Lord of Barstaple Piers FitzHerbert 
Piers was born in 1163 in Blewleveny Castle, Blaen Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales.1 Piers' father was Herbert FitzHerbert and his mother was Lucy de Pitres. His paternal grandparents were Herbert FitzHerbert and Sybil Corbet; his maternal grandparents were 3rd Earl of Hereford Miles de Pietres de Gloucester and Sybil de Neufmarche. He had five brothers named Herbert, William, Godwin, Matthew and Peter. He was the third oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 72 on June 6th, 1235 in Blaen, Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales.2 General Notes
Note: Peter Fitz-Herbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honor of which he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees, part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governor of Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county by the same monarch. This Peter was one of the barons named in Magna Carta and, by his signature, fourth in rank amongst the barons. He m. first, Alice, dau. of Robert Fitz Roger, a great baron in Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, and sister of John, to whom Edward I gave the surname of Clavering, Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son and heir, Reginald Fitz Peter. He m. secondly, Isabel, dau. and coheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin, Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships and castle of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock, with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle of Blenlevenny, and, dying in 1235, was s. by his son, Reginald FitzPeter, Lord of Blenlevenny, [John Burke, History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. IV, R. Bentley,London, 1834, p. 728, Jones, of Llanarth]
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Peter Fitz-Herbert, who, being very obsequious to King John, was reputed one of that prince's evil counsellors. In 1214, he was constituted governor of Pykering Castle, co. York, and sheriff of the shire; but afterwards falling off in his allegiance, his lands at Alcester were seized by the crown, and given to William de Camvill. Returning, however, to his duty upon the accessionof Henry III, those lands were restored to him. He m. 1st, Alice, dau. of Roger Fitz-Roger, a great baron in Northumberland, but by her had no issue; and 2ndly, the 3rd dau. and co-heir of William de Braose, Baron of Brecknock, and d.1235, leaving a son, Herbert Fitz-Peter. [Sir Bernard Burke,Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke'sPeerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 206, Fitz-Herbert, BaronFitz-Herbert]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1000 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.25 May 1045
- b.1030
- b.1005
- b.1086 d.1130
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- b.1087 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.1155 in Blaen Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales
- b.1012 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France d.Sep 1089 in Epernay, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
- b.1045 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France d.19 May 1102 in Ramula, Holy Land
- b.1019 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Maine, Pays-de-la-Loire, France d.1090
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandie, France d.10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville, Rouen, Normandie
- b.1062 d.08 Mar 1136 in Marcigny-sur-Loire, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, France
- b.1125 in Blaen Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales d.Jun 1204
- b.1020 in Pays De Caux, Normandy, France d.1086
<Unknown>
- b.1050 in Pays De Caux, Normandie, France d.Jan 1121 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England
<Unknown>
- b.1077 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England d.1157
<Unknown>
- b.1163 in Blewleveny Castle, Blaen Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales d.06 Jun 1235 in Blaen, Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales
- b.1030 in Normandy, France d.1089
- b.1043 in Pitres, Normandy, France d.1100 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1025 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.1094
- b.1065 in Gloucestershire, England d.1129 in England
- b.1006 in Clifford, herefordshire, England d.1036 in Gloucestershire, England
- b.1045
<Unknown>- b.1025 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England d. in England
- b.1092 in Gloucestershire, England d.24 Dec 1143 in Llanthonu Priory, Gloucester
- b.1069
- b.1136 in Gloucestershire, England d.1220 in Forest Dean, Gloucestershire, England
- b.0988 in Neufmarche, Seine-Inferiere, Normandy, France
- b.1018 in Neufmarche, France
- b.1070 in Neufmarche, France d.1093 in Aberhonwy, Breconshire, Wales
- b.1008 in St. Valery-en-Caux, Normandy, France
- b.1030 in St.-Valery-en-Caux, Normandie
- b.1011 in Hugleville, Normandy, France
- b.1090 in Aberhonwy, Breconshire, Wales d.1143 in Gloucestershire, England
- b.1010 in Herefordshire, England
- b.1035 in Arwystle, Herefordshire, England d.1080 in Richard's Castle, Ludlow, Herefordshire, England
- b.1015 in England
- b.1079 in Herefordshire, England
- b.1000 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales d.05 Aug 1063
- b.1057 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales d.1153
- b.1025 in Wessex, England d.1086
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Details of Piers' family with Alice FitzRoger de Lacy
1 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I18283&style=TABLE
2 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=michaelrneuman&id=I031718&style=TABLE
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michaelrneuman&id=I003479
2 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=michaelrneuman&id=I031718&style=TABLE
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michaelrneuman&id=I003479
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