Lord of Glamorgan
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The Lordship of Glamorgan was one of the most powerful and wealthy of the Welsh Marcher
Lordships. Established by the conquest of Glamorgan
from its last Welsh ruler the Anglo-Norman
lord of Glamorgan like all Marcher lords ruled his lands directly by his own law, thus they could amongst other things declare war, raise taxes, establish courts and markets and build castles as they willed without reference to the Crown. These privileges were only lost under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542. Though possessing many castles the main seat of the Lordship was Cardiff Castle
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Welsh Marches
The Welsh Marches is a term which, in modern usage, denotes an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods...
Lordships. Established by the conquest of Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
from its last Welsh ruler the Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
lord of Glamorgan like all Marcher lords ruled his lands directly by his own law, thus they could amongst other things declare war, raise taxes, establish courts and markets and build castles as they willed without reference to the Crown. These privileges were only lost under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542. Though possessing many castles the main seat of the Lordship was Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian architecture Gothic revival mansion, transformed from a Norman keep erected over a Roman fort in the Castle Quarter of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The Castle is a Grade I Listed Building.-The Roman fort:...
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First Creation
- Robert FitzhamonRobert FitzhamonRobert Fitzhamon , or Robert FitzHamon, Sieur de Creully in the Calvados region and Torigny in the Manche region of Normandy, was Lord of Gloucester and the Norman conqueror of Glamorgan, southern Wales...
, the conqueror of GlamorganGlamorganGlamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
1093 - 1107 - Robert, 1st Earl of GloucesterRobert, 1st Earl of GloucesterRobert Fitzroy, 1st Earl of Gloucester was an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England. He was called "Rufus" and occasionally "de Caen", he is also known as Robert "the Consul"...
(1118-1147) - William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of GloucesterWilliam Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of GloucesterWilliam Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester was the son and heir of Sir Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester, daughter of Robert Fitzhamon.- Lineage :...
(1147-1183) - Isabel, Countess of Gloucester (d.1217)
- John of EnglandJohn of EnglandJohn , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
(1189–1214), however marriage annulled - Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of EssexGeoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of EssexGeoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex and 6th Earl of Gloucester was an English peer and member of the House of Lords...
after 1214 -1217
- John of England
Second Creation
- Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1217-1230)
- Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (1230-1262)
- Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester (1262-1295)
- Ralph de Monthermer, 1st Baron MonthermerRalph de Monthermer, 1st Baron MonthermerRalph de Monthermer, 1st Baron Monthermer, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Gloucester, Earl of Atholl -Biography:Ralph was a knight in the household of Joan of Acre, daughter of King Edward I of England. After the death of Joan's husband Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford in 1295, Ralph and Joan...
(1297-1307) through marriage to the widow of the 6th Earl Joan his countess and lost them on her death in 1307. - Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, 4th Earl of GloucesterGilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of HertfordGilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester was a powerful English noble. Also known as "Red" Gilbert de Clare, probably because of his hair colour.- Lineage :...
(1307-1314) - Eleanor de ClareEleanor de ClareEleanor de Clare was the wife of the powerful Hugh Despenser the younger. She was born in 1292 at Caerphilly in Glamorgan, Wales. She was the eldest daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and 7th Earl of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile; thus...
(1292-1337)- Sir Hugh the younger DespenserHugh the younger DespenserHugh Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser , also referred to as "the younger Despenser", was the son and heir of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester , and Isabella daughter of William, 9th Earl of Warwick.-Titles and possessions:Hugh Despenser the younger was knight of Hanley Castle, Worcestershire,...
and Eleanor his wife (1317-1326) - William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche and Eleanor his wife (1329-1338)
- Sir Hugh the younger Despenser
Third Creation
- Sir Hugh le Despencer, 2nd Baron le DespencerHugh le Despencer, 2nd Baron le DespencerHugh le Despencer was the eldest son and heir of Hugh the younger Despenser, son of Hugh the elder Despenser. His father and grandfather both were executed in 1326. His mother was Eleanor de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and Joan of Acre...
(1338-1349) - Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le DespencerEdward le Despencer, 1st Baron le DespencerEdward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer, KG was the son of another Edward le Despenser and Anne, the sister of Henry, Lord Ferrers of Groby. He succeeded as Lord of Glamorgan in 1349.Le Despencer went with Edward the Black Prince to France, and was present at the Battle of Poitiers...
(1349-1375) - Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1375-1400)
- Richard le Despenser, 4th Baron BurghershRichard le Despenser, 4th Baron BurghershRichard le Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh was the son and heir of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester , by Constance...
c. (1400-1411) - Isabel le Despenser (1422-1423)
- Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of WorcesterRichard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of WorcesterRichard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, KB was an English peer.The only son of the William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded as 2nd Baron Bergavenny upon the death of his father....
(1411-1422) and Isabel le Despenser - Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of WarwickRichard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of WarwickRichard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, Count of Aumale, KG was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.-Early Life:...
(1423-1439) and Isabel le Despenser
- Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester
Fifth Creation
- Richard Neville, 16th Earl of WarwickRichard Neville, 16th Earl of WarwickRichard Neville KG, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury and 8th and 5th Baron Montacute , known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander...
(1449-1471) and Anne Neville, 16th Countess of WarwickAnne Neville, 16th Countess of WarwickAnne de Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick was the daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, and his second wife Isabel le Despenser. Isabel was a daughter of Thomas le Despenser Anne de Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick (13 July 1426 – 20 September 1492) was the daughter of... - Isabella Neville and George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of ClarenceGeorge Plantagenet, 1st Duke of ClarenceGeorge Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 1st Earl of Warwick, KG was the third son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of kings Edward IV and Richard III. He played an important role in the dynastic struggle known as the Wars of the...
(1471-1478) - Richard III of EnglandRichard III of EnglandRichard III was King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485 during the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty...
(1478-1485) and Anne NevilleAnne NevilleLady Anne Neville was Princess of Wales as the wife of Edward of Westminster and Queen of England as the consort of King Richard III. She held the latter title for less than two years, from 26 June 1483 until her death in March 1485...
Merged with English Crown
- Henry VII of EnglandHenry VII of EnglandHenry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor....
(1495-1509) - Henry VIII of EnglandHenry VIII of EnglandHenry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
(1509-1547)
Sources
- R. R. Davies, The Age of Conquest: Wales 1063-1415 (Oxford History of Wales, 2)
- T. B. Pugh, Glamorgan County History:The Middle Ages: The Marcher Lordships of Glamorgan and Morgannwg and Gower and Kilvey from the Norman Conquest to the Act of Union of England and Wales
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