Nicholas IV de Stuteville of Brincklow, lord of Stuteville, Bedingham and Kimberley

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Sir Nicholas de Stuteville b abt 1182, of Liddel, Cumberland, England. He md Devorguilla of Galloway abt 1205, daughter of Roland of Galloway and Elena de Morville.

Child of Nicholas de Stuteville and Devorguilla of Galloway was:

Joan de Stuteville b abt 1215, of Liddel, Cumberland, England, d sh bef 6 Apr 1276. She md:

[1] Sir Hugh Wake bef 29 May 1229, son of Baldwin Wake and Isabel de Briwere; and

[2] Sir Hugh Bigod, Chief Justice of England, bef 5 Feb 1243/44, son of Sir Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, Magna Carta Surety, and Maud Marshal.

from fmgMedlands a) NICHOLAS [IV] Stuteville of Brincklow (-Priory of St Andrew [8 Sep/18 Oct] 1233). The Close Rolls dated [1209] name "Nicholao de Stuteville" as "nepoti Hug de Gurnai" and names "Nicholaus pater eius"[911]. "Nicholas de Stuteville" paid a fine for his ransom, "Robert de Stuteville and Walter of Sowerby have mainpermed for this fine", dated to [1217/18][912]. Henry III King of England issued an order relating to property of "S. comitem Wintonie…Rogerum de Quenci filium et heredem ipsius comitis" at "Lidel", which "Nicholaus de Stutevill" had assigned to "Eustachio filio Roberti de Stutevill fratris sui" and which after his death was given to "predicto S. comiti Wintonie", dated [Jul] 1220[913].

m DEVORGUILLA of Galloway, daughter of ROLAND Lord of Galloway & his wife Helen de Morville (-after 1241). King Henry III commanded "B. de Insula...to receive from Devorguil widow of Nicholas de Stuteville, Margaret his younger daughter, and deliver her to William de Mastac to whom the K. has given her marriage”, dated 20 Nov 1233[914]. Nicholas [IV] & his wife had two children:

i) JOAN de Stuteville (-before 6 Apr 1276). King Henry III pardoned "Hugoni Wac" for marrying "filiam Nicholai de Stutevill" without royal licence, dated 1229[915]. Bracton records a claim, dated 1234/35, by "Eustachius de Estutevilla", claiming that "Nicholaus de Estutevilla avunculus suus" relinquished "manerio de Cotingeham", while "Hugo Wack et Willelmus de Mastak" claimed seisin of the manor through "uxorum suarum filiarum heredum predicti Nicholai"[916]. The Testa de Nevill lists fees in Leicester, dated 1247, which include "De terris Normannorum, dicunt quod Hugo le Bigod tenet Wyrithele nomine Johanne uxoris sue que fuit uxor Hugonis Wake..."[917]. The Chronicle of Lanercost records in 1255 a dispute involving "Hugonem de Bigod, fratrem Rogeri comitis Marescalli, pro uxore sua filia et herede dominorum de Stuteville"[918]. A writ dated 6 Apr "4 Edw I", after the death of "Joan de Stutevill" names "Sir Baldwin de Wake her son is her next heir and of full age", and also refers to events "after the death of Hugh le Bigot sometime her husband"[919]. m firstly (before 29 May 1229) HUGH Wake, son of BALDWIN Wake & his wife Isabel Briwere (-on crusade before 18 Dec 1241). m secondly HUGH Bigod Chief Justiciar of England, son of HUGH Bigod Earl of Norfolk & his wife Maud Marshal of Pembroke (-before 7 May 1266).

ii) MARGARET de Stuteville (-before 13 Nov 1235). King Henry III commanded "B. de Insula...to receive from Devorguil widow of Nicholas de Stuteville, Margaret his younger daughter, and deliver her to William de Mastac to whom the K. has given her marriage”, dated 20 Nov 1233[920]. Bracton records a claim, dated 1234/35, by "Eustachius de Estutevilla", claiming that "Nicholaus de Estutevilla avunculus suus" relinquished "manerio de Cotingeham", while "Hugo Wack et Willelmus de Mastak" claimed seisin of the manor through "uxorum suarum filiarum heredum predicti Nicholai"[921]. m WILLIAM de Mastac, son of ---.

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12/1189, Nicholas married Gunnora, receiving the manors of Bedingham and Kimberley, Norfolk, from her father. [Leciester. The bishop of London gives … 20 marks … if Nicholas de Stuteville and Gunnora his wife have had entrance into the vill of Saltby … which is in dower of the same Gunnora of the gift of Robert de Gaunt, late her husband. (S) Memoirs Illustrative … County and City of York, Vs1-2, 1847, P61.

[Undated] “Gunnora de Gaunt to her friends and vallals, greetings. Know ye that I have granted to Stephen de Gaunt, my son, all the land, which belongs to me, of the inheritance which had been that of Ralph de Aubene, my brother, namely a fourth part of a fief of 15 knights in Binbrook and Awburn [Lincolnshire], … witnesses, Gilbert de Gaunt, my son, Geoffrey and Reginal, his brothers, … [Likely after the birth of her 1st son by Nicholas.]

