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6. | Saher de Quincy (2.Maud2, 1.Simon1) died in 1191. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: Before 1185; Ascelina.
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Died:
He died without issue.
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9. | Ralph de Albini (2.Maud2, 1.Simon1) Other Events and Attributes:
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From him are descended the Lords St. Daubeny, the Earls of Bridgewater.
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11. | Saher de Quincy, Earl of Winchester (7.Robert3, 2.Maud2, 1.Simon1) was born in 1155; died on 3 Nov 1219 in Damietta, Egypt. Other Events and Attributes:
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History:
His singular christian name of Saher, or Saier, is a likely a corruption from the Saxon Segher, Sigher, or Seagar, a Conqueror. Eliza S. Quincy refers to him as "John de Quincy, created Earl of Winchester by King John, 1207."
In 1207, he was created the first Earl of Winchester.
In 1213, Saher de Quincy was one of the twenty-five sureties of the Magna Charta, for which he was excommunicated. He was a leader of the Barons who forced John to sign the Magna Charta.
Saher married Margaret de Beaumont in 1175. Margaret (daughter of Sir Robert ès Blanchemains de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester and Pernel de Grantmesnil) died on 12 Jan 1635/36. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | William d'Albini, Baron of Belvoir (8.William-Meschines3, 2.Maud2, 1.Simon1) died on 1 May 1236 in Offington, Sussex, England; was buried in Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
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History:
When his father died in 1167, he became a ward to King Henry II.
In 1194, he was with the army of Richard I in Normandy.
In 1201 the Barons refused to attend their sovereign into France. King John demanded that their castles should be given up to him as security for their allegiance, beginning with William d'Albini and his Belvoir Castle. William instead gave him his son, William, as a hostage.
He was distinguished as one of the rebel Barons in the time of King John, and was their general, though he had joined them as late as January 1214/15. He was a Surety. He it was who made so noble a defense as governor of' Rochester Castle in a siege that lasted three months. Later King John had ordered him to be executed, and in 1216, was captured at the Castle of Corfe. William had to pay 6,000 marks for his freedom.
After King John's death, he submitted himself to King Henry III. He was forced to give his wife and son, Nicholas, as hostages for his allegiance.
In 1217, he commanded the army for Henry III, in the battle of Lincoln.
Buried:
His heart was buried "under the wall, opposite the high alter" at Belvoir Castle.
Family/Spouse: Margery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Agatha de Trusbut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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