Eleanor de Vitré

• Preferred Name: Eleanor de Vitré^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• FSID: LTZB-8L4
  
• Death: AUG 1233 in Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England at LATI: N1.2193 LONG: E0.3347
  
• Alternate+Death+Date+and+Place: 12 AUG 1233 in Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France at LATI: N9.2764 LONG: E0.7031 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.geni.com/people/Eleanor-Alinor-de-Vitre/6000000006906706075
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132642013/eleanor-d'evereux
  
• Find+A+Grave: with note: Description: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154653545/ali%C3%A9nor-de-malesmains 21 August 2021
  
• Birth: 1158 in Vitré, Ille-Et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France at LATI: N8.1285 LONG: E1.2115
  
• Burial: in Mondaye Abbaye De Saint Martin, Juraye-Mondaye, Calvados, France at LATI: N9.207 LONG: E0.6882
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
  “WILLIAM FITZ PATRICK, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, of Chitteme, Amesbury, Chicklade, Little Langford, North Tidworth, Somerford (in Great Somerford), and Shrewton, Wiltshire, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, Edgware, Middlesex, etc., son and heir, born about 1150. He married about 1191 ELEANOR DE VITRÉ, widow successively of William Paynel, of Drax, Yorkshire, Broughton, Lincolnshire, Wootton, Oxfordshire, etc. (died 1184), and Gilbert de Tillieres (died 1190), seigneur of Tillières-sur-Avre (Eure) in Normandy, Headley and Westcote, Surrey, West Compton, Berkshire, etc., and daughter of Robert III de Vitré, seigneur of Vitré, by Emma, daughter of Alain de Dinan [see MORTAIN 4 for her ancestry]. Her maritagium included a moierty of the manors of Ryes, Trungy, and Ducy, all in Normandy, and £20 sterling annually out of manor of Cowling, Suffolk. They had one daughter, Ela [Countess of Salisbury]. He gave the advowson of the church of Canford, Dorset with its dependent chapel of St. James at Poole, Dorset to Bradenstoke Priory, together with the chapel of St. Andrew at Chitterne, Wiltshire. His wife, Eleanor, gave the same priory the advowson of the church of Cowling, Suffolk with a rent of 40s. WILLIAM FITZ PATRICK, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, died 17 April 1196, and was buried in Bradenstoke Priory, Wiltshire. His widow, Eleanor, married (4th) before 1198 GILBERT MALESMAINS, in right of his wife, of Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, Cowling, Suffolk, etc. They had no issue. In 1203 Gilbert and his wife, Eleanor, and William Fitz Martin and Finapopula his wife had an assize regarding land in Cowling, Suffolk. He was living in 1205. A royal writ of 1216 ordered that Eleanor, Countess of Salisbury, should be permitted to hold her manors of Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, Edgware, Middlesex, and Wootton, Oxfordshire in peace. In 1217 she gave a setier of oats to Mondaye Abbey in Normandy to be received annually at Trungy, and in 1218 a rent from her oven of Ryes to buy waxlights to burn every day at the mass of Holy Mary. In 1223 Eleanor, sometime Countess of Salisbury, granted Roger de London, clerk, the assart called Le Frith in the manor of Cowling, Suffolk. In 1227 she gave 10s. money of Tours annually to Mondaye Abbey for the observation of anniversary of her daughter, Juliane de Tillieres, widow of Baldwin Rastell, to be received annually at Trungy. In 1232 she granted Roger, son of Richard de Coiling', the land called Hamstall, and other lands which his father Richard held in the vill of Cowling, Suffolk to hold for term of his life. The same year she made fine with the king by 10 marks for having seisin of her wood of Wootton, Oxfordshire. Eleanor, Countess of Salisbury, died testate shortly before 18 August 1233. Clutterbuck Hist. & Antiq. of Hereford 1(1815): 371 (Longespée-Zouch ped.). Bowles & Nichols Annals & Antiqs. of Lacock Abbey (1835): 263-267. Stapleton Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae 2 (1844): xliv-I. Memoirs illus. of the Hist. & Antiqs. of Wiltshire & the City of Salisbury (1851): 217-217 ("William Earl of Salisbury took part in the ceremonial of the first coronation of the lion-hearted king, which was solemnised with great state at Westminster on 3d of Sept. 1189; he carried the verge or red, cosigned with a dove on its summit. At Richard's second coronation, which took place after