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'''Hamelin de Ballon''' (or Baalun, Baalan, Balun, Balodun, Balon, etc.) |
'''Hamelin de Ballon''' (or Baalun, Baalan, Balun, Balodun, Balon, etc.)<ref>The name is usually modernised to conform with the modern French cartographic spelling of [[Ballon, Sarthe]]</ref> (born ca. 1060,<ref>[http://www.monasticwales.org/person/55 Hamelin de Barham; Hamelin de Ballon (Balun / Baeluns), lord of Much Marcle, Herefordshire; lord of Abergavenny ], on site Monastice Wales. Retrieved 20 November 2012.</ref> died 5 March 1105/6) was an early [[Normans|Norman]] [[Baron]] and the first [[Baron Abergavenny]] and Lord of Over [[Kingdom of Gwent|Gwent]] and [[Abergavenny]]; he also served [[William Rufus]].<ref name=Round>J. Horace Round, "The Family of Ballon and the Conquest of South Wales", ''Studies in Peerage and Family History'' (1901), pp. 181-215.</ref> |
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== Origin == |
== Origin == |
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Hamelin is traditionally made son of a Drogo (or Dru) de Ballon, lord of [[Ballon, Sarthe|Ballon]], today a commune in the department of [[Sarthe]], [[Pays |
Hamelin is traditionally made son of a Drogo (or Dru) de Ballon, lord of [[Ballon, Sarthe|Ballon]], today a commune in the department of [[Sarthe]], [[Pays de la Loire]]. It was located within the medieval [[County of Maine]], invaded and conquered by [[William I of England|Duke William of Normandy]] in the early 1060s, just before his invasion of England. |
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== Rewards and duties == |
== Rewards and duties == |
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Hamelin de Ballon and his brother [[Wynebald de Ballon]] appear first to have come to England during the reign of [[William II of England|William II]]. |
Hamelin de Ballon and his brother [[Wynebald de Ballon]] appear first to have come to England during the reign of [[William II of England|William II]]. Wynebald was granted lands in Gloucestershire and Somerset out of those forfeited by [[Turstin FitzRolf]], and was made seneschal of [[Caerleon]], referring to himself as one of [[Henry I of England|Henry I]]'s most important noblemen. Hamelin was given lands in southeast Wales, in what was to become the [[Welsh Marches]], and in [[Wiltshire]], where he held [[Castle Eaton]], Cheverel and [[Sutton Benger|Sutton]]. He sited the early [[motte and bailey]] version of [[Abergavenny Castle]] and organised the early Norman protection of the settlement of what became the town of [[Abergavenny]]. Together with his brother Wynebald, he also founded the [[Benedictine]] [[Priory]] in the town as an alien cell of St Vincent, [[Le Mans]], ca. 1100. He was already a benefactor of the latter foundation.<ref name =Round/><ref>[http://www.monasticwales.org/event/1 Event detail for site: Abergavenny c. 1100: Foundation], on site Monastice Wales. Retrieved 20 November 2012.</ref> |
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== Succession == |
== Succession == |
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Hamelin had two sons, |
Hamelin had two sons, William de Ballon and Matthew de Ballon, both of whom predeceased him without issue.<ref>Sanders, I.J. ''English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327'', Oxford, 1960, p.66, feudal barony of Much Marcle, note 2</ref> His heirs were thus his two daughters. Emmeline de Ballon married Reginald, son of [[Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford|Roger, Earl of Hereford]]. His other daughter's name is unknown, but she was the mother of Hugh de Gundeville, administrator and justiciar of king [[Henry II of England|Henry II]].<ref>"Lost in Time: the other daughter of Hamelin de Ballon". ''Foundations'' v.3, no.3 (2010) 179-215 https://www.academia.edu/1818131/Lost_in_Time_the_other_daughter_of_Hamelin_de_Ballon</ref> |
