Helias of Saint-Saens
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Helias of Saint Saens, Count of Arques was a Norman nobleman of the eleventh and twelfth century, who came into conflict with Henry I of England
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Helias was a relative by marriage and guardian of William Clito
, son of Robert Curthose. Henry in 1111 ordered Robert de Beauchamp to seize the castle of Helias. Previously Henry had tolerated the arrangement for William with Helias. The consequence was exile for Helias, whose lands were forfeited, to the benefit of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
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Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
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Helias was a relative by marriage and guardian of William Clito
William Clito
William Clito was the son of Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, by his marriage with Sibylla of Conversano...
, son of Robert Curthose. Henry in 1111 ordered Robert de Beauchamp to seize the castle of Helias. Previously Henry had tolerated the arrangement for William with Helias. The consequence was exile for Helias, whose lands were forfeited, to the benefit of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey was the son of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey and his first wife Gundred. He is more often referred to as Earl Warenne or Earl of Warenne than as Earl of Surrey....
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