Ranulf de Vaux of Gilsland
Ranulf de Vaux | |
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| Died | 1199 |
| Noble family | de Vaux |
Ranulf de Vaux, also known as Randolph or Ranulf de Vallibus, (died 1199) Lord of Triermain and later Lord of Gilsland, was a prominent 12th-century English noble.
Biography[edit]
Vaux was the second son of Hubert I de Vaux, Lord of Gilsland and his wife Grecia. Ranulf succeeded his elder brother Robert in 1195, with his brother dying without surviving issue.[1] He confirmed the foundation of the Augustinian Lanercost Priory and grants made by his brother Robert. He died in 1199 and was succeeded by his son Robert.
Marriage and issue[edit]
He married Alicia, of unknown parentage, they had the following issue:
- Robert de Vaux married Johanna, had issue.[2]
- Grecia de Vaux[3]
He also fathered an illegitimate child Roland de Vaux of Triermain and Torcrossock.[4]
Citations[edit]
- ^ The Pipe-rolls, Or, Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Revenues of the Crown. Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1847. p.lx.
- ^ Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archæological Society. 1866. p.54.
- ^ The Register of the Priory of St. Bees. Surtees Society, Durham, England. 1915. p.322.
- ^ The Register of the Priory of St. Bees. Surtees Society, Durham, England. 1915. p.322.
References[edit]
- Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archæological Society. 1866.