General Notes

REFN: 1751AN
Alias:<ALIA> Saher IV /De Quincy/
REFN: P1751
Died en route to the Crusaders in Palestine.
A signer of the Magna Charta.
Saer De Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester (1155-November 3, 1219) was o
ne of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against king John of England.
His name is variously spelled. The first name is sometimes rendered Sah
er or Seer, and the last name Quency or Quenci.
His background is a little uncertain. He was probably the son of Robert Fi
tzRichard and nephew of another Saer De Quincy, who was lord of Buck
by in Northamptonshire.
Sometime between 1168 and 1173 De Quincy married Margaret, youngest daught
er of Robert De Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester.
Quincy was one of the barons who took part in the rebellion of Henry the Y
oung King in 1184. Like most of the rebels, he eventually received his lan
ds back after the rebellion failed. He subsequently served as castell
an at various castles in the English royal possessions in France. Most not
ably, in 1203 he was castellan at Vandreuil in Normandy, and surrender
ed it to the French.
In 1204 De Quincy's brother-in-law Robert De Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicest
er died, leaving De Quincy's wife as co-heiress along with her elder siste
r. The estate was split in half, and after the final division was ratifi
ed in 1207 De Quincy was made earl of Winchester.
Quincy never got along with king John, and was one of the 25 guarenteo
rs of the Magna Carta. He fought against John in the troubles that follow
ed the signing of the Charter, and against Henry III as well.
After the failure of the early attempts to depose Henry III, De Quincy dec
ided to fulfill a vow he had made to go on crusade. In 1219 he left to jo
in the Fifth Crusade, then besieging Damietta. There he fell sick and died
.
By his wife Margaret De Beaumont he had three sons and a daughter:
"    Robert (d. 1217). Some sources say he married Hawise, sister and co-h
eiress of Ranulf De Blundeville, earl of Chester. However, it is more like
ly Hawise married Saer's brother Robert;
"    Roger, who succeeded his father as earl of Winchester (though he d
id not take formal possession of the earldom until after his mother's deat
h);
"    Robert De Quincy (second son of that named; d. 1257) who married Hele
n, daughter of the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great;
"    Hawise, who married Hugh De Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford.
His arms were: Or, a fess gules, in chief a label of seven points azure.
Between 1207 AND 1219 1st Earl of Winchester
Crusader
Lord of Buckby in Northampton
His name is variously spelled. The first name is sometimes rendered Sahe
r, Saire, or Seer, and the last name Quency or Quenci. His backgrou
nd is a little uncertain. He was probably the son of Robert FitzRichard a
nd nephew of another Saer de Quincy, who was lord of Buckby in Northampton
shire. Quincy was one of the barons who took part in the rebellion of Hen
ry the Young King in 1184. Like most of the rebels, he eventually receiv
ed his lands back after the rebellion failed. He subsequently served as ca
stellan at various castles in the English royal possessions in France. Mo
st notably, in 1203 he was castellan at Vandreuil in Normandy, and surrend
ered it to the French. In 1204 de Quincy's brother-in-law Robert de Beaumo
nt, 4th Earl of Leicester died, leaving de Quincy's wife as co-heiress alo
ng with her elder sister. The estate was split in half, and after the fin
al division was ratified in 1207 de Quincy was made earl of Winchester. Qu
incy never got along with king John, and was one of the 25 guarenteo
rs of the Magna Carta. He fought against John in the troubles that follow
ed the signing of the Charter, and against Henry III as well. After the fa
ilure of the early attempts to depose Henry III, de Quincy decided to fulf
ill a vow he had made to go on crusade. In 1219 he left to join the Fif
th Crusade, then besieging Damietta. There he fell sick and died.