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Richard FitzScrob

( - Bef 1086)



Barons Furnivall (1295; 1318)
Thomas de Furnivall, 1st Baron Furnivall (d. 1332)
Thomas de Furnivall, 2nd Baron Furnivall (1301-1339), son; summoned from 1318 onward as Baron Furnivall (acceleration or new creation?)
Thomas de Furnivall, 3rd Baron Furnivall (1322-1364), son
William de Furnivall, 4th Baron Furnivall (1326-1383), brother
Joane de Furnival, 5th Baroness Furnival (d. c. 1401), daughter
Thomas Nevill, 5th Baron Furnivall jure uxoris (d. 1407)
Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall, daughter
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, 10th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 6th Baron Furnivall jure uxoris (1390-1453) (created Earl of Shrewsbury in 1442)
John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, 11th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 7th Baron Furnivall (1413-1460)
John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl of Waterford, 9th Baron Talbot, 12th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 8th Baron Furnivall (1448-1473)
George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, 4th Earl of Waterford, 10th Baron Talbot, 13th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 9th Baron Furnivall (1468-1538)
Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, 5th Earl of Waterford, 11th Baron Talbot, 14th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 10th Baron Furnivall (1500-1560)
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, 15th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 11th Baron Furnivall (1522-1590)
Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, 7th Earl of Waterford, 13th Baron Talbot, 16th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 12th Baron Furnivall (1552-1616) (abeyant 1616)
Co-heirs: Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (died 1649 without issue); Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kent (died 1651 without issue); and Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel (died 1654 with issue)
Alethea Howard, 14th Baroness Talbot, 17th Baroness Strange of Blackmere, 13th Baroness Furnivall née Talbot (d. 1654) (abeyance terminated as sole heir 1651)
Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk, 14th Baron Furnivall (1627-1677)
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, 15th Baron Furnivall (1628-1684)
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, 16th Baron Furnivall (1655-1701)
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, 17th Baron Furnivall (1683-1732)
Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk, 18th Baron Furnivall (1685-1777)
According to Wikipedia:

Richard Scrob (sometimes fitzScrob[1] or Fitz Scrob; fl. 1052-1066) was a Frenchman who came to England prior to the Norman Conquest of England.

Richard may have been a Norman, but it is not certain that he was. "Scrob" was not a patronymic, but rather an alternative name that was mistaken by the medieval chronicler John of Worcester as a patronymic. Thus Richard is often known as "Richard fitzScrob" or the alternative spellings.[2]

Richard arrived in England during the reign of Edward the Confessor,[1] probably early in the reign, as he was not expelled from England in 1052 along with many of other non-English landholders when Godwin of Wessex returned to power.[2]

Richard possibly held the office of Sheriff of Worcester during Edward's reign. It is, however, certain that he was trusted by Edward with royal business in his locality. He was also named as housecarl of the king. Richard's main holdings were at Auretone in Herefordshire. He built an earthwork castle there, Richard's Castle, which is one of the few castles that predate the Norman Conquest in England.[2] Besides his holdings around Auretone, he also held lands nearby, extending into Worcestershire and Shropshire.[2]

When William the Conqueror invaded England, Richard joined the Norman cause and took part in the fighting against Eadric the Wild in Herefordshire.[2]

Richard married the daughter of Robert the Deacon, who may be the same person as Robert fitzWimarc.[2] Richard's heir was his son, Osbern fitzRichard,[3] who held Richard's Castle by the time of the Domesday Book.[1] He had another son William also.[2]

Richard's date of death is unknown,[2] but his heir held his lands by 1086.[1]

Citations
Sanders English Baronies p. 75
Lewis "Richard Scrob" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Keats-Rohan Domesday People p. 316
References
Keats-Rohan, K. S. B. (1999). Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166: Domesday Book. Ipswich, UK: Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-722-X.
Lewis, C. P. (2004). "Richard Scrob". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 23 January 2020. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Sanders, I. J. (1960). English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and Descent 1086-1327. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. OCLC 931660.

According to Wikipedia:

History
Richard Scrob was a Norman knight granted lands by the Saxon King Edward the Confessor before the Norman Conquest, in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire as recorded in the Domesday Book. He built Richard's Castle before 1051. The castle was a motte-and-bailey style construction, one of only three or four castles of this type built before the Norman conquest. Most were built after the conquest. Richard was last mentioned in 1067. His castle passed to his son, Osbern Fitz Richard, who married Nesta, the daughter of King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn of Wales.

Osbern died around 1137 and was succeeded by his grandson, Osbern Fitz Hugh (married to a sister of Rosamond Clifford), who died in 1187. Richard's Castle then passed to his marital brother-in-law, Hugh de Say, who died in 1190, leaving the barony to his son, another Hugh Say. Thus the castle passed out of the line of descent of Richard Fitz Scrob. In 1196 this Hugh fought at the battle at New Radnor and was probably killed there, his castles eventually passing to Robert de Mortimer of Attleborough. In 1264 his son, Hugh Mortimer, was forced to surrender himself and Richard's Castle to Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. His grandson, the last Hugh Mortimer of Richard's Castle, was poisoned to death by his wife in 1304. The castle then passed to the Talbots, through Richard Talbot's marriage to Joan Mortimer. On 3 December 1329, Joan late the wife of Richard Thalebot, had noted in the Patent Rolls that she planned to leave Richard's Castle to John de Wotton, chaplain, and William Balle of Underlith, in fee simple.[5] The Talbots were still living there in the late 14th century. By the 16th century it was in ruins.


