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Roland I de Vaux of Triermain and Tercrosset

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Roland de Vaux
Arms of Vaux of Tryermain: Vert, a bend sinister chequy or and gules.
Reign? - on or after 1212
Diedon or after 1212
Noble familyde Vaux

Roland I de Vaux, Lord of Triermain and Tercrosset, (died on or after 1212) was a prominent 12th-century English noble.

Biography

Vaux was the illegitimate son of Ranulf de Vaux, Lord of Triermain and Tercrosset, who later succeeded as Baron of Gilsland.[1] Roland was granted the lands of Triermain and Tercrosset by his father, and those lands were confirmed by his brother Robert. He was a hostage for his brother Robert's debts with King John of England in 1212.[2] Roland was succeeded by his son Alexander.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ The Register of the Priory of St. Bees. Surtees Society, Durham, England. 1915. p.322.
  2. ^ Bain 1881, p. 94.
  3. ^ Curwen 1913, p. 238.

References

  • Bain, Joseph (1881). Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland Preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, London. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: H. M. General Register House. ISBN 978-3-337-57101-6. OCLC 1189640078.
  • Curwen, John F. (1913). The Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North-of-the-Sands, Together with a Brief Historical Account of Border Warfare. Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society: Extra series. Vol. 13. Titus Wilson. OCLC 1277158463.