Robert de Vipont *, Lord of Westmorland

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Wikipedia Page RE Vieuxpont

Vipont (alias Vieuxpont) is the name of a prominent family in the history of Westmorland. According to Thomas [1] the name originated in France before 1066 as Vieuxpont ("Old Bridge"), Latinized to de Vetere Ponte ("from the Old Bridge"), with alternative spellings Vezpont, Veepon, Vexpont, Vypont, Vispont, Vypunt, Vespont, Vipond, Vypond, Voypond, Veepond, Vippond, Vipon, Vipan, Vipen, etc. The Vipont family bore arms: Gules, six annulets or 3:2:1, later quartered by Baron Clifford.

Notable family members

• William de Vieuxpont (d.1203), Lord of Westmorland married Maud de Morville (d.1210), daughter of Richard de Morville, Constable of Scotland.
• Robert I de Vipont (d.1227/8), the younger son of William de Vieuxpont and Maud de Morville. He was granted[2] by King John in 1203/4 custody of Appleby and Brough in Westmorland with the hereditary office of Sheriff of Westmorland, to be held from the king under military tenure of 4 knight's fees. This grant is deemed to have created the feudal barony of Appleby.[3] He built Brougham Castle. He married Idonea de Builli, daughter of John de Builli[4]
• John de Vipont of Appleby married Sibyl, sister of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (1193–1254).
• Thomas Vipont was a medieval Bishop of Carlisle from 1254 to 1256.
• Isabella Vieuxpont (d. 1291) married Roger de Clifford the younger (d.1282)
• In the 14th Century, Lady Idonea de Veteripont, owner of Pendragon Castle and wife of Roger de Lilburne (married in 1264),[5] founded St Mary's Outhgill in Mallerstang.

Robert de Vieuxpont

Robert's biography is given in Summerson.[6] He was the younger son of William de Vieuxpont and Maud de Morville (daughter of Hugh de Morville, Lord of Westmorland). He served King Richard I, King John and King Henry III. Appleby Castle, Brough Castle and Whinfell Forest were granted to him by King John in 1203, together with the title of hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland. He also built Brougham Castle. In the early 13th century, he was also High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests, and had custody of the Sees of York and Durham. Later he moved on to other duties. In 1216, he took responsibility for Cumberland and Carlisle Castle. He died in early 1228,[7] leaving his body and Wycombe estates to the Knights Templar. He married Idonea de Busli, a descendant of Roger de Busli, in 1213. His children were son John (died 1241) and daughter Christian, who married Thomas of Greystoke. When John's son Robert died in 1264, his possessions passed to his daughters and eventually to Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford. ...et cetera