FITZ-JOHN, Eustace

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• Name	FITZ-JOHN, Eustace
  Birth	1111	Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
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  Burial	Jul 1157
  Death	3 Jul 1157	Consyllt Pass, Wales   [1]
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  Father	FITZ-NIGEL, Sir John Monoculus ,   b. 1090, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England Knaresborough, Yorkshire, Englandd. 1138, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England (Age 48 years)
  Mother	DEBLOIS, Magdalen Cecily ,   b. 1054, Blois, Orleannais, West Francia (now Centre, France) Blois, Orleannais, West Francia (now Centred. 1100, Saxlingham, Norfolkshire, England (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1110	Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F16253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	VESCY, Beatrice de
  Family ID	F18148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	FITZ-NIGEL, Agnes ,   b. 1110, Holton, Lincolnshire, England Holton, Lincolnshire, Englandd. 1166 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	1127	Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Children	+ 1. EUSTACE, Baron Richard Fitz ,   b. 1128, Holton, Lincolnshire, England Holton, Lincolnshire, Englandd. Bef 1163, Halton, Cheshire, England (Age < 34 years)
  Family ID	F15773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Eustace FitzJohn, Lord of Alnwick, Constable of Chestershire and Knaresbrough. Extracted from WIkipedia, "Eustace fitz John" (see link to full article in Sources): Eustace fitz John (died 1157) was a powerful magnate in northern England during the reigns of Henry I, Stephen and Henry II. From a relatively humble background in the south-east of England, Eustace made his career serving Henry I, and was elevated by the king through marriage and office into one of the most important figures in the north of England. Eustace acquired a great deal of property in the region, controlled Bamburgh Castle, and served jointly with Walter Espec as justiciar of the North. After Henry I's death in 1135, Eustace became involved in the warfare between the supporters of Stephen and his rival the Empress Matilda, the latter led by Matilda's uncle David, King of Scotland. He surrendered Alnwick Castle and Malton Castle temporarily to David, while Bamburgh was taken by Stephen. Eustace became a supporter of David, fighting and suffering defeat at the Battle of the Standard in 1138. He maintained most of his lands in the north however, and from around 1144 became one of the main followers of Ranulf II, Earl of Chester, through whom he gained even more land. Eustace subsequently founded three religious houses, and died on campaign with Henry II in 1157. Eustace's family came from the south-east of England. His father John fitz Richard was a tenant-in-chief who appeared in the Domesday Book owning estates in Essex and Norfolk. The family was not of exalted origin, representing the middle rank of society. Eustace had two known sisters, Agnes and Alice. He also had two brothers, Pain (Payne) and William, and it is thought that Pain—whose career was as successful as Eustace's— was probably the eldest. Eustace likely did not inherit much from his father, but instead depended on success as a royal servant.

  
  

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  [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Eustace FITZ-JOHN; Male; Death: 1157; Father: John Monoculus FITZNIGELL; Spouse: Agnes FITZ-NIGELL; Marriage: 1127 , Yorkshire, England; No source information is available. Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 01 Oct 2004