378236428. Baron Bertram de Verdun & 378236428. Lady Rohesia de Salford
~1140,
Bertram born in England, s/o §§Nicholas de Verdun & Laceline de
Clinton, d/o §§Geoffrey de
Clinton.
~1145,
Rohesia born in England.
12/19/1154, Henry II succeeded King Stephen of England.
1159, Bertram hier to his father.
[––Bertram––]
Bertram 1st married to Maud, d/o Robert de Ferrers, Earl of
Derby. [No children.]
1160, Bertram issued a charter witnessed by a member of the ‘de
Aldithley’ family, of whom Bertram was their ‘overlord’. (S) House of Stanley,
Stanley, 1998, P5.
[––Bertram––]
~1165,
Bertram married 2nd Rohesia.
1166,
Bertram de Verdon held 2 knight’s fees in chief. (S) Harleian Society, V103,
1951, P109.
11/1166 at
Caen, Normandy, Bertram witnessed a royal confirmation to the Abbot of Mont St.
Michel.
By 1167,
Bertram de Verdun witnessed a deed by which Adam, abbot of Evesham, enfeoffs
Simon, son of William de Coctune. (S) Journal of the British Arch. Assoc., V29,
1873, P369.
1169,
Bertram, Sheriff of Warwickshire.
2/3/1170,
Richard de Humez and Bertram de Verdon at Stamford, Northamptonshire on the
King’s business.
1170-71,
Warwick and Leicester. Bertram de Verdun renders his account; for 100 seams fo
wheat sent to the army of Ireland, £8 6s 8d; 300 hogs, £20; 3 handmills and 1
measure, 13d; 15 days pay for 1 master and 9 seamen, 13s 9d; ....
10/16/1171,
Bertram, Seneschal to King Henry II, left with him for Waterford. [After the
English Pope Adrian granted Ireland to King Henry, Henry landed at Waterford
with 400 knights, 4000 men-at-arms, and 400 ships.]
11/1171,
Bertram with King Henry holding court at Dublin.
1171-72,
Warwick and Leicester:– Bertram de Verdun renders his account; … wheat sent
into Ireland, … oats … beans … axes … hogs … pay of seamen … hire of ships …
corn … carts to carry the apparel … 2 horses …
4/17/1172, Bertram
with King Henry sailed from Wexford for South Wales.
1172,
Bertram a Justice in Eyre.
4/1173, King
Henry’s 3 eldest surviving sons: Henry, Richard & Geoffrey rebelled against
him; supported by their mother. King Henry hired 20,000 mercenaries and quickly
put down the rebellion.
1173,
Bertram built his stone house at Alton.
1173-74,
Bertram in the chronicle of Jordan Fantosme describing the war between the
English and the Scots, and in particular an event at Leicester: “Lord Bertram
de Verdun was there this day newly arrived, He had fine arms and a horse very
fleet, From many he justed he the prize carried off.” (S) Chronicle …, 1840.
1174, Rich.
Humet & Bertram de Verdun give land to build a church at Sanfordbridge. (S)
Academia Tertia Anglicanna, Peck, 1727, P82.
10/11/1174
at Falaise, France, Bertram of Verdun witnessed treaties with the King of
Scots. (S) Feudal Assessments, Keefe, 1983, P104.
12/8/1174 at
Valognes, An agreement is formed between William, king of Scots, and Henry
(II), king of the English, son of the Empress Matilda. King William becomes the
liege man of the king against all men, for Scotland, … He also does homage and
swears fealty to the King Henry, his son (i.e., Henry the young king),
reserving the fealty due to his father the king … witnesses … Bertran de
Verdun. (S) POMS.
1175,
Bertram a member of the Curia Regis.
Bef. 6/1175,
Bertram witnessed the gift of Weston by the King to Guy le Strange, sheriff of
Shropshire.
7/9/1175,
Pleas in Staffordshire held by William Basset, William fitz Ralph, and Bertram
de Verdon before the King.
8/10/1175,
at York, The King held Pleas of the Forest; ‘Placita et convencioues per
Willielmum fil. Radulphi, Bertram de Verdon, et Willielmum Basset in curia
Regis.’
1/1176 at
Shrewsbury, Bertram witnessed a royal charter to Haughmond abbey.
1/1176,
Bertram with William fitz Stephen and Turstan fitz Simon appointed as justices
for Hereford, Gloucestershire, Shropshire, and Worcestershire.
4/4/1176,
Bertram witnessed a royal charter confirming an agreement between William de
Roumare and sisters Burgeise and Emma [sisters of William Bruere].
1176,
Bertram de Verdun gave to the monks of Aulnay, near Bayeux, Normandy, the land
of Chotes [Cotton near Croxden] for the foundation of the Cistercian abbey of
the Valley of St. Mary. (S) Journal of the British Arch. Assoc., V21, 1865,
P296.
1/1177 at
the Great Council at Northampton, Bertram witnessed a royal confirmation to
Thomas, son of Robert fitz Noel.
3/20/1177,
at Marlborough, King Henry sent John Comyn, Bertram de Verdon, and Robert of
Shrewsbury as ambassadors to Spain. [King Henry had previously in the month
been an arbitrator in a case involving Spain.]
1178,
Bertram assigned as a justice in eyre in Lincolnshire.
1179,
Bertram assigned as a justice in eyre. [6 of the 8 from the previous year
returned to justice in eyre appointments.] (S) Chronicle of the Reigns,
Petersborough, 1867, P-LXXI.
4/1180,
Bertram appointed to the office of sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
[13 newly appointed sheriffs had been justices in eyre.]
