Ralph Basset (died 1265)

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Ralph Basset
BornRalph Basset
about 1213
Drayton- Staffordshire England
Died4 August 1265
Evesham Worcestershire England
Spouse(s)
  • Margaret de Somery
IssueRalph Basset

Ralph Basset (died 1265), was an English baronial leader Ralph is the son of Ralph Basset and Isabel. [1]

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Basset was lord of Drayton in Staffordshire, and, joining the baronial party against Henry III, was appointed by them custos pacis (keeper of the peace) for Shropshire and Staffordshire on 7 June 1264, and was summoned to Simon de Montfort's parliament on 4 December 1264 as Ralph Basset "de Drayton". He fell at the battle of Evesham by De Montfort's side on 4 August 1265, having refused, when urged by him, to seek safety in flight.

He married Margaret de Somery daughter of Roger de Somery II His lands were forfeited for rebellion, but restored to his widow Margaret, as the daughter of a royalist, (Pat. 50 Hen. III, m. 46). Roger de Someri, they were restored by the King as stated by Cokayne George E 1910, page 1 of his text. [2]

Bassett Drayton Somersetshire England Branch

Arms of Ralph Basset, first Lord Basset of Drayton Arms of Ralph Basset, 4th Baron Basset of Drayton.svg
Arms of Ralph Basset, first Lord Basset of Drayton
Arms of Sir Ralph Bassett. Or, three piles, the points meeting in base, Gules, a quarter Ermine Sir Ralph Basset, 4th Baron Drayton, KG.png
Arms of Sir Ralph Bassett. Or, three piles, the points meeting in base, Gules, a quarter Ermine
House Basset of Weldon Lords of Great Weldon Barons Basset of Weldon Issued from Richard Basset, Justiciar of England and 2nd son of Ralph Basset, Justiciar of England House Basset of Weldon.jpg
House Basset of Weldon Lords of Great Weldon Barons Basset of Weldon Issued from Richard Basset, Justiciar of England and 2nd son of Ralph Basset, Justiciar of England

This is the lineage of Ralph Basset the son of Richard Basset married Matilda Ridel daughter of Geoffrey Ridel (royal justice) tracing their lineage, and evetual extinction of the Basset Lordship of Drayton Somersetshire England.

Although the name Basset was extinct the lineage continues into the descendants of Margaret Basset and Matilda Basset. [9]

Key (*) denotes line of lineage

Demise of Lordship of Drayton

Additional contribution to the extinction of the Lordship was the marriage of Margaret Basset to John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford being the daughter of Ralph Basset, 2nd Baron Basset of Drayton After the marriage, it was discovered that the couple were related to the fourth degree of consanguinity and they were forced to live apart. An appeal to Pope John XXII resulted on 19 February 1331 in a papal commission to the bishops of Lichfield and London to hold an enquiry into the case. [10] However, Roger Northburgh, the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, failed to act and the case was still pending when the Pope issued a further demand for an enquiry in 1334. [11] they had no issue. [12]

Ralph Basset married A_

According to Eynsham he states that a property donation occurred when the following information has been transcribed Ralph Basset and his wife A in the town of…Chinalton witness by William Basset and Richard Basset. Geoffery Basset 'alias' Ridel inherited as stated the lands of his mother the land was Corby at Weldon, Northamptonshire the land was owned by Robert de Buci (Domesday Book - 1086.) with this in mind the A transcribed would be the daughter of said Robert de Buci. [13] [14] see Weldon Open Domesday [15] [16]

Major Reference

George Edward Cokayne

George Edward Cokayne FSA (29 April 1825 – 6 August 1911) was an English genealogist and long-serving herald at the College of Arms in London, who eventually rose to the rank of Clarenceux King of Arms. He wrote such authoritative and standard reference works as The Complete Peerage and The Complete Baronetage. [18]

Family Connections

Richard Basset, 1st Baron Basset of Weldon

Peerage of England
Preceded by Baron Basset of Drayton
1343–1390		Extinct

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References

  1. ↑ The Genealogist, Volume 3 edited by Walford Dakin Selby https://books.google.com/books?id=_59IAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA259&lpg=RA1-PA259&dq=Ralph+B+of+sapcote&source=bl&ots=AJCb31dk9k&sig=z4p4oWsukJiVrk8rYvAt1g-eD9I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiaioWh1sjSAhUD1GMKHfIcCkMQ6AEINjAF#v=onepage&q=Ralph%20B%20of%20sapcote&f=false] Walford Dakin Selby (1886)..
  2. ↑ https://archive.org/details/completepeerageo02coka/page/1/mode/1up?q=rebellion
  3. ↑ ,Collections for a history of Staffordshire by Staffordshire Record Society Publication date 1890 https://archive.org/details/collectionsforhi11staf/page/93/mode/1up?q=basset+
  4. ↑ Documents illustrative of the social and economic history of the Danelaw, from various collections by Stenton, F. M. (Frank Merry), 1880-1967 Publication date 1920 https://archive.org/details/documentsillustr00stenuoft/documentsillustr00stenuoft/page/337/mode/1up?q=Basset
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  9. ↑ A survey of Staffordshire: containing the antiquities of that county by Erdeswicke, Sampson, -1603; Harwood, Thomas, 1767-1842 Publication date 1820https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DEgJAAAAIAAJ/page/123/mode/1up?q=Drayton
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  14. ↑ Name: Robert of Bucy https://opendomesday.org/name/robert-of-bucy/
  15. ↑ Weldon https://opendomesday.org/place/SP9389/weldon/
  16. ↑ English feudal barony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_feudal_barony
  17. ↑ The Complete Peerage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Peerage
  18. ↑ George Edward Cokayne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Edward_Cokayne

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