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{{Short description|Norman knight granted lands in central England following the Norman Conquest}} |
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{{About|the Norman knight known properly as William Peverel the Elder|his son|William Peverel the Younger}} |
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==Origins== |
==Origins== |
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Little is known of the origin of the William |
Little is known of the origin of the William Peverel the Elder. Of his immediate family, only the name of a brother, Robert, is known.<ref name="CP">''[[The Complete Peerage]]'', Vol IV, App. I, pp 761–770, "Peverel Family". This also dismisses the Tudor-era genealogical invention that made him illegitimate son of [[William the Conqueror]] (after William Camden, Britain or a chorographicall description... (1637) p.550-551)</ref> [[James Planché|J. R. Planché]] derives the surname from the Latin ''puerulus'', the diminutive form of ''puer'' (a boy), thus "a small boy", or from the Latin noun ''piper'', meaning "pepper".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patp.us/genealogy/conq/peverel.aspx |title=Pat Patterson's Pages |website=patp.us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070801114559/http://patp.us/genealogy/conq/peverel.aspx |archive-date=2007-08-01}}</ref> |
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==Lands held in England== |
==Lands held in England== |
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William Peverel was a favourite of [[William the Conqueror]]. He was greatly honoured after the [[Norman Conquest]], and received as his reward over a hundred [[manor]]s in central England from the king. In 1086, the [[Domesday Book]] records William as holding the substantial number of 162 manors, forming collectively the ''[[Honour (feudal barony)|Honour]] of [[Honour of Peverel|Peverel]]'', in [[Nottinghamshire]] and [[Derbyshire]], including [[Nottingham Castle]].<ref>A description of holdings in Derbyshire, from the Domesday Book (http://www.infokey.com/Domesday/Derbyshire.htm). A local history of Duston, Northampton (http://www.duston.org.uk/peverel.htm).</ref> He also built [[Peveril Castle]], Castleton, Derbyshire. William Peverel is amongst the people explicitly recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as having built castles.<ref>{{harvnb|Harfield|1991|p=391}}</ref> |
William Peverel was a favourite of [[William the Conqueror]]. He was greatly honoured after the [[Norman Conquest]], and received as his reward over a hundred [[Manorialism|manor]]s in central England from the king. In 1086, the [[Domesday Book]] records William as holding the substantial number of 162 manors, forming collectively the ''[[Honour (feudal barony)|Honour]] of [[Honour of Peverel|Peverel]]'', in [[Nottinghamshire]] and [[Derbyshire]], including [[Nottingham Castle]].<ref>A description of holdings in Derbyshire, from the Domesday Book (http://www.infokey.com/Domesday/Derbyshire.htm). A local history of Duston, Northampton (http://www.duston.org.uk/peverel.htm).</ref> He also built [[Peveril Castle]], Castleton, Derbyshire. William Peverel is amongst the people explicitly recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as having built castles.<ref>{{harvnb|Harfield|1991|p=391}}</ref> |
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He is considered first [[Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests]] |
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==Marriage and children== |
==Marriage and children== |
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William married Adeline, who bore him four children: two sons both named William, one dying childless, the other often called [[William Peverel the Younger]] |
William married Adeline, who bore him four children: two sons both named William, one dying childless, the other often called [[William Peverel the Younger]], and two daughters, Maud and Adeliza, who married [[Richard de Redvers]].<ref name="CP" /> |
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*{{citation |last=Harfield |first=C. G. |title=A Hand-list of Castles Recorded in the Domesday Book |journal=English Historical Review |volume=106 |year=1991 |pages=371–392 |jstor=573107 |doi=10.1093/ehr/CVI.CCCCXIX.371}} |
*{{citation |last=Harfield |first=C. G. |title=A Hand-list of Castles Recorded in the Domesday Book |journal=English Historical Review |volume=106 |year=1991 |issue=419 |pages=371–392 |jstor=573107 |doi=10.1093/ehr/CVI.CCCCXIX.371}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 15 October 2022
William Peverel († 28. January 1114), Latinised to Gulielmus Piperellus), was a Norman knight granted lands in England following the Norman Conquest.
Origins
[edit]Little is known of the origin of the William Peverel the Elder. Of his immediate family, only the name of a brother, Robert, is known.[1] J. R. Planché derives the surname from the Latin puerulus, the diminutive form of puer (a boy), thus "a small boy", or from the Latin noun piper, meaning "pepper".[2]
Lands held in England
[edit]William Peverel was a favourite of William the Conqueror. He was greatly honoured after the Norman Conquest, and received as his reward over a hundred manors in central England from the king. In 1086, the Domesday Book records William as holding the substantial number of 162 manors, forming collectively the Honour of Peverel, in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, including Nottingham Castle.[3] He also built Peveril Castle, Castleton, Derbyshire. William Peverel is amongst the people explicitly recorded in the Domesday Book as having built castles.[4]
He is considered first Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests
Marriage and children
[edit]William married Adeline, who bore him four children: two sons both named William, one dying childless, the other often called William Peverel the Younger, and two daughters, Maud and Adeliza, who married Richard de Redvers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Complete Peerage, Vol IV, App. I, pp 761–770, "Peverel Family". This also dismisses the Tudor-era genealogical invention that made him illegitimate son of William the Conqueror (after William Camden, Britain or a chorographicall description... (1637) p.550-551)
- ^ "Pat Patterson's Pages". patp.us. Archived from the original on 1 August 2007.
- ^ A description of holdings in Derbyshire, from the Domesday Book (http://www.infokey.com/Domesday/Derbyshire.htm). A local history of Duston, Northampton (http://www.duston.org.uk/peverel.htm).
- ^ Harfield 1991, p. 391
- Bibliography
- Harfield, C. G. (1991), "A Hand-list of Castles Recorded in the Domesday Book", English Historical Review, 106 (419): 371–392, doi:10.1093/ehr/CVI.CCCCXIX.371, JSTOR 573107