Walter Fitz Robert

Walter Fitz Robert of Woodham Walter[lower-alpha 1] (c.1124–1198), lord of Little Dunmow, Essex, was steward under Stephen of England,[1] having succeeded to that position upon the death of his father, Robert Fitz Richard. Walter died in 1198 and was buried at Little Dunmow, in the choir of the priory of Austin canons.

Walter Fitz Robert
Bornc. 1124
Died1198
Essex, England
Familyde Clare

Marriage and children

Walter Fitz Robert was married twice. Sources conflict as to which of the two wives (Maud de Lucy or Margaret de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey I de Bohun) was the first wife.[lower-alpha 2] He and Maud de Lucy, daughter of Richard de Luci, had the following children:

When Robert, and his co-conspirators, fled after being implicated in the 1212 plot against King John, John required that the barons present hostages to show their loyalty. Alice and Gilbert Peche had the same requirement placed against them; one of the hostages was their daughter, Alice.[8]

Notes

Footnotes
  1. Alternately spelled "Walter FitzRobert"
  2. Compare[2] and[3] and.[4]

Citations
  1. Amt 1993, p. 66.
  2. Burke 1831, p. 208.
  3. Burke 1866.
  4. Blomefield & Parkin 1805.
  5. Richardson 2005, p. 497.
  6. Eyton 1859, p. 71.
  7. Piercy 2013, chapter XXI.
  8. Powlett 1889, p. 395.
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References
  • Amt, Emilie (1993). The Accession of Henry II in England: Royal Government Restored, 1149-1159. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 0-85115-348-8.
  • Blomefield, Francis; Parkin, Charles (1805). An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Norfolk, England: William Miller.
  • Piercy, Frederick Hawkins (2013), "XXI", Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley, Harvard University Press, doi:10.4159/harvard.9780674863606.c23, ISBN 9780674863606CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Burke, John (1831). A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland: Extinct, Dormant, and in Abeyance. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley.
  • Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct. Harrison.
  • Eyton, Robert (1859). Antiquities of Shropshire, Volume 9. J.R. Smith.
  • Powlett, C. L. W. (1889). The Battle Abbey Roll: With Some Account of the Norman Lineages. 2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Richardson, Douglas (2005). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 0-8063-1759-0.


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