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Henry de Ferrers (also known as Henri de Ferrières) was a Norman soldier from a noble family who took part in the conquest of England and is believed to have fought at the Battle of Hastings of 1066 and, in consequence, was rewarded with much land in the subdued nation. His elder brother William (French: ''Guillaume'') fell in the battle. William and Henri were both sons of Vauquelin de Ferrers (d. ca. 1040) Seigneur of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire, Eure in Upper Normandy.〔Marios Costambeys, ‛Ferrers, Henry de (d. 1093x1100)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2007 (61, accessed 28 Oct 2007 )〕 The Ferrers family holding at Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire was the caput of their large Norman barony.〔(The Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families, David C. Douglas, Lewis C. Loyd, The Harleian Society, Leeds, 1951, Reissued by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1975 )〕 ==The landholdings== Henry became a major land holder and was granted 210 manors throughout England and Wales, but notably in Derbyshire〔〔(A listing of Henry's manors in Derbyshire )〕 and Leicestershire,〔''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 656-7 744-9 ISBN 0-14-143994-7〕 by King William for his conspicuous bravery and support at Hastings. He first served William I as castellan of Stafford, and in about 1066 or 1067 he was granted the lands in Berkshire and Wiltshire of Goderic, former sheriff of Berkshire, and, by the end of 1068 he also held the lands of Bondi the Staller in present day Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Northamptonshire, and Essex. He is thought to have been appointed the first Anglo-Norman High Sheriff of Berkshire. Following this, in 1070 was the Wapentake of Appletree, which covered a large part of south Derbyshire, granted to Henry on the promotion of Hugh d'Avranches to become Earl of Chester. At the centre of this was Tutbury Castle〔Marios Costambeys, 'Ferrers, Henry de (d. 1093x1100)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2007 (61, accessed 28 Oct 2007 )〕 where he rebuilt and founded the priory in 1080. His major landholdings, however, were those of the Anglo-Saxon Siward Barn,〔Siward Barn fought beside Hereward the Wake at Ely. He held many estates in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and further north. Some literature refers to him as Earl of Northumbria. However the Siward who was Earl of Northumbria had died in 1055. The earl at that time was Morcar. There were a number of Siwards at that time. Among the literature there is a reference to ''Siward Barn the Red and Siward Barn the White, the sons of Osberne Bulax,'' who could have been the eldest son of the first Siward〕 following a revolt in 1071, including more land in Berkshire and Essex and also Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. These included part of the wapentakes of Litchurch and Morleyston, which contained an area later to be known as Duffield Frith. To command an important crossing over the Derwent he built Duffield Castle. In the wapentake of Hamston was the west bank of the River Dove, where he built Pilsbury Castle. Both these were of typical Norman timber motte and bailey construction. The latter history of Pilsbury is unknown, but Duffield was rebuilt as a stone fortress sometime in the Twelfth century.〔Turbutt, G., (1999) ''A History of Derbyshire. Volume 2: Medieval Derbyshire,'' Cardiff: Merton Priory Press〕 He was a key administrator in Derbyshire and Staffordshire, and among the most powerful Anglo‑Norman magnates. In 1086 he was a legatus ('commissioner’) on the West Midland circuit of the Domesday survey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry de Ferrers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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