6/30/1180 at
Caen, Normandy, Bertram de Verdon witnessed a royal charter to William de Humez
of the office of Constabulariam, which his father Richard used to hold.
7/1180 at
Rouen, Bertram witnessed a royal charter to Roger Barr.
8/1181,
Bertram a witness to royal charters at Pontefract and Clipston.
12/1181 at
Winchester, Bertram witnessed a royal charters to Godstow nunnery and Dureford
abbey.
12/1182,
Bertram of Verdun a member of the assizes of Christmas Court at Caen, France.
(S) Feudal Assessments, Keefe, 1983, P104.
1183,
Bertram crossed the channel on a king’s writ: ‘In passagio Johannis electi
Ebroicensis et Bertami de Verdon 48s per breve Regis’.
12/1183 at
Valonias, Bertram de Verdon witnessed a royal charter to St. Lo.
1184-85,
Bertran de Verdun, Arnald de Barton for him, renders his account; paid for the
passage into Ireland of the knights and attendents of John, the K.’s son, 34£.
4/1185,
Charter of Prince John [Johannes filius Domini Regis Anglian et Dominus
Hiberniae] to the Irish monastery of Saneta Maria de Valle Salutis witnessed by
Hugh de Lacy, constable of Ireland; Bertran de Verdon, seneschal of Ireland,
and Gilbert Vipard.
1185-86,
Honor of Chester:– Bertram de Verdun, Adam de Almondelegh for him … for the
passage of Ireland of 9 ships with men, of John the K’s son, and their harness,
23£ 5s 4d; … ship to carry supplies … passage to Ireland of William Cumin and
his men … of William de Casineto, his associates, and 10 horses …
1185,
Bertram replaced as sheriff of Warwick and Leicester by Michael Beler. (S)
Topographical History – Leicester, Curtis, 1831, P-XXI.
1186-87,
Honor of Chester:– Bertram de Verdun, Adam de Audeley for him, renders his
account, for the passage of John de Courci into Ireland, 10£ 3s 4d … pay for 7
days for 13 archers whom Robert de Multhalt retained in the king’s service,
45s. 6d. …
6/14/1188 at
Gaitinton, Bertram de Verdon present for a fine before the King between the
abbot of Lilleshall and William de Boterell, and Ysabella his wife.
9/3/1189, Richard I succeeded King Henry II of England.
12/12/1189,
Bertram with Richard departed on the 3rd Crusade. Richard
commandeered ships and ordered them to Dover to move some of his forces to
France. The fleet was then to move to Marsailles to meet up with the combined
English and French troops.
7/1190, The
English and French armies met at Lyons; where they learned that the German
Emperor, leading his forces to the crusade, had died in an accident.
1191, The
crusaders captured the city of Messina, Sicily, after they had refused to let
the English ships land.
4/1191, 24
ships sank in a storm on the way to Cyprus.
6/5/1191,
The crusaders set sail for Acre. [The French forces were already besieging the
city. Seige engines were launching objects at walls, troops were trying to fill
in the moat, and other troops were tunneling under the walls; but the various
national groups were acting independently.]
7/1191, The
crusaders captured Acre. Saladin’s city commander agreed to surrender for a
ransom of 200,000 gold pieces, the release of 1500 christians, and the Muslim
garrison to be given safe conduct. When Acre fell, Bertram appointed a joint
Governor of the city. Many of the forces, especially the Germans, returned home.
9/5/1191,
The crusaders defeated Saladin at the battle of Arsuf.
9/8/1191,
The crusaders arrived a Jaffa to find it’s fortifications destroyed. [King
Richard spent 3 months repairing the fortifications at Jaffa and along the road
back to Acre.]
12/1191, The
crusaders arrived at Beit Nuba, 12 miles from Jerusalem.
1/1192, The
crusaders decided to return to Jaffa when they decided they could not begin a
siege. They moved to Ascalon, on the coast south of Acre, and spent 4 months
rebuilding its fortifications.
4/1192, The
crusaders held an election for King of Jerusalem – won by Conrad de Montferrat.
[Conrad was murdered soon afterwards in Tyre by members of the original Muslim
“Assassins”, who had also attempted to kill Saladin.]
8/1/1192,
The crusaders conducted a sea assault on Jaffa, which had been recaptured by
Saladin.
8/4/1192,
Saladin’s army attacked King Richard’s 80 knights, 400 archers, and a small
force of lancers, camped outside the city walls.
8/25/1192,
Bertram died at Jaffa; his sword, banner and armor were returned to England to
Alton castle. [The Exchequer would later claim he owed £551 to the crown at his
death; a dept which was even later cleared.]
[––Rohesia––]
5/27/1199, John succeeded King Richard I of
England.
1216, Rohesia died.
(S) Cal. of Doc’s. Relating to Ireland, 1875. (S) Court, Household, and
Itinerary of King Henry II, Eyton, 1878.
Family notes:
Bef. 1189, “Bertramus de Verdun” founded Croxden
abbey, for the souls of “Normanni de Verdune patris mei et Lucelinæ matris meæ et
Richardi de Humez qui me nutrivit” and for the salvation of “mea et Roehais
uxoris meæ”, by undated charter, witnessed by “... Roberto de Verdun, Waltero
de Canvile, …” (S) FMG.
Child
of Bertram and Rohesia:
i. Thomas de Verdon, born ? in England.
Thomas married Eustachia ?.
1199, Thomas died in Ireland.
Eustachia married 2nd Richard de Camvill.
ii. Nicholas de Verdon (189118214), born ~1170 in
England. [3rd son]
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