Henry 5 (Male) I, 1068/9?1135, king of England
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Notes: C. Warren Hollister, ?Henry I (1068/9?1135)?, ODNB.

Factoid List

Education (1)
 educated in England: WilliamofJumieges.Gesta Normannorum Ducum  VIII.10
Office (1)
King (1)
 WilliamofJumieges.Gesta Normannorum Ducum  VIII.10
Personal Relationship (2)
Henry 5 Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)
 of William 8: WilliamofJumieges.Gesta Normannorum Ducum  VIII.10
~ Wife (Affinal kinship) of Henry 5 (1)
 Matilda 3: of Henry 5: WilliamofJumieges.Gesta Normannorum Ducum  VIII.10
Event (11)
Charter-witnessing (5)
 Bates176 - William 1 granting land to Lewes, St Pancras: King William 1 grants to the monastery of St Pancras of Lewes the manor of West Walton, Norfolk, with all its appurtenances which are held of him by William de Warenne. The monks of Lewes are permitted to possess the manor with the same liberties as other churches founded by the king’s barons and with his consent, and the king is to have the same rights in this benefaction as in the others.: Bates176    (1081 x 1086)
 Bates193 - Matilda 2 granting land to Malmesbury: Queen Matilda 2 to Malmesbury Abbey; grant of 3 hides at Garsdon, Wilts..: Bates193    (1081)
 Bates194 - William 1 granting lands and rights to Malmesbury: King William 1, at the request of Queen Matilda 2 and of many bishops and barons, confirms to Abbot Warin 1 of Malmesbury and to his successors the grant of lands and possessions which all his predecessors have made to the abbey.: Bates194    (1081)
 Bates213 - William 1 confirming grant to Mont-Saint Michel: King William 1 agrees to and attests the grant by which Robert 9, count of Mortain, having had St Michael’s banner with him in battle, has granted St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, with land of half a hide.: Bates213  Version II (1070 x 1085)
 Bates60 - William 1 and Matilda 2 granting land to Caen, La Trinité: King William 1 and Matilda 2 grant Felstead, Essex, Minchinhampton and Penbury, Gloucs., and Tarrant, Dorset, to the abbey of La Trinité, Caen, as freely as they were held on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead.: Bates60    (1082)
Confirmation of land/privileges (2)
 Bates194 - William 1 granting lands and rights to Malmesbury: King William 1, at the request of Queen Matilda 2 and of many bishops and barons, confirms to Abbot Warin 1 of Malmesbury and to his successors the grant of lands and possessions which all his predecessors have made to the abbey.: Bates194    (1081)
 Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306    (1081)
Expulsion (1)
 Bates39 - writ of William 1 concerning the adjudication of a dispute between Herfast and Bury St Edmunds: King William 1 informs all the faithful men of his kingdom that Bishop Herfast 1’s claim that the abbey of Bury St Edmunds should be his episcopal church has been brought to his attention and that he has decided that the matter should be heard in his court. On the set day, the bishop made his case eloquently, but produced neither written documents nor witnesses. Abbot Baldwin 5 then told how King Cnut 3 expelled the clerks and introduced monks, how the church had then been dedicated to on that king’s order by Archbishop Æthelnoth 43 of Canterbury, how the first abbot [Ufi 4] had been consecrated by the bishop of London [Ælfwig 13], the second [Leofstan 24] by the bishop of Winchester [Ælfwine 45], and Baldwin 5 himself by the archbishop of Canterbury [Stigand 1], and how the monks had been ordained by the bishops of their choice over a period of fifty-three years without any objection from Herfast 1’s predecessors. He also produced orders of King Cnut 3 and Edward 15 the Confessor which granted that the monastery should be free of all episcopal domination. Those present then decided in Bury St Edmunds favour.: Bates39    (1081)
Grant and Gift (6)
 Bates176 - William 1 granting land to Lewes, St Pancras: King William 1 grants to the monastery of St Pancras of Lewes the manor of West Walton, Norfolk, with all its appurtenances which are held of him by William de Warenne. The monks of Lewes are permitted to possess the manor with the same liberties as other churches founded by the king’s barons and with his consent, and the king is to have the same rights in this benefaction as in the others.: Bates176    (1081 x 1086)
 Bates193 - Matilda 2 granting land to Malmesbury: Queen Matilda 2 to Malmesbury Abbey; grant of 3 hides at Garsdon, Wilts..: Bates193    (1081)
 Bates195 - writ of William 1 in favour of Malmesbury: King William 1 notifies his archbishops, bishops, earls and sheriffs and all his faithful French and English men of the kingdom of England that he has granted to the abbey of Malmesbury a fair to last for 3 days, on the feast-day of St Aldhelm on the day before the feast, and on the fourth day after the feast, with all customs and forfeitures.: Bates195    (1080 x 1087)
 Bates213 - William 1 confirming grant to Mont-Saint Michel: King William 1 agrees to and attests the grant by which Robert 9, count of Mortain, having had St Michael’s banner with him in battle, has granted St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, with land of half a hide.: Bates213  Version II (1070 x 1085)
 Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306    (1081)
 Bates60 - William 1 and Matilda 2 granting land to Caen, La Trinité: King William 1 and Matilda 2 grant Felstead, Essex, Minchinhampton and Penbury, Gloucs., and Tarrant, Dorset, to the abbey of La Trinité, Caen, as freely as they were held on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead.: Bates60    (1082)
