Robert FitzEdith | |
|---|---|
| Feudal Lord of Okehampton | |
| Died | 1172 (1173) |
| Spouse | Matilda d'Avranches |
| Issue | Mathilde |
| Father | Henry I of England |
| Mother | Edith Forne |
Robert FitzEdith, feudal lord of Okehampton (d. 1172) was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England and his mistress Edith Forne, daughter of Forn Sigulfson, Lord of Greystoke, Cumberland.1 Compared to many of his illegitimate siblings and half-siblings, little is known about him.
Marriage and family
By 1162, Robert married Matilda d'Avranches,2 heiress of the feudal barony of Okehampton, Devon, and widow of William de Courcy.1 They had one daughter, Mathilde3 (also known as Maud and Hawise), who married Renaud, Sire of Courtenay (son of Miles, Sire of Courtenay and Ermengarde of Nevers)4 c. 1194. She later married Henry de Ferrières c. 1207.3 Robert died of natural causes.
References
References
- Fleming, Donald F.; Pope, Janet M. (2007). Henry I and the Anglo-Norman world: studies in memory of C. Warren Hollister. Suffolk, UK: Boydell Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-1-84383-293-5.
- Harper-Bill, Christopher (1996). Anglo-Norman Studies XVIII: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1995. Suffolk, UK: Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-85115-666-8.
- Power, Daniel (2010). "En quête de sécurité juridique dans la Normandie angevine : concorde finale et inscription au rouleau". Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes. 168 (2): 327–371. doi:10.3406/bec.2010.464056.
- Burke, Sir Bernard (1866). A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct peerages of the British empire. Harrison. p. 140.