Bertram III de Verdun, Sheriff of Leicestershire

- 1192

• Name	Bertram III de Verdun
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Legal	1168  [2]
  In 1168 William Basset of Sapcote was Sheriff of Warwickshire and was accused of misappropriation of treasury monies. Bertram, who was at that time with the king in Caen, was sent, together with Richard de Humet, to investigate with the result that Bertram was in 1169 given the dual shrievalty of Warwickshire and Leicestershire in Basset's place. Four years later he rebuilt in stone his house at Alton, which had, up to that time, been little more than a wooden hall.
  Offices Held	1169  [1]
  He was the Sheriff of Leicestershire from the 16th (1169) to the 30th (1183) of Henry II.
  Offices Held	1171  [2]
  Richard FitzGilbert (Strongbow) Earl of Pembroke and Clare landed in Ireland. Dublin was taken and held against both Norse and Irish attacks. Henry II decided to go to Ireland to clarify his own position as Strongbow's liege Lord. Bertram de Verdun was appointed Seneschal for the undertaking, that is to say he was responsible for provisions and stores. The expedition left for Waterford on October 16, 1171. Further to this campaign, Bertram was granted by king of land in Louth, north of Ireland, where he held the towns of Drogheda-in-Uriel and Dundalk and several castles.
  Offices Held	1172  [2]
  From 1172 Bertram was one of the king's "Justices in Eyre" (circuit judges) along with William Basset. Later, in 1175, he became one of the regular members of the Curia Regis.
  Religion	1179	Croxton Abbey, Leicestershire, England   [1, 2]
  In 1179 Bertram founded the Cistercian abbey of Croxden in Staffordshire, where settled monks from abbey of Aunay in Normandy.
  Military	say 1180  [1]
  He joined Richard I as a crusader and was at the siege of Acre, which upon its surrender, was committed to his custody.
  Death	1192	Joppa (now Jaffa), Holy Land   [1]
  Burial	—	Acre, Holy Land   [2]
  Person ID	I7282	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Norman de Verdun
  Mother	Lesceline de Clinton
  Family ID	F5324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maud de Ferrers
  Marriage	yes, date unknown  [1, 2]
  Children	They had no children together.
  Notes	Ages: Maud was a minor and it is unlikely that the marriage was ever consummated. [1, 2]
  Family ID	F8257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Rohese
  Marriage	yes, date unknown  [1, 2]
  Children	1. William de Verdun   d. 1199   2. Thomas de Verdun   d. 1199, Ireland   3. Bertram de Verdun   4. Robert de Verdun   5. Nicholas de Verdun   6. Walter de Verdun, Constable of Bruges Castle
  Family ID	F5323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Religion - 1179 - Croxton Abbey, Leicestershire, England Death - 1192 - Joppa (now Jaffa), Holy Land Burial - — - Acre, Holy Land  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Arms of Bertram de Verdun

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire , (London: Harrision, 1866). [S304] Wikipedia, Bertram de Verdun.