his return from captivity in Germany, and which was solemnised in the cathedral of Winchester on the 18th April, 1194, this earl was one of four who supported the canopy ... In the latter year the earl of Salisbury was also constitued keeper of the king's charter or grant for licensing tournaments throughout the country ... According to the Book of Lacock, his [William's] body was buried at the priory of Bradenstoke. His wife, who survived him for thirty-five years, was Alianor, daughter of Robert de Vitré, of Brittany,... She was married first to William Paynell, lord of Hambie in Normandy, and of Drax in Yorkshire, whose widow she became in 1184; and she was married thirdly to Gilbert de Malesmains, who in her right held the manor of Gatesden in Hertfordshire, in the year 1205. Alianor countess of Salisbury died in Normandy, and was buried by the side of her daughter Juliana, in the abbey of St. Martin de Monte Dei, commonly called Mondaye."). Herald & Genealogist 6 (1871): 241-253. Annual Rpt. of the Deputy Keeper 35 (1874): 31 (two charters of Eleanor de Vitrei, Countess of Salisbury, one dated 1223, the other dated 1232 witnessed by Andrew de Vitrei). Money Hist. of Newbury (1887): 72-79 (Salisbury ped.). Baildon Select Civil Pleas 1 (SeIden Soc.3 ) (1890): 60. Birch Cat. Seals in the British Museum 2 (1892): 402 (seal of Eleanor de Vitré, Countess of Salisbury dated 1222 - Pointed oval. In long dress, head-dress and cloak. Standing, turned slightly to the left, on a platform. In the right hand a fleur-de-lis. The left hand lifted before the breast. In the field on the right a quatrefoll. Legend: [SIGIL]LVM : ALIENOR [CO]MTISSE DE SALESBIR..). Broussillon LaMaison de Laval 1 (1895): 271-314. Bull. de la Commission historique et archéologique de la Mayenne 2nd Set. 11 (1895): 168-209. Round Cal. of Docs. Preserved in France 1 (1899): 537-538. C.C.R. 1231-1234 (1905): 97, 99, 150, 247, 249, 286, 370. VCH Hertford 2 (1908): 201-207. Clay Early Yorkshire Charters 6 (1939): 21-24. VCH Wiltshire 3 (1956): 275-288; 13 (1987): 105-114; 14 (1991): 194-204; 15 (1995): 13-55, 153-163, 178-183, 242-252. Paget English Baronies (1957): 432:1. Sanders English Baronies (1960): 91 (In 1212 William, Earl of Salisbury, claimed lands from Henry de Bohun and in 1215 control of the barony of Trowbridge was granted to William. A compromise was reached later in the same year when the honour was divided between the Earl of Hereford and the Earl of Salisbury. Half the barony of Trowbridge remained with the lords of Chitterne (p. 92), 112. Powicke Loss of Normandy, 1198-1204 (1961): 353-354 (sub Tillieres: "In 1172 Tillières-sur-Avre (Eure) was held by Gilbert of Tillières for the service of 3 knights [R.B., ii, 631. A. reads 4 knights]. He died during the third Crusade and his heir was still under age in 1198 [Rot. Scacc., ii, 321]. This heir, Gilbert the younger, died between 1220 and 1227 since he was succeeded by his sister Juliana, who was dead in the latter year [Stapleton, II, xlvi, note]. By this time, if not before, the rights of a second sister, Joanna, the wife of Thomas Malesmains, had been recognised also, although she and her husband lived in England. The co-heirs in 1228 were Hilaria, the daughter of Juliana, and Nicholas Malesmains, the son of Joanna [Stapleton, II, xlviii]. Hilaria's husband, James of Bavelingham, did homage to the king of France for the whole honour, and tanquam antenatus, secured by judgement of the exchequer in 1234 the right of the whole auxilium exercitus, from the lands of Nicholas as well as from his own."). VCH Middlesex 4 (1971): 155-157. Ellis Cat. of Seals in the P.R.O. 2 (1981): 93 (seal of Eleanor, sometime countess of Salisbury dated 1222-The countess standing, wearing a flowing gown and a short mantle, her left hand held to her breast and her right hand extended. To the right, a quatrefoll. Legend: "[SIGIL]LUM ALIENOR' C/MITISSE DE SALESBIR."). Kemp Reading Abbey Cartularies 1 (Camden 4th Ser. 31) (1986): 398. Janet Cooper Oxfordshire Eyre, 1241 (Oxfordshire Rec. Soc. 56) (1989): 44 (lawsuit dated 1241 between heirs of Gilbert de Tillières): Johns Noblewomen, Aristocracy & Power in the 12th Cent. Anglo-Norman Realm (2003): 228. Power Norman Frontier in the 12th & Early 13th Cents. (2004): 518 (Subligney ped.). Dryburgh Cal. of Fine Rolls of the Reign of Henry III 2 (2008): 428, 429, 499, 536.”
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BRITTANY.htm#EleonoreVitredied1232 as of 5/28/2016
  
