Brihtrik, son of Algar ( English Brictric son of Algar , French Brihtrik ; 11th century) - Saxon ten , a large landowner in the West Country , whose lands are listed in the Doomsday Book of 1086 .
Biography
In the “Conqueror” Vasa and other sources [1] it is said that in his youth Brichtric rejected the harassment of Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031-1083), who later became the wife of King William the Conqueror . Allegedly, Brichtrick arrived in Flanders as the envoy of the English king Edward the Confessor to his father Matilda Baudouin and at the same time refused to marry her [2] . It is not known how true this story is, but many years later, when Matilda acted as regent of William the Conqueror in England , she confiscated the land holdings of Brihtrick, and he was thrown into prison, where he died [3] .
After the death of the queen in 1083, the lands were inherited by her eldest son, the English king, William II of Red (1087–1100), who granted them to Robert Fitz-Hamon (d. 1107) [4] , the conqueror of Glamorgan . The daughter and sole heiress of Robert Mod Fitz-Robert brought land as a dowry to Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester (before 1100–1147), son of King Henry I (1100–1135) and grandson of Matilda. Thus, the lands of Brihtrick turned into a Gloucester feud [5] .
Land holdings
Brihtrick's possessions were located in several counties of West Country and in other parts of England. In the Book of the Last Judgment, he is only occasionally referred to as the full form of “the son of Algar,” so it is not always possible to reliably determine the possessions of which Brihtrik. The exception is those cases when it can be uniquely identified due to the fact that it is known about the further possession of the inheritance by the descendants of Matilda and / or Barons Gloucesters. The feudal possessions of the Gloucesters were one of the largest in the kingdom, in the book of the Baron possessions ( Cartae Baronum ) from 1166, there are 279 knights' plots [6] .
Devon
Brihtric's possessions are listed in the first chapter of The Last Judgment Book, called Terra Regis ( Royal Lands ) under the following Latin heading: Infra scriptas terras tenuit Brictric post Regina Mathildis (“The following are lands belonging to Brihtric, then Queen Matilda”). These holdings include: [7]
- Northview ( Levia )
- Halville ( Halgewelle )
- Clovelly ( Clovelie )
- Bideford ( Bedeford )
- Littleham ( Liteham )
- Langtry ( Langetrev )
- Idsley ( Edeslege )
- Winkley ( Wincheleie )
- Ashreini ( Aisse )
- Lapford ( Slapeford )
- High Bickington ( Bichentone )
- Morchard-Bishop ( Morchet )
- Holcomby Burnell ( Holecu_be )
- Halberton ( Halsbretone )
- Ashprington ( Aisbertone )
Notes
- ↑ Freeman, EA The History of the Norman Conquest of England, 6 vols., Oxford, 1867-1879, vol. 4, Appendix, note 0. Quote from: Thorn, Caroline & Frank, (eds.) Domesday Book, (Morris, John, gen.ed.) Vol. 9, Devon, Parts 1 & 2, Phillimore Press, Chichester, 1985, part 2 (notes), 24.21.
- ↑ Augustin Thierry. Histoire de la conquete de l'Angleterre par les Normands, de ses causes et de ses suites jusqu'à nos jours, en Angleterre, en Écosse, en Irlande et sur le continent . - Bruxelles: L. Hauman et Compe, 1835. - P. 48.
- ↑ Edward Augustus Freeman . The History of the Norman Conquest of England, Vol. IV (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1871), pp. 761-64
- ↑ J. Horace Round . Family Origins and Other Studies, London, 1930, The Granvilles and the Monks, pp. 130-169, p. 139
- ↑ Sanders, IJ English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, p.6, Barony of Gloucester
- ↑ Sanders , p.6, note 4
- ↑ Thorne & Thorne , part 1, chap. 1,57-71