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'''Robert Avenel''' (died 1185) was a 12th-century [[Anglo-Norman]] magnate. He was ruler of the small former Northumbrian province of [[Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway|Eskdale]] in [[Dumfriesshire]], as well as [[Abercorn]] in [[West Lothian]].<ref>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', p. 98</ref> He was one of a small number of Anglo-Norman immigrants to have been given a provincial lordship in southern Scotland in the early-to-mid 12th century.<ref>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', p. 251</ref> For some period in the 1170s he served as [[Justiciar of Lothian|Justiciar in Lothian]] (along with three others).<ref>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', pp. 82, 110</ref> He also had some part of the township of [[Innerwick]].<ref name=Barrow-324>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', p. 324</ref> He seems to have held this of [[Walter fitz Alan]].<ref name=Barrow-324/> He passed this on to his younger son Vincent.<ref name=Barrow-324/> He passed Innerwick His nephew Glai or Glay may have held part of Innerwick too.<ref name=Barrow-324/>
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'''Robert Avenel''' (died 8 March 1185) was a 12th-century [[Anglo-Normans|Anglo-Norman]] magnate. He was ruler of the small former Northumbrian province of [[Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway|Eskdale]] in [[Dumfriesshire]], as well as [[Abercorn]] in [[West Lothian]].<ref>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', p. 98</ref> He was one of a small number of Anglo-Norman immigrants to have been given a provincial lordship in southern Scotland in the early-to-mid 12th century.<ref>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', p. 251</ref> For some period in the 1170s he served as [[Justiciar of Lothian|Justiciar in Lothian]] (along with three others).<ref>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', pp. 82, 110</ref> He also had some part of the township of [[Innerwick]].<ref name=Barrow-324>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', p. 324</ref> He seems to have held this of [[Walter fitz Alan]].<ref name=Barrow-324/> He passed this on to his younger son Vincent.<ref name=Barrow-324/> His nephew Glai or Glay may have held part of Innerwick too.<ref name=Barrow-324/>


He died on 8 March 1185, according to the ''[[Chronicle of Melrose]]'' <blockquote>Robert Avenel, our [[Novitiate|novice]]-associate, died on the eighth day before the [[Ides of March]]. He gave to God, and to St Mary and the monks of Melrose, his land of Eskdale, as his charter testifies; may his blessed soul ever live in glory.<ref>Anderson, ''Early Sources'', vol. ii, p. 308</ref></blockquote> He had entered the monastery of Melrose shortly before his death<ref>Barrow, ''Acts of William I'', p. 296 (no. 264 comment)</ref> He had three sons, Gervase, Vincent and Robert, the latter of whom became a clerk.<ref>Taylor, "Robert de Londres", p. 105 n. 39</ref> Gervase was Robert's principal heir, and the latter also served as Justiciar of Lothian.<ref>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', pp. 83, 110</ref>
He died on 8 March 1185, according to the ''[[Chronicle of Melrose]]'' <blockquote>Robert Avenel, our [[Novitiate|novice]]-associate, died on the eighth day before the [[Ides of March]]. He gave to God, and to St Mary and the monks of Melrose, his land of Eskdale, as his charter testifies; may his blessed soul ever live in glory.<ref>Anderson, ''Early Sources'', vol. ii, p. 308</ref></blockquote> He had entered the [[Melrose Abbey|monastery of Melrose]] shortly before his death.<ref>Barrow, ''Acts of William I'', p. 296 (no. 264 comment)</ref> He had three sons, by his wife Sybil, [[Gervase Avenel (died 1219)|Gervase]], Vincent and Robert, the latter of whom became a clerk.<ref>Taylor, "Robert de Londres", p. 105 n. 39</ref> Gervase was Robert's principal heir, and the latter also served as Justiciar of Lothian.<ref>Barrow, ''Kingdom of the Scots'', pp. 83, 110</ref>


Robert had a daughter who was a [[concubine]] of [[William the Lion]], king of the Scots.<ref name="Anderson, p. 306">Anderson, ''Early Sources'', vol. ii, p. 306; McAndrew, ''Scotland's Historic Heraldry'', p. 73</ref> The king and Robert Avenel's daughter had a daughter named Isabella, who was given as wife in 1183 to [[Robert III de Brus]], son of [[Robert II de Brus]] [[lord of Annandale]].<ref name="Anderson, p. 306"/> After Robert II de Brus died in 1191, she was married to a Yorkshire Anglo-Norman baron named Robert de Ros (died 1226).<ref>Anderson, ''Early Sources'', vol. ii, pp. 306, 325 n. 4; McAndrew, ''Scotland's Historic Heraldry'', p. 73</ref>
Robert had a daughter who was a [[concubine]] of [[William the Lion]], king of the Scots.<ref name="Anderson, p. 306">Anderson, ''Early Sources'', vol. ii, p. 306; McAndrew, ''Scotland's Historic Heraldry'', p. 73</ref> The king and Robert Avenel's daughter had a daughter named Isabella, who was given as wife in 1183 to [[Robert III de Brus]], son of [[Robert II de Brus]], [[lord of Annandale]].<ref name="Anderson, p. 306"/> After her husband died in 1191, she was married to the Yorkshire Anglo-Norman [[Baron de Ros|Robert, Baron de Ros]] (died 1226).<ref>Anderson, ''Early Sources'', vol. ii, pp. 306, 325 n. 4; McAndrew, ''Scotland's Historic Heraldry'', p. 73</ref>


