William fitzWimund

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William fitzWimund was a Norman landholder in England after the Norman Conquest.

Norman conquest of England 11th-century invasion and conquest of England by Normans

The Norman Conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French soldiers led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

FitzWimund was from Avranches in Normandy, where he held land. In Domesday Book fitzWimund is recorded as holding land in Exeter as a tenant of Baldwin fitzGilbert. [1]

Avranches Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France

Avranches is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.

Domesday Book 11th-century survey of landholding in England as well as the surviving manuscripts of the survey

Domesday Book is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states:

Then, at the midwinter [1085], was the king in Gloucester with his council .... After this had the king a large meeting, and very deep consultation with his council, about this land; how it was occupied, and by what sort of men. Then sent he his men over all England into each shire; commissioning them to find out "How many hundreds of hides were in the shire, what land the king himself had, and what stock upon the land; or, what dues he ought to have by the year from the shire."

Baldwin FitzGilbert 11th-century Norman nobleman in England

Baldwin FitzGilbert was a Norman magnate and one of the 52 Devon Domesday Book tenants-in-chief of King William the Conqueror.

FitzWimund married a daughter of his overlord, Baldwin fitzGilbert. She may possibly have been named Matilda, as she is given that name on a document dated in 1066 but that must date later than that, as the text of the document refers to Michael, Bishop of Avranches, who was bishop from 1069 to 1084. [1]

FitzWimund donated to abbey at Mont-Saint-Michel. [1]

FitzWimund probably died before 1130. His son was named Robert. [1] A daughter married William Paynel, but her name is not known. [2]

William Paynel was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and baron.

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Keats-Rohan Domesday People p. 490
  2. ↑ Keats-Rohan Domesday Descendants pp. 1057–1058

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References

Dr Katharine Stephanie Benedicta Keats-Rohan is a British history researcher, specialising in prosopography. She has produced seminal work on early European history, and collaborated with, among others, Christian Settipani. Keats-Rohan is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern prosopographical and network analysis research, which has become highly computer-dependent.

International Standard Book Number Unique numeric book identifier

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