Called the Briton, from having been born in England. This feudal Baron was a soldier of distinction, and acquired great renown in the celebrated battle of Tenercheby in Normandy when he commanded the calvary, for "by a charge of much spirit, he determined at once the fate of the day." The monk Matthew Paris records "in this encounter chiefly deserveth honour the most heroic William d'Albini, the Briton, who with his sword broke through the enemy and terminated the battle."
When he became a supporter of the Empress Maud, his castle at Belvoir with all its great possessions, were seized by King Stephen who presented them to Ranulphgerons de Meschines, the Earl of Chester.
All from "Magna Charta," by John S. Wurts.Called the Briton, from having been born in England. This feudal Baron was a soldier of distinction, and acquired great renown in the celebrated battle of Tenercheby in Normandy when he commanded the calvary, for "by a charge of much spirit, he determined at once the fate of the day." The monk Matthew Paris records "in this encounter chiefly deserveth honour the most heroic William d'Albini, the Briton, who with his sword broke through the enemy and terminated the battle."
When he became a supporter of the Empress Maud, his castle at Belvoir with all its great possessions, were seized by King Stephen who presented them to Ranulphgerons de Meschines, the Earl of Chester.
All from "Magna Charta," by John S. Wurts.
One of the Norman barons who came into England in 1066 as a standard bearer of Duke William; was the founder of this renowned, ancient family. For his distinguished service at Hastings, the victorious monarch rewarded him with the eighty lordships he possessed in twelve counties at the time of the first general survey of England. One of his estates in Lincolnshire, near the border of Leicestershire, he erected a castle which he named Belvoir, from its commanding position, and this became his chief seat.
From "Magna Charta" by John S. Wurts.
King of the Franks, Emperor Louis I
Holy Roman Emperor from 814 to 840. Succeeded his father, Charlemagne, 28 Jan. 814 and three years later yielded to the wishes of his sons and gave each of them a share of his dominions, which caused complications he was incapable of managing, and which resulted in the dissolution of the Empire. Called the Pious. He was the son and sole successor of Charlemagne. In 817, Louis made plans for an orderly succession among his sons: Lothair, Louis II (Louis the German), and Pepin of Aquitaine. Later he wanted to include in the succession Charles II (Charles the Bald), his son by a second marriage. Dissatisfied, his older sons rebelled (830, 833)against him and fought among themselves for supremacy as well. Pepin died in 838, and in 843 the empire was divided among the three surviving brothers.