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Hamelin was succeeded in some of the lands and the de facto title [[Baron Abergavenny]] by a favourite of king [[Henry I of England]], [[Brian Fitz Count]], who held it, like his other lands, in right of his wife.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Fitzcount, Brian|volume=1|last=Round|first=J. Horace|authorlink=John Horace Round}}</ref> |
Hamelin was succeeded in some of the lands and the de facto title [[Baron Abergavenny]] by a favourite of king [[Henry I of England]], [[Brian Fitz Count]], who held it, like his other lands, in right of his wife.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Fitzcount, Brian|volume=1|last=Round|first=J. Horace|authorlink=John Horace Round}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.gtj.org.uk/item.php?lang=en&id=18652&t=1 a penny of King William I struck at Rhuddlan or maybe Abergavenny] |
*[http://www.gtj.org.uk/item.php?lang=en&id=18652&t=1 a penny of King William I struck at Rhuddlan or maybe Abergavenny] |
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*[http://www.castles99.ukprint.com/index1.html Anglo-Norman Castles] |
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 23 June 2023
Location of Ballon in ancient province of Maine
Hamelin de Ballon (or Baalun, Baalan, Balun, Balodun, Balon, etc.)[1] (born ca. 1060,[2] died 5 March 1105/6) was an early Norman Baron and the first Baron Abergavenny and Lord of Over Gwent and Abergavenny; he also served William Rufus.[3]
Origin
[edit]Hamelin is traditionally made son of a Drogo (or Dru) de Ballon, lord of Ballon, today a commune in the department of Sarthe, Pays de la Loire. It was located within the medieval County of Maine, invaded and conquered by Duke William of Normandy in the early 1060s, just before his invasion of England.
Rewards and duties
[edit]Hamelin de Ballon and his brother Wynebald de Ballon appear first to have come to England during the reign of William II. Wynebald was granted lands in Gloucestershire and Somerset out of those forfeited by Turstin FitzRolf, and was made seneschal of Caerleon, referring to himself as one of Henry I's most important noblemen. Hamelin was given lands in southeast Wales, in what was to become the Welsh Marches, and in Wiltshire, where he held Castle Eaton, Cheverel and Sutton. He sited the early motte and bailey version of Abergavenny Castle and organised the early Norman protection of the settlement of what became the town of Abergavenny. Together with his brother Wynebald, he also founded the Benedictine Priory in the town as an alien cell of St Vincent, Le Mans, ca. 1100. He was already a benefactor of the latter foundation.[3][4]
Succession
[edit]Hamelin had two sons, William de Ballon and Matthew de Ballon, both of whom predeceased him without issue.[5] His heirs were thus his two daughters. Emmeline de Ballon married Reginald, son of Roger, Earl of Hereford. His other daughter's name is unknown, but she was the mother of Hugh de Gundeville, administrator and justiciar of king Henry II.[6]
Hamelin was succeeded in some of the lands and the de facto title Baron Abergavenny by a favourite of king Henry I of England, Brian Fitz Count, who held it, like his other lands, in right of his wife.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ The name is usually modernised to conform with the modern French cartographic spelling of Ballon, Sarthe
- ^ Hamelin de Barham; Hamelin de Ballon (Balun / Baeluns), lord of Much Marcle, Herefordshire; lord of Abergavenny , on site Monastice Wales. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ a b J. Horace Round, "The Family of Ballon and the Conquest of South Wales", Studies in Peerage and Family History (1901), pp. 181-215.
- ^ Event detail for site: Abergavenny c. 1100: Foundation, on site Monastice Wales. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, p.66, feudal barony of Much Marcle, note 2
- ^ "Lost in Time: the other daughter of Hamelin de Ballon". Foundations v.3, no.3 (2010) 179-215 https://www.academia.edu/1818131/Lost_in_Time_the_other_daughter_of_Hamelin_de_Ballon
- ^ Round, J. Horace (1885). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.