  ELEONORE de Vitré (-20 Jul [1232/33]). “Willielmus comes Sarum” donated property to Bradenstoke priory,
  
  === Married 4 times ===
  Married 4 times
  
  === !William Marshal Court, Career and Chiva ===
  !William Marshal Court, Career and Chivalry in the Angevin Empire 1147-1219 by David Crouch p221; !#21-v11-p378; !Eleanor was widow of Gilbert Crespin, Lord of Tilliereis (d. on crusade, 1190) and dau of Robert de Vitre by Emma, dau of Alan de Dinan; Relict of William Paynel of Hambye (d.1184);
  
  === Eleanor / Alinor de Vitré ===
  Eleanor / Alinor de Vitré
  Also Known As:
  "de Tillières", "Eleanor", "Elinor", "Salesbury", "Salusbury"
  Birthdate:
  circa 1158 (75)
  Birthplace:
  Brittany, France
  Death:
  August 12, 1233 (71-79)
  Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, England
  Place of Burial:
  Abbey of Mondaye, near Bayeux
  Immediate Family:
  Daughter of Robert de Vitré, III, Lord of Tillars and Emma de Dinan
  Wife of William Paynel; William FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Gilbert V de Crespin, seigneur de Tillières
  Mother of Ela of Salisbury, Countess/Heiress Of Salisbury; Joan Malmayns (Crespin) and Julienne de Crespin, dame de Tillières
  Sister of Maud de Vitré; André II, seigneur de Vitré; Alain de Dinan, seigneur de Vitré; Robert de Vitré and Pétronille de Vitré
  
  === !Sorley Pedigree Q929.242 SO 68s ===
  !Sorley Pedigree Q929.242 SO 68s
  
  === A benefactress of the Abbey of Mondaye, ===
  A benefactress of the Abbey of Mondaye, near Bayeux.
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeeragecom, 2/2009:
  Eleanor de Vitri
  F, #4100
  Eleanor de Vitri||p410.htm#i4100|Robert de Vitri||p411.htm#i4101||||||||||||||||
  Last Edited=18 Sep 2002
  Eleanor de Vitri is the daughter of Robert de Vitri .
  Child of Eleanor de Vitri and William FitzPatrick de Saresbury, Earl of Salisbury
  Ela, Countess of Salisbury + b. c 1187, d. 24 Aug 1261
  
  === !SOURCE: ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF SIXTY COLON ===
  !SOURCE: ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF SIXTY COLONISTS WHO CAME TO NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 1623 AND 1650, 6TH ED 1988, PG 102 LINE 108 #27; ANCESTRAL FILE VERSION 4.02
  
  === !SOURCE: Ancestral Roots of Certain Ame ===
  !SOURCE: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, by Frederick Lewis Weis, 7th Ed., With Additions and Corrections by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., (1992) 108-27.
  
  === REF: Weis: Ancestral Roots of Certain Am ===
  REF: Weis: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists 108-27.
  
  === ! !Some Colonial Dames of Royal Descent ===
  ! !Some Colonial Dames of Royal Descent Page 11, 321 Count of Alencon and Ponthieu also of Royal Descent
  
  === possible duplicates ===
  (Countess) Eleanor / Alianore de Vitré GCZ3-33C and G78S-7GQ and LTZB-8L4
  
  === THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
  THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.96, 112, 119, 120, 126; SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.21, 22, 26, 38; DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, VOL 34 P.115 THRU 119; KINGS OF ENGLANDP.114 THRU 118; GEORGE'S GENEALOGICAL TABLES, TAB 3; HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, VOL 1 P.694; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
  
  === !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Editio ===
  !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Edition line 108-27
  
  === She bore the title Countess of Salisbury ===
  She bore the title Countess of Salisbury.