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Barons Furnivall (1295; 1318)
Thomas de Furnivall, 1st Baron Furnivall (d. 1332)
Thomas de Furnivall, 2nd Baron Furnivall (1301-1339), son; summoned from 1318 onward as Baron Furnivall (acceleration or new creation?)
Thomas de Furnivall, 3rd Baron Furnivall (1322-1364), son
William de Furnivall, 4th Baron Furnivall (1326-1383), brother
Joane de Furnival, 5th Baroness Furnival (d. c. 1401), daughter
Thomas Nevill, 5th Baron Furnivall jure uxoris (d. 1407)
Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall, daughter
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, 10th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 6th Baron Furnivall jure uxoris (1390-1453) (created Earl of Shrewsbury in 1442)
John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, 11th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 7th Baron Furnivall (1413-1460)
John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl of Waterford, 9th Baron Talbot, 12th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 8th Baron Furnivall (1448-1473)
George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, 4th Earl of Waterford, 10th Baron Talbot, 13th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 9th Baron Furnivall (1468-1538)
Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, 5th Earl of Waterford, 11th Baron Talbot, 14th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 10th Baron Furnivall (1500-1560)
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, 15th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 11th Baron Furnivall (1522-1590)
Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, 7th Earl of Waterford, 13th Baron Talbot, 16th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 12th Baron Furnivall (1552-1616) (abeyant 1616)
Co-heirs: Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (died 1649 without issue); Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kent (died 1651 without issue); and Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel (died 1654 with issue)
Alethea Howard, 14th Baroness Talbot, 17th Baroness Strange of Blackmere, 13th Baroness Furnivall née Talbot (d. 1654) (abeyance terminated as sole heir 1651)
Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk, 14th Baron Furnivall (1627-1677)
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, 15th Baron Furnivall (1628-1684)
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, 16th Baron Furnivall (1655-1701)
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, 17th Baron Furnivall (1683-1732)
Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk, 18th Baron Furnivall (1685-1777)
According to Wikipedia:

Richard Scrob (sometimes fitzScrob[1] or Fitz Scrob; fl. 1052-1066) was a Frenchman who came to England prior to the Norman Conquest of England.

Richard may have been a Norman, but it is not certain that he was. "Scrob" was not a patronymic, but rather an alternative name that was mistaken by the medieval chronicler John of Worcester as a patronymic. Thus Richard is often known as "Richard fitzScrob" or the alternative spellings.[2]

Richard arrived in England during the reign of Edward the Confessor,[1] probably early in the reign, as he was not expelled from England in 1052 along with many of other non-English landholders when Godwin of Wessex returned to power.[2]

Richard possibly held the office of Sheriff of Worcester during Edward's reign. It is, however, certain that he was trusted by Edward with royal business in his locality. He was also named as housecarl of the king. Richard's main holdings were at Auretone in Herefordshire. He built an earthwork castle there, Richard's Castle, which is one of the few castles that predate the Norman Conquest in England.[2] Besides his holdings around Auretone, he also held lands nearby, extending into Worcestershire and Shropshire.[2]

When William the Conqueror invaded England, Richard joined the Norman cause and took part in the fighting against Eadric the Wild in Herefordshire.[2]

Richard married the daughter of Robert the Deacon, who may be the same person as Robert fitzWimarc.[2] Richard's heir was his son, Osbern fitzRichard,[3] who held Richard's Castle by the time of the Domesday Book.[1] He had another son William also.[2]

Richard's date of death is unknown,[2] but his heir held his lands by 1086.[1]

Citations
Sanders English Baronies p. 75
Lewis "Richard Scrob" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Keats-Rohan Domesday People p. 316
References
Keats-Rohan, K. S. B. (1999). Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166: Domesday Book. Ipswich, UK: Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-722-X.
Lewis, C. P. (2004). "Richard Scrob". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 23 January 2020. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Sanders, I. J. (1960). English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and Descent 1086-1327. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. OCLC 931660.

According to Wikipedia:

History
Richard Scrob was a Norman knight granted lands by the Saxon King Edward the Confessor before the Norman Conquest, in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire as recorded in the Domesday Book. He built Richard's Castle before 1051. The castle was a motte-and-bailey style construction, one of only three or four castles of this type built before the Norman conquest. Most were built after the conquest. Richard was last mentioned in 1067. His castle passed to his son, Osbern Fitz Richard, who married Nesta, the daughter of King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn of Wales.

Osbern died around 1137 and was succeeded by his grandson, Osbern Fitz Hugh (married to a sister of Rosamond Clifford), who died in 1187. Richard's Castle then passed to his marital brother-in-law, Hugh de Say, who died in 1190, leaving the barony to his son, another Hugh Say. Thus the castle passed out of the line of descent of Richard Fitz Scrob. In 1196 this Hugh fought at the battle at New Radnor and was probably killed there, his castles eventually passing to Robert de Mortimer of Attleborough. In 1264 his son, Hugh Mortimer, was forced to surrender himself and Richard's Castle to Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. His grandson, the last Hugh Mortimer of Richard's Castle, was poisoned to death by his wife in 1304. The castle then passed to the Talbots, through Richard Talbot's marriage to Joan Mortimer. On 3 December 1329, Joan late the wife of Richard Thalebot, had noted in the Patent Rolls that she planned to leave Richard's Castle to John de Wotton, chaplain, and William Balle of Underlith, in fee simple.[5] The Talbots were still living there in the late 14th century. By the 16th century it was in ruins.

Events

MarriageAbt 1054Daughter of Sheriff of Essex
DeathBef 1086

Families