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== Rewards and duties == |
== Rewards and duties == |
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Hamelin de Ballon and his brother [[Wynebald de Ballon|Wynebadd]] 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 |
Hamelin de Ballon and his brother [[Wynebald de Ballon|Wynebadd]] 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 south east 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, both of whom predeceased him without issue, William de Ballon and Matthew de Ballon.<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 heir was thus his daughter Emmeline de Ballon, who married Reginald, son of [[Roger_Fitzmiles,_2nd_Earl_of_Hereford|Roger, Earl of Hereford]].<ref name=Round /> |
Hamelin had two sons, both of whom predeceased him without issue, William de Ballon and Matthew de Ballon.<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 heir was thus his daughter Emmeline de Ballon, who married Reginald, son of [[Roger_Fitzmiles,_2nd_Earl_of_Hereford|Roger, Earl of Hereford]].<ref name=Round /> |
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Hamelin was succeeded in the lands and the de facto title [[Baron Abergavenny]] by a favorite of king [[Henry I of England]], [[Brian |
Hamelin was succeeded in the lands and the de facto title [[Baron Abergavenny]] by a favorite 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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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:07, 4 December 2017
Hamelin de Ballon (or Baalun, Baalan, Balun, Balodun, Balon, etc.),[1] (b 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
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
Hamelin de Ballon and his brother Wynebadd 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 south east 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
Hamelin had two sons, both of whom predeceased him without issue, William de Ballon and Matthew de Ballon.[5] His heir was thus his daughter Emmeline de Ballon, who married Reginald, son of Roger, Earl of Hereford.[3]
Hamelin was succeeded in the lands and the de facto title Baron Abergavenny by a favorite of king Henry I of England, Brian Fitz Count, who held it, like his other lands, in right of his wife.[6]
References
- ^ 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 c 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
- ^ Round, J. Horace (1885). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.