Earl of Winchester Saher de Quincy IV

View timeline for this person's branch of the family tree

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Earl of Leicester Robert de Quincy I

Orabilis of Louchers

Saher de Quincy

Maud St. Liz

Count Ness de Leuchars

Simon

Damietta, Egypt

General Notes

Lord of Buckby in Northampton
His name is variously spelled. The first name is sometimes rendered Saher, Saire, or Seer, and the last name Quency or Quenci. His background is a little uncertain. He was probably the son of Robert FitzRichard and nephew of another Saer de Quincy, who was lord of Buckby in Northamptonshire. Quincy was one of the barons who took part in the rebellion of Henry the Young King in 1184. Like most of the rebels, he eventually received his lands back after the rebellion failed. He subsequently served as castellan at various castles in the English royal possessions in France. Most notably, in 1203 he was castellan at Vandreuil in Normandy, and surrendered it to the French. In 1204 de Quincy's brother-in-law Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester died, leaving de Quincy's wife as co-heiress along with her elder sister. The estate was split in half, and after the final division was ratified in 1207 de Quincy was made earl of Winchester. Quincy never got along with king John, and was one of the 25 guarenteors of the Magna Carta. He fought against John in the troubles that followed the signing of the Charter, and against Henry III as well. After the failure of the early attempts to depose Henry III, de Quincy decided to fulfill a vow he had made to go on crusade. In 1219 he left to join the Fifth Crusade, then besieging Damietta. There he fell sick and died. (Wikipedia)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Richard de Quincey
  - b.~  1066 in Cuinchy, Normandy, France d.~  1125 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
  
  Saher de Quincy
  - b.~  1100 in Daventry, England d.~  1157 in Manor of Buckley, Northamptonshire, England
  
  Earl of Leicester Robert de Quincy I
  - b.~  1127 in Long Buckley, England d.29 Sep 1197 in Manor of Buckley, Northamptonshire, England
  
  Ranulph (The Rich) de St. Liz
  - b.~  1018
  
  Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton Simon de Senlis de St. Liz
  - b.~  1046 d.1115
  
  Maud St. Liz
  - b.~  1096 in Tunbridge, England d.1140
  
  Earl Syward of Northumberland ^*
  - b.1025
  
  Earl Walthe of Huntingdon
  - b.~  1045 d.31 May 1085 in Winchester, England
  
  Matilda of Huntingdon
  - b.1072 d.23 Apr 1130
  
  Count of Lens, Count of Aumale Lambert of Lens ^*
  - b.~  1020 in Boulogne, Flandres d.1054 in Spm Bataille de Lille, Flandres
  
  Judith of Lens
  - b.~  1053 d.1086
  
  Adeliza of Normandy ^*
  - b.1029 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermentrude, near Rouen, France
  
  Earl of Winchester Saher de Quincy IV
  - b.1155 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.03 Nov 1219 in Damietta, Egypt
  
  Laird of Leuchars William de Leuchars
  - b.~  1076 in Leuchars Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
  
  Count Ness de Leuchars
  - b.~  1107 in Leuchars Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
  
  Orabilis of Louchers
  - b.~  1135 in Leuchars Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland d.Jun 1203
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

Earl of Winchester Saher de Quincy IV

Ancestor Pedigree Chart

Personal Timeline