• m. ABT 1184

1. Elizabeth Devereux, b. ABT 1170 in Sutton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom     d. ABT 1200 in Sutton on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
2. Ela de Salisbury, b. ABT 1187 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom     d. 24 AUG 1261 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

• m. BEF 1168

1. Title: Alianore de Vitrie (1145-1233), Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
   Author: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p192.htm#i5764
   Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p192.htm#i5764;
   Note: Alianore de Vitrie [1,2,3] Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 F, #5764, b. circa 1145, d. between 31 May 1232 and 18 August 1233 Father Robert III de Vitrie, Seigneur de Vitré [2,4] b. c 1120, d. 11 Nov 1173 Mother Emma de Dinan [2,4] b. c 1120, d. bt 18 Dec 1205 - 18 Dec 1208 Charts Some Descendants of Charlemagne Alianore de Vitrie was born circa 1145. She married William Paynel, Seigneur de Hambye before 1168. [2,3] Alianore de Vitrie married Gilbert V Crespin, Sire de Tillières-sur-Avre, son of Gilbert IV Crespin, Sire de Tillieres and Julienne de l' Aigle, after 1184. [2,3] Alianore de Vitrie married William, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, son of Patrick de Evereux, Earl of Salisbury, Sheriff of Wiltshire and Ela d' Alencon, between 1190 and 1191; They had 1 daughter (Ela, wife of Sir William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury). [2,3] Alianore de Vitrie married Gilbert de Malesmains before 1198; No issue. [2,3] Alianore de Vitrie died between 31 May 1232 and 18 August 1233.2 Family 1: Gilbert V Crespin, Sire de Tillières-sur-Avre d. 1190 Child Julienne de Tillieres+5 d. 1227 Family 2: William, 2nd Earl of Salisbury b. c 1150, d. 17 Apr 1197 Child Ela of Salisbury+[2] b. c 1191, d. 24 Aug 1261 Citations: 1. [S1360] Unknown author, Europaische Stammtafeln by Isenburg, chart 136. 2. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 596-597. 3. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 163. 4. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 161. 5. [S11600] 40000 Ancestors of the Counts of Paris, 28-362.
   Page: Relationships, dates, and 5 sources
   
2. Title: Aliénor de Vitré Malesmains (1157-1233), Find a Grave
   Author: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154653545/ali%C3%A9nor-de-malesmains link from merged index
   Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154653545/ali%C3%A9nor-de-malesmains;
   Note: Aliénor de Vitré Malesmains BIRTH 1157 Vitre, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France DEATH Aug 1233 (aged 75–76) Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England BURIAL Mondaye Abbaye de St. Martin Juaye-Mondaye, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France MEMORIAL ID 154653545 Eleanor de Vitré, daughter of Robert III de Vitré and Emme de Dinan, was born abt. 1165, and died bet. 31 May 1232 and 12 August 1233. She married four times: + 1.William Paynel, Seigneur de Hambye (d. 1184) - married before 1168. + 2.Gilbert V Crespin, Seigneur de Tillières (~1140 - 1190). + 3. William, Earl of Salisbury (~1150 - 1196). + 4. Gilbert de Malesmains (~1158 - 1217).
   Page: indexed record was merged
   
3. Title: Aliénor de Vitré Malesmains (1157-1233), "Find A Grave Index" [merged] see link with notes
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG5-2X1N : 25 May 2022), Alianore, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 132642013, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG5-2X1N;
   Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154653545/ali%C3%A9nor-de-malesmains Aliénor de Vitré Malesmains BIRTH 1157 Vitre, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France DEATH Aug 1233 (aged 75–76) Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England BURIAL Mondaye Abbaye de St. Martin Juaye-Mondaye, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France MEMORIAL ID 154653545 Eleanor de Vitré, daughter of Robert III de Vitré and Emme de Dinan, was born abt. 1165, and died bet. 31 May 1232 and 12 August 1233. She married four times: + 1.William Paynel, Seigneur de Hambye (d. 1184) - married before 1168. + 2.Gilbert V Crespin, Seigneur de Tillières (~1140 - 1190). + 3. William, Earl of Salisbury (~1150 - 1196). + 4. Gilbert de Malesmains (~1158 - 1217).