Profiles of Magna Carta Sureties and Other Supporters

Sureties with known descendants past four generations
* Also a Crusader

William d’Aubigny (d’Aubeney, d’Albini)
Lord of Belvoir and Bottesford (Leicestershire)
Also Lord of Uffington, Woolsthorpe and Wyville (Lincolnshire), Stoke Albany and Wilbarston (Northamptonshire), Orston (Nottinghamshire), etc.
Sheriff of Rutland, 1195; Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, 1197; Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire, 1997
Born after 1150
Died 7 May 1236
Married (1st) Margaret de Umfreville, (2nd) Agatha Trussebut (no issue)
One of King Henry III’s commanders in the Battle of Lincoln 20 May 1217

Roger le Bigod, Knt.
4th Earl of Norfolk
Hereditary Steward of the Household and Privy Councillor
Keeper of Hertford Castle
Judge in the King’s Court 1195, 1196, 1199, 1202 and Chief Judge in 1197
Warden of Romford Forest, 1200
Born before 1140
Died before 2 August 1221
Married Ida de Tony (Toeni), former mistress of King Henry II and mother of William Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
One of the envoys sent to summon William the Lion, King of Scotland, to do homage to King John in 1200
Ambassador to King Philip of France to arrange for King Richard’s crusade

Hugh le Bigod
5th Earl of Norfolk, 1221
Hereditary Steward of the Household
Hereditary Warden of Romford Forest
Son of Roger le Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk
Born about 1180
Died between 11 – 18 February 1224/25
Married before Lent 1207 Maud Marshal, 1st daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke

Henry de Bohun*
1st Earl of Hereford, 1200
Born about 1175
Died 1 June 1220 in the Holy Land
Married Maud de Mandeville, sister of Geoffrey de Mandeville
Hereditary Constable of England, 1182
Sheriff of Kent
Died on 5th Crusade in the Holy Land
Fought for Louis of France in the Battle of Lincoln, taken prisoner 20 May 1217
One of the envoys sent to summon his uncle, William the Lion, King of Scotland, to do homage to King John in 1200

Richard de Clare, Knt.
3rd Earl of Hertford (generally styled 6th Earl of Clare), 1173
Born about 1155
Died between 30 October and 28 November 1217
Married Amice of Gloucester.  Separated by order of the Pope in 1198 on grounds of consanguinity

Gilbert de Clare, Knt.
4th Earl of Hertford (7th Earl of Clare) and 1st Earl of Gloucester (4th creation), 1217
Lord of Harfleur and Mostrevilliers in Normandy, 1202
Born about 1180
Died 25 Oct 1230
Married 9 Oct 1217 Isabel Marshal, 2nd daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke
Fought for Louis of France in the Battle of Lincoln, taken prisoner 20 May 1217
Present in 1225 at the confirmation of Magna Charta by King Henry III

John Fitz Robert
Lord of Warkworth, Corbridge, Newburn, Rothbury and Whalton (Northumberland), Iver, (Buckinghamshire), Clavering (Essex), Aynho (Northamptonshire)
Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1213-15 and Sheriff of Northumberland, 1224-1228
Born before 1191
Died shortly before 20 February 1241
Married Ada de Baliol, aunt of John de Baliol, King of Scotland
Fought at the Siege of Bytham Castle in 1221
Itinerant Justice in Yorkshire, 1225-26

Robert Fitz Walter*
Lord of Little Dunmow, Burnham, and Woodham Walter (Essex)
Constable of Hertford Castle
Born about 1175
Died 9 December 1235
Married (1st) Gunnor de Valoines, (2nd) Rohese (Rose) _____
Fought with the King in Ireland in 2010
Barons elected him their general with the title “Marshal of the Army of God and the Holy Church” in 1215
Sent to France with Saher de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, to offer the English crown to Prince Louis of France
Fought for Louis of France in the Battle of Lincoln, taken prisoner 20 May 1217
Joined the 5th Crusade, 1219-1220
Participated in the Siege of Damietta, 1219

William de Huntingfield, Knt.*
Lord of Hutingfield and Mendham (Suffolk), Harlton (Cambridgeshire), Frampton, Fishtoft and Southorpe (Lincolnshire)
Constable of Dover Castle, 1203-04
Warden of the Cinque Ports
Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1209-1211
Justice itinerant in Lincolnshire
Born about 1160
Died before 25 January 1220/21, possibly in the Holy Land
Fought for Louis of France in the Battle of Lincoln, taken prisoner 20 May 1217
Joined the 5th Crusade, 1219-1220

John de Lacy, Knt. (de Lacie)*
1st Earl of Lincoln, 1232
Lord of Pontefract (Yorkshire), Naseby (Northamptonshire), Hatton (Cheshire), etc.
Hereditary Constable of Chester
Keeper of Duninton Castle, 1214, Constable of Whitchurch Castle, 1233, Constable of Chester and Beeston Castles, 1237
Privy Councillor, 1237, Sheriff of Cheshire, 1237
Born about 1192
Died 22 July 1240
Married (1st) Alice de l’Aigle (no issue) (2nd) before 21 June 1221 Margaret de Quincy, granddaughter of Saher de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester
Took the Cross for the Crusades along with King John in 1214
Joined the 5th Crusade, 1219-1220
Participated in the Siege of Damietta, 1219
Appointed to conduct Alexander II, King of Scotland, to England to meet King Henry III of England in 1229

