Piers fitz Herbert 
Piers fitz was born in 1166 in Brecknock, Wales.1 Piers fitz's father was Herbert FitzHerbert and his mother was Lucy fitz Miles. His paternal grandparents were Herbert fitz Henry and Emma De Blois. He had four brothers named Herbert, William, Godwin fitz and Matthew fitz. He was the second youngest of the five children. He died at the age of 69 on June 6th, 1235 in Blaen, Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales.2 General Notes
Note: Peter Fitz-Herbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honorof which he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees,part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governorof Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county bythe same monarch. This Peter was one of the barons named inMagna Carta and, by his signature, fourth in rank amongst thebarons. He m. first, Alice, dau. of Robert Fitz Roger, a greatbaron in Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, andsister of John, to whom Edward I gave the surname of Clavering,Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son andheir, Reginald Fitz Peter. He m. secondly, Isabel, dau. andcoheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin,Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships andcastle of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock,with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle ofBlenlevenny, and, dying in 1235, was s. by his son, ReginaldFitzPeter, Lord of Blenlevenny, [John Burke, History of theCommoners 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, wasreputed one of that prince's evil counsellors. In 1214, he wasconstituted governor of Pykering Castle, co. York, and sheriffof the shire; but afterwards falling off in his allegiance, hislands at Alcester were seized by the crown, and given to Williamde 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 inNorthumberland, 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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Note: Peter Fitz-Herbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honorof which he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees,part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governorof Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county bythe same monarch. This Peter was one of the barons named inMagna Carta and, by his signature, fourth in rank amongst thebarons. He m. first, Alice, dau. of Robert Fitz Roger, a greatbaron in Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, andsister of John, to whom Edward I gave the surname of Clavering,Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son andheir, Reginald Fitz Peter. He m. secondly, Isabel, dau. andcoheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin,Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships andcastle of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock,with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle ofBlenlevenny, and, dying in 1235, was s. by his son, ReginaldFitzPeter, Lord of Blenlevenny, [John Burke, History of theCommoners 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, wasreputed one of that prince's evil counsellors. In 1214, he wasconstituted governor of Pykering Castle, co. York, and sheriffof the shire; but afterwards falling off in his allegiance, hislands at Alcester were seized by the crown, and given to Williamde 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 inNorthumberland, 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][Isabel de Ros.ged]
Note: Peter Fitz-Herbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honorof which he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees,part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governorof Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county bythe same monarch. This Peter was one of the barons named inMagna Carta and, by his signature, fourth in rank amongst thebarons. He m. first, Alice, dau. of Robert Fitz Roger, a greatbaron in Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, andsister of John, to whom Edward I gave the surname of Clavering,Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son andheir, Reginald Fitz Peter. He m. secondly, Isabel, dau. andcoheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin,Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships andcastle of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock,with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle ofBlenlevenny, and, dying in 1235, was s. by his son, ReginaldFitzPeter, Lord of Blenlevenny, [John Burke, History of theCommoners 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, wasreputed one of that prince's evil counsellors. In 1214, he wasconstituted governor of Pykering Castle, co. York, and sheriffof the shire; but afterwards falling off in his allegiance, hislands at Alcester were seized by the crown, and given to Williamde 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 inNorthumberland, 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][William de Trussell 2.ged]
Note: Peter Fitz-Herbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honorof which he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees,part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governorof Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county bythe same monarch. This Peter was one of the barons named inMagna Carta and, by his signature, fourth in rank amongst thebarons. He m. first, Alice, dau. of Robert Fitz Roger, a greatbaron in Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, andsister of John, to whom Edward I gave the surname of Clavering,Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son andheir, Reginald Fitz Peter. He m. secondly, Isabel, dau. andcoheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin,Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships andcastle of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock,with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle ofBlenlevenny, and, dying in 1235, was s. by his son, ReginaldFitzPeter, Lord of Blenlevenny, [John Burke, History of theCommoners 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, wasreputed one of that prince's evil counsellors. In 1214, he wasconstituted governor of Pykering Castle, co. York, and sheriffof the shire; but afterwards falling off in his allegiance, hislands at Alcester were seized by the crown, and given to Williamde 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 inNorthumberland, 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.1032 in Vermandois, Normandy, France
- b.1065 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.1114 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.1020 in Valois, Bretagne, France
- b.1043 in Crépy, Bretagne, France
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- b.1084 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.1129 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England
- b.1070 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England d.1157 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England
- b.1136 in Gloucestershire, England d.Jun 1204 in Forest Dean, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1084 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Touraine, France
- b.1166 in Brecknock, Wales d.06 Jun 1235 in Blaen, Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales
- b.1136 in Gloucestershire, England d.1220 in Forest Dean, Gloucestershire, England
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Details of Piers fitz's family with Sibyl de Dinham
Details of Piers fitz's family with Alice FitzRoger De Lacy
Details of Piers fitz's family with Alice FitzRobert De Lacy
1 CALDWELL.GED
2 William de Trussell 2.ged
Further sources/citations:
CALDWELL.FTW, de brus.ged, Isabel de Ros.ged, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I010493, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I028791
2 William de Trussell 2.ged
Further sources/citations:
CALDWELL.FTW, de brus.ged, Isabel de Ros.ged, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I010493, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I028791
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