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* {{citation |editor-last=Anderson |editor-first=Alan Orr | editor-link = Alan Orr Anderson | title=Early Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500 to 1286 (2 vols) |year=1922 |publisher=Oliver and Boyd |location=Edinburgh }}
* {{citation | editor-last = Barrow | editor-first = G. W. S. | editor-link = G. W. S. Barrow | title = The Acts of William I : King of Scots, 1165–1214 | place = Edinburgh | publisher = Edinburgh University Press | year = 1971 | series = Regesta Regum Scottorum, vol. ii | isbn = 0-85224-142-9 }}
* {{citation | editor-last = Barrow | editor-first = G. W. S. | editor-link = G. W. S. Barrow | title = The Acts of William I : King of Scots, 1165–1214 | place = Edinburgh | publisher = Edinburgh University Press | year = 1971 | series = Regesta Regum Scottorum, vol. ii | isbn = 0-85224-142-9 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/actsofwilliamiki0002barr }}
* {{citation | last = Barrow | first = G. W. S. | author-link = G. W. S. Barrow | title = The Kingdom of the Scots: Government, Church and Society from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century | edition = 2nd | publisher = Edinburgh University Press | place=Edinburgh | year = 2003 | isbn = 0-7486-1802-3}}
* {{citation | last = Barrow | first = G. W. S. | author-link = G. W. S. Barrow | title = The Kingdom of the Scots: Government, Church and Society from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century | edition = 2nd | publisher = Edinburgh University Press | place=Edinburgh | year = 2003 | isbn = 0-7486-1802-3}}
* {{citation | last = McAndrew | first = Bruce A. | author-link = | title = Scotland's Historic Heraldry | publisher = The Boydell Press | place= Woodbridge | year = 2006 | isbn = 1-84383-261-5 }}
* {{citation | last = McAndrew | first = Bruce A. | title = Scotland's Historic Heraldry | publisher = The Boydell Press | place= Woodbridge | year = 2006 | isbn = 1-84383-261-5 }}
* {{citation | last = Taylor | first = Alice | author-link = | title = Robert de Londres, Illegitimate Son of William, King of Scots | journal = The Haskins Society Journal: Studies in Medieval History | place = London | publisher = Hambledon Press | volume = 19 | pages = 99&ndash;119 | year = 2008 | issn= 0963-4959}}
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 27 September 2022

Robert Avenel (died 8 March 1185) was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman magnate. He was ruler of the small former Northumbrian province of Eskdale in Dumfriesshire, as well as Abercorn in West Lothian.[1] He was one of a small number of Anglo-Norman immigrants to have been given a provincial lordship in southern Scotland in the early-to-mid 12th century.[2] For some period in the 1170s he served as Justiciar in Lothian (along with three others).[3] He also had some part of the township of Innerwick.[4] He seems to have held this of Walter fitz Alan.[4] He passed this on to his younger son Vincent.[4] His nephew Glai or Glay may have held part of Innerwick too.[4]

He died on 8 March 1185, according to the Chronicle of Melrose

Robert Avenel, our novice-associate, died on the eighth day before the Ides of March. He gave to God, and to St Mary and the monks of Melrose, his land of Eskdale, as his charter testifies; may his blessed soul ever live in glory.[5]

He had entered the monastery of Melrose shortly before his death.[6] He had three sons, by his wife Sybil, Gervase, Vincent and Robert, the latter of whom became a clerk.[7] Gervase was Robert's principal heir, and the latter also served as Justiciar of Lothian.[8]

Robert had a daughter who was a concubine of William the Lion, king of the Scots.[9] The king and Robert Avenel's daughter had a daughter named Isabella, who was given as wife in 1183 to Robert III de Brus, son of Robert II de Brus, lord of Annandale.[9] After her husband died in 1191, she was married to the Yorkshire Anglo-Norman Robert, Baron de Ros (died 1226).[10]

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  1. ^ Barrow, Kingdom of the Scots, p. 98
  2. ^ Barrow, Kingdom of the Scots, p. 251
  3. ^ Barrow, Kingdom of the Scots, pp. 82, 110
  4. ^ a b c d Barrow, Kingdom of the Scots, p. 324
  5. ^ Anderson, Early Sources, vol. ii, p. 308
  6. ^ Barrow, Acts of William I, p. 296 (no. 264 comment)
  7. ^ Taylor, "Robert de Londres", p. 105 n. 39
  8. ^ Barrow, Kingdom of the Scots, pp. 83, 110
  9. ^ a b Anderson, Early Sources, vol. ii, p. 306; McAndrew, Scotland's Historic Heraldry, p. 73
  10. ^ Anderson, Early Sources, vol. ii, pp. 306, 325 n. 4; McAndrew, Scotland's Historic Heraldry, p. 73

References

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  • Anderson, Alan Orr, ed. (1922), Early Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500 to 1286 (2 vols), Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd
  • Barrow, G. W. S., ed. (1971), The Acts of William I : King of Scots, 1165–1214, Regesta Regum Scottorum, vol. ii, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 0-85224-142-9
  • Barrow, G. W. S. (2003), The Kingdom of the Scots: Government, Church and Society from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 0-7486-1802-3
  • McAndrew, Bruce A. (2006), Scotland's Historic Heraldry, Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, ISBN 1-84383-261-5
  • Taylor, Alice (2008), "Robert de Londres, Illegitimate Son of William, King of Scots", The Haskins Society Journal: Studies in Medieval History, 19, London: Hambledon Press: 99–119, ISSN 0963-4959
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