Robert de Vieuxpont (died 1264)

Robert de Vieuxpont (died 1264), Lord of Appleby, was an English noble. He fought on the side of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester during the Second Barons' War. He was injured and later died from his wounds received at the Battle of Lewes in 1264.

Robert de Vieuxpont
Arms of Robert Vieuxpont. Gules, six annulets or.
Died	1264
Buried	Shap Abbey, Cumbria, England
Spouse(s)	Isabel
Father	John Vieuxpont
Mother	Sibyl de Ferrers

Life

Robert was the second son of John de Vieuxpont and Sibyl de Ferrers. His eldest brother John died in 1241 and Robert became heir to his father in 1242.[1] Wounded during the battle of Lewes on 14 May 1264, Robert later died of his wounds later that year. After Henry III of England defeated de Montfort at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, Robert's estates were seized by the Crown, however later returned as settlement. His estate was divided between his two daughters.[1]

Marriage and issue

Robert married Isabel, daughter of John Fitz Geoffrey and Isabel Bigod, they are known to have had the following children:[1]

• Isabella, married Roger de Clifford, and had children.[1]
• Idonea, married firstly Roger de Leybourne, without issue and secondly John de Cromwell, without having any children.[1]

Notes

1. Hunt 1899, p. 305.

References

• Richardson, Douglas (2011). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (2nd ed.). p. 500. ISBN 9781461045205.

Attribution:

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hunt, William (1899). "Vieuxpont, Robert de". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 304–305.