5/27/1199, John crowned king of England.

9/1199, Nicholas de Stuteville and Gunnora his wife offered themselves against Maurice son of Robert the younger [and his wife Avice, d/o Robert (189112084) & Alice Paynel.]. (S) Memoirs Illustrative …, Royal Arch. Inst., 1848, P61.

1201, King John visited William, sheriff of Yorkshire, and Nicholas at their seat of Baynard castle.

1201, Nicholas de Stuteville offered 100 marks and 3 palfreys for respite against claims of Maurice de Gant. (S) Magna Carta, Holt, 1992, P151.

1202, Nicholas held the market at Edenham, Lincolnshire.

1203, Nicholas paid 2.5 marks of a 5 marks owed on his market at Edenham.

1203, Nicholas’ brother William died; his son Robert, a minor, succeeding.

By 1205, Nicholas’ nephew Robert died.

8/5/1205, Nicholas de Stuteville fined 10,000 marks to have livery of the lands of his brother William; the king holding the castle of Knaresborough and Boroughbridge until the sum was paid. [King John wanted control of Knaresborough as one of the most important castles in the north. It was put under the control of Brian de Lisle who began improving the fortifications.]

2/1206, King John visited Nicholas at Knaresborough. (S) King John, Morris, 2015, P96.

1206, Eustace de Vescy proferred 5 m. for a writ against Nicholas de Stuteville concerning 1000 acres in Cottingham. (S) Magna Carta, Holt, 1992, P142.

5/20/1206, Nicholas Joined King John’s expedition to Poitou, mustering at Portsmouth.

6/8/1206, King John landed at La Rochelle, then recaptured Angiers after it was taken over by his brother-in-law Alfonso VIII, married to his sister Eleanor.

10/26/1206, King John made a truce with King Philip, allowing the English forces to return to England.

1207, Nicholas de Stuteville, nephew of Hugh de Gournay, son of Hugh de Gournay.

1208, Thurstan de Montfort proferred 50 m. for 2 writs against Nicholas de Stuteville an Eustace de Vescy. (S) Magna Carta, Holt, 1992, P142.

1209, King John ordered the exchequer to collect the debts of William de Mowbray from his vassals; the largest sum coming from Nicholas de Stutville. (S) Reign of King John, Painter, 1949, P257.

1210, Nicholas de Stuteville versus Maurice fitz Robert of a plea of land, … summoned to cross the channel. (S) Memoirs Illustrative … County and City of York, Vs1-2, 1847, P65.

1214, Sibyl de Valognes, widow and heir of Robert de Stuteville, demanded against Nicholas de Stuteville, her father-in-law, a third of the honour of Liddel, Cumberland.

2/9/1214, King John and 12 of his barons [including Nicholas de Stuteville] sailed for Poitou. King John unsuccessfully invaded France trying to recover his lands. (S) The Brus Family in England and Scotland, Blakely, 2005, P54.

1214, King Philip and King John agreed to a 6-year truce at Chinon.

10/1214, King John returned to England.

1215, Nicholas and his son Nicholas joined the baron’s revolt against King John, claiming to have been unjustly deprived of castles, lands, rights and liberties.

5/5/1215, Revolting Barons formally renounced their allegiance to King John and invited the King of France to invade England. [The barons in revolt together held more castles and knights fees than John did as King. Intervention by the King of France prevented by the Pope.]

5/12/1216, Prince Louis [future VIII] of France, after a successful landing, crowned King of England in London. In June, Louis captured Winchester and controlled half of England.

6/19/1215 at Runnymede near Windsor, King John forced to agree to the terms of the Magna Carta.

9/30/1215, Robert de Vere, earl of Oxford, witnessed writs associated with restoring Nicholas de Stuteville the castle of Knaresborough. (S) The Reign of King John, Painter, 1949, P334.

10/18/1216, King John died.

10/28/1216, Henry III, age 9, crowned king of England.

5/20/1217, Nicholas and the rebel barons, being greatly outnumbered, were besieged and defeated at the battle of Lincoln by the troops of King Henry III; their estates forfeited. Nicholas, one of 300 knights captured, but considered the greatest prize, was imprisoned by the regent, William Marshall.

8/24/1217, King Louis’ relief forces sailing to Dover were intercepted by English naval forces in the battle of Sandwich. A naval battle off the Kentish coast. [9/12/1217, For 10,000 marks and land exchanges, Louis forfeited his claim to the English crown.]

Bef. 9/1217, Nicholas died.

(S) The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, V8, 1884, P287. (S) Early Yorkshire Charters, V7, 1952. (S) The Minority of Henry III, Carpenter, 1990. (S) The Topographer and Genealogist, The Earldom of Lincoln, P301ff. (S) Proceedings, Royal Arch. Inst., 1848, P45ff.