Judicial decision/review (2)
 Bates146 - plea regarding claims of William 18 de Briouze and Fécamp: Record of a plea heard before King William 1 at Lacock, Wilts., regarding the claims which William 18 de Briouze had made in respect of the possessions of the abbey of Fécamp.: Bates146    (1086)
 Bates39 - writ of William 1 concerning the adjudication of a dispute between Herfast and Bury St Edmunds: King William 1 informs all the faithful men of his kingdom that Bishop Herfast 1’s claim that the abbey of Bury St Edmunds should be his episcopal church has been brought to his attention and that he has decided that the matter should be heard in his court. On the set day, the bishop made his case eloquently, but produced neither written documents nor witnesses. Abbot Baldwin 5 then told how King Cnut 3 expelled the clerks and introduced monks, how the church had then been dedicated to on that king’s order by Archbishop Æthelnoth 43 of Canterbury, how the first abbot [Ufi 4] had been consecrated by the bishop of London [Ælfwig 13], the second [Leofstan 24] by the bishop of Winchester [Ælfwine 45], and Baldwin 5 himself by the archbishop of Canterbury [Stigand 1], and how the monks had been ordained by the bishops of their choice over a period of fifty-three years without any objection from Herfast 1’s predecessors. He also produced orders of King Cnut 3 and Edward 15 the Confessor which granted that the monastery should be free of all episcopal domination. Those present then decided in Bury St Edmunds favour.: Bates39    (1081)
Marriage (1)
 Henry 5.marriage to Matilda 3: In the same year [1100], so as to live lawfully, the king [Henry 5] married the venerable Matilda 3, daughter of Malcolm 5, king of Scotland, and Margaret 1.: WilliamofJumieges.Gesta Normannorum Ducum  VIII.10 (1100)
Monastic reform (1)
 Bates39 - writ of William 1 concerning the adjudication of a dispute between Herfast and Bury St Edmunds: King William 1 informs all the faithful men of his kingdom that Bishop Herfast 1’s claim that the abbey of Bury St Edmunds should be his episcopal church has been brought to his attention and that he has decided that the matter should be heard in his court. On the set day, the bishop made his case eloquently, but produced neither written documents nor witnesses. Abbot Baldwin 5 then told how King Cnut 3 expelled the clerks and introduced monks, how the church had then been dedicated to on that king’s order by Archbishop Æthelnoth 43 of Canterbury, how the first abbot [Ufi 4] had been consecrated by the bishop of London [Ælfwig 13], the second [Leofstan 24] by the bishop of Winchester [Ælfwine 45], and Baldwin 5 himself by the archbishop of Canterbury [Stigand 1], and how the monks had been ordained by the bishops of their choice over a period of fifty-three years without any objection from Herfast 1’s predecessors. He also produced orders of King Cnut 3 and Edward 15 the Confessor which granted that the monastery should be free of all episcopal domination. Those present then decided in Bury St Edmunds favour.: Bates39    (1081)
Patronage (1)
 Bates305 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies all his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, and all his barons and officers, both French and English, throughout England in all the shires in which Westminster has lands and men that he has taken the abbey under his protection.: Bates305    (1076)
Writ-issuing/sending (4)
 Bates195 - writ of William 1 in favour of Malmesbury: King William 1 notifies his archbishops, bishops, earls and sheriffs and all his faithful French and English men of the kingdom of England that he has granted to the abbey of Malmesbury a fair to last for 3 days, on the feast-day of St Aldhelm on the day before the feast, and on the fourth day after the feast, with all customs and forfeitures.: Bates195    (1080 x 1087)
 Bates305 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies all his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, and all his barons and officers, both French and English, throughout England in all the shires in which Westminster has lands and men that he has taken the abbey under his protection.: Bates305    (1076)
 Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306    (1081)
 Bates39 - writ of William 1 concerning the adjudication of a dispute between Herfast and Bury St Edmunds: King William 1 informs all the faithful men of his kingdom that Bishop Herfast 1’s claim that the abbey of Bury St Edmunds should be his episcopal church has been brought to his attention and that he has decided that the matter should be heard in his court. On the set day, the bishop made his case eloquently, but produced neither written documents nor witnesses. Abbot Baldwin 5 then told how King Cnut 3 expelled the clerks and introduced monks, how the church had then been dedicated to on that king’s order by Archbishop Æthelnoth 43 of Canterbury, how the first abbot [Ufi 4] had been consecrated by the bishop of London [Ælfwig 13], the second [Leofstan 24] by the bishop of Winchester [Ælfwine 45], and Baldwin 5 himself by the archbishop of Canterbury [Stigand 1], and how the monks had been ordained by the bishops of their choice over a period of fifty-three years without any objection from Herfast 1’s predecessors. He also produced orders of King Cnut 3 and Edward 15 the Confessor which granted that the monastery should be free of all episcopal domination. Those present then decided in Bury St Edmunds favour.: Bates39    (1081)