Fitzosbern Family - Ourfolk
William Fitzosbern ABT 1056 - 20 FEB 1070
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William was born on ABT 1056 in Normandy, France and died on 20 FEB 1070 in Hertford, England and was buried in Cormeilles Abbey, France . He was the son of Osbern Crepon (D: 1035) and Albrade Bayeux (Crepon) . William was married to Alice (Adelise) de Toni (Fitzosbern) . Alice was born on ABT 1058 in of Tosni, France and was buried in Lire Abbey, France . She is the daughter of Roger de Toeni (ABT 990 - ABT 1038) and Godeheut (Godehilde) Borrell of Barcelona (de Toeni) (ABT 995 - AFT 1077). View Family Chart - - -
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- Clifford Castle - in the village of Clifford, Herefordshire, England
- Hereford Castle - Turret
- his family had
long served the
Dukes of
Normandy. He was
steward to William
the Conqueror,
fought with the king
at Hastings in 1066,
and was rewarded
with large estates in
England shortly
thereafter. The
Welsh Marches,
were one of many
areas of concern to
King William.
Although Welsh
kings had done
homage to the
Saxon kings of England, the country retained a stubborn sense of
independence.
King William gave Fitz-Osbern wide powers along the southernmost
portions of the Welsh Marches. From here, Fitz-Osbern built a
formidable force of fighting men, including close relatives and powerful
magnets, with Hereford as his focal point. He established castles and
garrisons at Monmouth, Clifford and Wigmore, but his greatest work
was the magnificent Chepstow Castle, on the mouth of the river Wye.
Chepstow became a springboard for westward Norman expeditions
and the focal point of Norman settlement in Wales. Construction of
Chepstow's 'Great Hall,' was begun by Fitz-Osbern in 1067 and still
stands today, the oldest surviving stone castle of its type in Britain.
Clifford Castle stands on an eastward flowing section of the River Wye
near to the current boundary between England and Wales. The castle
was founded by Earl William Fitz Osbern in the period between his
being made earl of Hereford soon after Christmas 1066 and his death at
the battle of Cassel in Flanders on 22 February 1071. In that time it is
likely that his engineers found the natural knoll lying alongside the steep
drop to the River Wye near a ford. This gave the site its later name, the
cliff by the ford or Clifford. Fitz Osbern's men scarped and ditched the
knoll they found into what is today a motte with a secondary platform to
the West. The land of Clifford was at that time waste, but under the
earls of Hereford and their successors this waste was brought to
blossom with castle, borough and church. After Earl William's death, his
son, Earl Roger, held the castle for four years until his revolt in 1075.
Then, on
Roger s
imprisonment,
the castle
passed to
his father's
brother-in-law,
Ralph Tosny
(d.1102),
and he and
his
descendants
held the
castle until
the wars
of Stephen
and
Matilda between 1138 and 1154.
Hereford Castle was designed and built by William Fitz Osberne (
Earl of Hereford in 1066) around the time of the
conquest. It is suggested that the castle was to
replace an even older castle that was built by
Ralph, son of the Count of Vixen (Earl of Hereford
in 1046) which was destroyed by the Welsh in 1055.
The first reference to the castle being complete and
running was by 1140 as there are documents
detailing the king being beseiged by Geoffrey Talbot.
long served the
Dukes of
Normandy. He was
steward to William
the Conqueror,
fought with the king
at Hastings in 1066,
and was rewarded
with large estates in
England shortly
thereafter. The
Welsh Marches,
were one of many
areas of concern to
King William.
Although Welsh
kings had done
homage to the
Saxon kings of England, the country retained a stubborn sense of
independence.
King William gave Fitz-Osbern wide powers along the southernmost
portions of the Welsh Marches. From here, Fitz-Osbern built a
formidable force of fighting men, including close relatives and powerful
magnets, with Hereford as his focal point. He established castles and
garrisons at Monmouth, Clifford and Wigmore, but his greatest work
was the magnificent Chepstow Castle, on the mouth of the river Wye.
Chepstow became a springboard for westward Norman expeditions
and the focal point of Norman settlement in Wales. Construction of
Chepstow's 'Great Hall,' was begun by Fitz-Osbern in 1067 and still
stands today, the oldest surviving stone castle of its type in Britain.
Clifford Castle stands on an eastward flowing section of the River Wye
near to the current boundary between England and Wales. The castle
was founded by Earl William Fitz Osbern in the period between his
being made earl of Hereford soon after Christmas 1066 and his death at
the battle of Cassel in Flanders on 22 February 1071. In that time it is
likely that his engineers found the natural knoll lying alongside the steep
drop to the River Wye near a ford. This gave the site its later name, the
cliff by the ford or Clifford. Fitz Osbern's men scarped and ditched the
knoll they found into what is today a motte with a secondary platform to
the West. The land of Clifford was at that time waste, but under the
earls of Hereford and their successors this waste was brought to
blossom with castle, borough and church. After Earl William's death, his
son, Earl Roger, held the castle for four years until his revolt in 1075.
Then, on
Roger s
imprisonment,
the castle
passed to
his father's
brother-in-law,
Ralph Tosny
(d.1102),
and he and
his
descendants
held the
castle until
the wars
of Stephen
and
Matilda between 1138 and 1154.
Hereford Castle was designed and built by William Fitz Osberne (
Earl of Hereford in 1066) around the time of the
conquest. It is suggested that the castle was to
replace an even older castle that was built by
Ralph, son of the Count of Vixen (Earl of Hereford
in 1046) which was destroyed by the Welsh in 1055.
The first reference to the castle being complete and
running was by 1140 as there are documents
detailing the king being beseiged by Geoffrey Talbot.
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018