William de Lanvallay (de Lanvallei)
Lord of Walkern and Datchworth (Hertfordshire), Blagrave, Berkshire, Great Bromley, Great Hallingbury, Lexden and Stanway (Essex), etc.
Constable of Colchester Castle
Born after 1192
Died shortly before 3 Oct 1217
Married Maud Pecche

William Malet
Lord of Curry-Mallet, Kilve, Polden, Shepton Mallet and Sutton Mallet (Somerset), Dullingham (Cambridgeshire), Lullingstone (Kent), etc.
Sheriff on Somerset and Dorset, 1209
Born on or before 1173
Died about 1216
Married (1st) unidentified wife, (2nd) Alice Basset (no issue)

William de Mowbray, Knt.*
Lord of Thirsk, Yorkshire
Constable of York Castle
Seigneur of Montbrai in Normandy
Born about 1176
Died before 25 March 1224
Married Avice _____
Was in King Richard’s company on his return from Palestine
Fought for Louis of France in the Battle of Lincoln, taken prisoner 20 May 1217
Present at the Siege of Bytham Castle in 1221

Saher de Quincy, Knt.*
1st Earl of Winchester, 1207
Lord of Grantchester (Cambridgeshire), Eynesbury and Keyston, Huntindonshire), Long Buckby (Northamptonshire), Bradenham (Suffolk), Leuchars, Fife and Tranent, East Lothian (Scotland)
Steward to the King, 1205-07
Constable of Fotherinhay Castle, 1215
Judge in the King’s Court, 1211, 1213-14
Keeper of Canford and Hedingham Castles, 1214
Born about 1150
Died 3 Nov 1219 in Acre (Holy Land)
Married Margaret de Beaumont
Present when William the Lion, King of Scotland, did homage to King John in 1200
Commander in King John’s army in Ireland in 1210
Acted as a justiciar, 1211-14
Ambassador to Emperor Otto IV in 1212
Sent to France with Robert Fitz Walter to offer the English crown to Prince Louis of France
Fought for Louis of France in the Battle of Lincoln, taken prisoner 20 May 1217
Joined the 5th Crusade, 1219

Robert de Roos (de Ros)
Lord of Helmsley, Hunsingore and Storwood (Yorkshire), Wark (Northumberland)
Sheriff of Cumberland, 1213
Born about 1170-1172
Died 1227
Married Isabel of Scotland, widow of Robert de Brus and illegitimate daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland
One of the envoys sent to escort his father-in-law, William the Lion, King of Scotland, to do homage to King John in 1200
One of the witnesses to John’s surrender of the kingdom to the Pope in 1213

Geoffrey de Say
Lord of Edmonton (Middlesex), West Greenwich, Birling, Cudham and Keston (Kent), Leckhampstead (Buckinghamshire), Kimpton and Sawbridgeworth (Hertfordshire), etc.
Born about 1180
Died 19 August 1230 while in service in Poitou
Married before 1215 Hawise de Clare, daughter of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford
Present at the Siege of Bytham Castle in 1221
Went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1219 and to Santiago de Compostella in Spain in 1223

Robert de Vere, Knt.
3rd Earl of Oxford
Hereditary Master Chamberlain of England
Chief Justice Itinerant in Herefordshire, 1220
Born probably after 1164
Died before 25 Oct 1221
Married Isabel de Bolebec

Sureties without known descendants past four generations

William de Forz (de Fortibus)
Titular Earl of Aumale

Geoffrey de Mandeville
5th Earl of Essex

William Marshal, the Younger
5th Earl of Pembroke

Roger de Montbegon
Lord of Horneby

Richard de Mountfichet
Lord of Stanstead

Richard de Percy
Baron in Northumberland

Eustace de Vescy (de Vesci)
Lord of Alnwick and Malton

William de Hardell
Mayor of London

Non-Surety supporters in sympathy with Magna Charta

William III d’Aubigny
3rd Earl of Arundel and Sussex
Born about 1175
Died before 30 March 1221 at Cainell, near Rome
Married Mabel de Meschines

Hubert de Burgh
Chamberlain to King John, 1199-1205
Born about 1170
Died in 1243 in Barnstead, Surrey
Married (1st) Beatrice de Warenne, (2nd) Isabel of Gloucester (no issue), (3rd) Princess Margaret of Scotland

Alan of Galloway
4th Lord of Galloway
Born about 1175
Died in 1234
Married _____ de Lacy, sister of John de Lacy, 1st Earl of Lincoln

William Marshal, the Elder
4th Earl of Pembroke
Born about 1146
Died 11 May 1219 at Caversham
Married Eva (Isabel) de Clare, daughter of Richard de Clare
Lead King Henry III’s forces at the Battle of Lincoln 20 May 1217

William IV de Warenne
5th Earl of Surrey
Born about 1166
Died in 1240
Married Maud Marshal, 1st daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke and widow of Hugh le Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk