earl of Chester was born circa 1172 at Oswestry, Shropshire, EnglandG.2 He was the son of Hugh of Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester and Bertrade de Montfort.2 He married, firstly, Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne, daughter of Conan IV de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne and Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Hereford, on 3 February 1187/88.3 He and Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne were divorced in 1199 after Constance deserted her husband.1 He married, secondly, Clemence de Fougeres, daughter of William de Fougeres and Agatha du Hommet, on 7 October 1200.3 He died circa 27 October 1232 at Wallingford, Berkshire, EnglandG, without issue.3,4 He was buried on 3 November 1232 at St. Werburg’s, Chester, Cheshire, EnglandG.3
     He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Chester [E., 1071] in 1181.2 He succeeded as the Vicomte d’Avranches [Normandy] in 1181.2 He was appointed Knight on 1 January 1187/88 at Caen, Normandy, FranceG.2 He was styled as Earl of Richmond between 1189 and 1199.2 He was styled as Duc de Bretagne between 1189 and 1199.2 He was Commander of the forces of King Richard I in 1194.2 He fought in the Wars with the Welsh between 1209 and 1214.2 He held the office of Governor of Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1215.2 He held the office of Governor of the Peak Castle and Forest.3 He fought in the defeat of the rebels under the Count of Perche in April 1217, as Joint Commander of the Royal Army.3 He was created 1st Earl of Lincoln [England] on 23 May 1217.3 He held the office of Steward of the Honour of Lancashire.3 Between May 1218 and August 1220 he went on a crusade to the Holy Land.3 He fought in the Siege of Damietta circa 1219.3 He held the office of Sheriff of Shropshire.3 He held the office of Sheriff of Staffordshire.3 He held the office of Sheriff of Lancashire.3 In August 1220 he bagan building Beeston Castle, Cheshire, Cartley Castel, Staffordshire and the Abbey of Dieulacres, Staffordshire.3 In 1223 he was forced to surrender his castles.3 He was Chief Commander of the Royal troops in Britanny between October 1230 and July 1231.3 He was Joint Commissioner to treat with France in 1231.3 He resigned as Earldom of Lincoln between April 1231 and 1232.3
     On his death, his Earldom lapsed back the Crown.3
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 60. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 167. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 168.
  4. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 170. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Guy de Thouars1

Male, Registry Number #106794, d. 1213

Last Edited=14 Jan 2003
     Guy de Thouars was the son of Guillaume, Vicomte de Thouars.2 He married Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne, daughter of Conan IV de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne and Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Hereford, in 1199 at Angers, Anjou, FranceG.1 He died in 1213.1

Children of Guy de Thouars and Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 60. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 168. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families, page 61.

Alice de Thouars, Duchesse de Bretagne1

Female, Registry Number #106795, b. 1201, d. 1221

Last Edited=24 Sep 2014
     Alice de Thouars, Duchesse de Bretagne was born in 1201.1 She was the daughter of Guy de Thouars and Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne.1 She married Pierre Mauclerc de Dreux, Duc de Bretagne, son of Robert II, Comte de Dreux and Yolande de Coucy, in 1213.1 She died in 1221.1
     She gained the title of Countess of Richmond.1 She gained the title of Duchesse de Bretagne in 1203.1

Children of Alice de Thouars, Duchesse de Bretagne and Pierre Mauclerc de Dreux, Duc de Bretagne

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 61. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Pierre Mauclerc de Dreux, Duc de Bretagne

Male, Registry Number #106796, b. circa 1187, d. 1250

Last Edited=24 Sep 2014
Consanguinity Index=0.04%
     Pierre Mauclerc de Dreux, Duc de Bretagne was born circa 1187.1 He was the son of Robert II, Comte de Dreux and Yolande de Coucy. He married Alice de Thouars, Duchesse de Bretagne, daughter of Guy de Thouars and Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne, in 1213.1 He died in 1250.1 He was buried at St. Yved de BraineG.
     He gained the title of Duc de Bretagne in 1213.2

Children of Pierre Mauclerc de Dreux, Duc de Bretagne and Alice de Thouars, Duchesse de Bretagne

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 61. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 83. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families, page 67.

Katherine de Thouars1

Female, Registry Number #106797, b. 1201, d. between 1237 and 1240

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Katherine de Thouars was born in 1201.1 She was the daughter of Guy de Thouars and Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne.1 She married Andre III de Bretagne, Sire de Vitre in 1212.1 She died between 1237 and 1240.

Child of Katherine de Thouars and Andre III de Bretagne, Sire de Vitre

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 61. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Andre III de Bretagne, Sire de Vitre1

Male, Registry Number #106798, d. 1250

Last Edited=20 Jan 2003
     Andre III de Bretagne, Sire de Vitre married Katherine de Thouars, daughter of Guy de Thouars and Constance de Bretagne, Duchesse de Bretagne, in 1212.1 He died in 1250.
     He gained the title of Sire de Vitre.

Child of Andre III de Bretagne, Sire de Vitre and Katherine de Thouars

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 61. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Jaime I, Rey de Aragón1

Male, Registry Number #106799, b. 1205, d. 25 July 1276

Last Edited=29 May 2011
     Jaime I, Rey de Aragón was born in 1205.1 He was the son of Pedro II, Rey de Aragón and Marie de Montpellier.2 He married, firstly, Eleanor de Castilla, daughter of Alfonso VIII, Rey de Castilla and Eleanor Plantagenet, in 1221.2 He and Eleanor de Castilla were divorced in 1229.1 He married, secondly, Yolante Arpád, daughter of Andreas II Arpád, King of Hungary and Yolande de Courtney, on 8 September 1235. He married, thirdly, Theresa Vidaure after 1251.2 He died on 25 July 1276.
     Jaime I, Rey de Aragón also went by the nick-name of Jaime ‘the Conqueror’.3 He succeeded as the Rey Jaime I de Aragón in 1213.2

Child of Jaime I, Rey de Aragón and Eleanor de Castilla

Children of Jaime I, Rey de Aragón and Yolante Arpád

Child of Jaime I, Rey de Aragón and Theresa Vidaure

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 62. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 45. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  3. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 116. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  4. [S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 46.
  5. [S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 47.
  6. [S5028] Cecilia Wilkinson, “re: Wilkinson Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 4 December 2010. Hereinafter cited as “re: Wilkinson Family.”

Mafalda de Portugal1

Female, Registry Number #106800, d. 1257

Last Edited=25 Nov 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.48%
     Mafalda de Portugal was the daughter of Sancho I de Bourgogne, Rei de Portugal and Dulcia de Provence.1 She married Enrique I, Rey de Castilla, son of Alfonso VIII, Rey de Castilla and Eleanor Plantagenet, in 1215. She died in 1257.1
     Her marriage to Enrique I, Rey de Castilla was annulled before 1217.1
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 62. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

 

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