de Marmion, Robert 1a

Birth Name de Marmion, Robert
Gender male
Age at Death 54 years

Narrative

ROBERT MARMION,[b] son of Roger MARMION, which Roger at the time of the Lindsey Survey, circa 1115-18, held land in Lincolnshire, rendered an account of 176£ 13s. 4d. for relief on his father's lands, of which 60£ had been paid by Michaelmas 1130. He was granted by Henry I, circa 1129-33, free warren in Warwickshire as his father had it, especially at Tamworth. With his wife Milicent he granted the church of Polesworth and other property to the nuns there, and the vill of Buteyate to Bardney Abbey. In 1140 Geoffrey, Earl of Anjou, besieged and destroyed his castle of Fontenay. A prominent figure in the anarchy of Stephen's reign, he evicted the monks of Coventry and profaned their church. He married Milicent, daughter of Hugh, Count of Rethel. He died in 1143 or 1144, being slain in warfare with the Earl of Chester. His widow married Richard DE CANVILLE or CAMVILLE. [CP 8:505-8, 14:467]

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[b] The family of Marmion was of Norman origin, its chief property lying at Fontenay-le-Marmion in the département of Calvados. There are few families whose origin has given rise to more erroneous speculation. Of all the myths which have encumbered this family perhaps the most glaring and persistent has been that which makes William the Conqueror confer the castle of Tamworth on Robert Marmion, the "Champion of Normandy," to hold by the service of Champion in England.

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1090 Normandy   2
Event Note

B: Abt. 1090/1095

Death 1144 Coventry   2

Age: 54y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father de Marmion, Roger10651130
Mother de Arbitot1060
         de Marmion, Robert 1090 1144
    Brother     Marmion, Geoffrey 1105

Families

Family of de Marmion, Robert and de Rethel, Millicent
Married Wife de Rethel, Millicent ( * 1115 + 1152 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1133     2
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
de Marmion, Robert II11331181-10-00

Source References

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      • Source text:

        ID: I8804
        Name: @*Robert de Marmion
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 1090/1095 in Normandy,
        Death: 1144 in Coventry
        Note:
        ROBERT MARMION,[b] son of Roger MARMION, which Roger at the time of the Lindsey Survey, circa 1115-18, held land in Lincolnshire, rendered an account of 176£ 13s. 4d. for relief on his father's lands, of which 60£ had been paid by Michaelmas
        1130. He was granted by Henry I, circa 1129-33, free warren in Warwickshire as his father had it, especially at Tamworth. With his wife Milicent he granted the
        Note:
        church of Polesworth and other property to the nuns there, and the vill of Buteyate to Bardney Abbey. In 1140 Geoffrey, Earl of Anjou, besieged and destroyed his castle of Fontenay. A prominent figure in the anarchy of Stephen's reign, he
        evicted the monks of Coventry and profaned their church. He married Milicent, daughter of Hugh, Count of Rethel. He died in 1143 or 1144, being slain in warfare with the Earl of Chester. His widow married Richard DE CANVILLE or CAMVILLE. [CP
        8:505-8, 14:467]
        Note:
        Note:
        [b] The family of Marmion was of Norman origin, its chief property lying at Fontenay-le-Marmion in the département of Calvados. There are few families whose origin has given rise to more erroneous speculation. Of all the myths which have
        encumbered this family perhaps the most glaring and persistent has been that which makes William the Conqueror confer the castle of Tamworth on Robert Marmion, the "Champion of Normandy," to hold by the service of Champion in England.
        Change Date: 27 SEP 2006

        Father: @*Roger de Marmion b: ABT 1065 in Winteringham, Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
        Mother: @*Miss de Arbitot b: ABT 1060

        Marriage 1 @*Millicent de Rethel b: ABT 1115 in Rethel, Ardennes, France
        Married: BEF 1133
        Children
        @*Robert I de Marmion b: BEF 1133 in Scrivelsby Manor, Lincolnshire, England

         

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