Event: Charter-witnessing, Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration, Confirmation of land/privilegesBates181 - William 1 confirming foundation of London, St Martin-le-Grand
Scholarly Info
| Description |
King William 1, at Ingelric 1’s request, confirms the foundation of the collegiate church of St Martin-le-Grand, which Ingelric 1 and his brother Eirard 1 had built and endowed within the walls of the city of London out of their own possession. |
| Year |
1068 |
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Primary Source Info
| Date from Source |
1068, 11 May |
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Notes:
The grant was made at Christmas, and afterwards confirmed at Whitsun, when King William 1's wife Matilda 2 was consecrated queen in the church of St Peter at Westminster.
Persons associated with this Event:
- Agent:
William 1
(the Bastard or the Conqueror, king of England, 1066-1087)
- (Other):
Ingelric 1
(Priest, fl. 1069)
- (Other):
Eirard 1
(Brother of Ingelric 1, fl. 1068)
- (Other):
London, St Martin-le-Grand 1
()
- Charter Witness:
Royalty (1) William 1
(the Bastard or the Conqueror, king of England, 1066-1087)
- Charter Witness:
Royalty (2) Matilda 2
(Queen of England; wife of William 1, d. 1083)
- Charter Witness:
Royalty (3) Richard 11
(Son of King William 1, d. 1069x1075)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (1) Stigand 1
(Archbishop of Canterbury, d.1072)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (2) Ealdred 37
(Archbishop of York, 1061-1069; abbot of Tavistock; bishop of Worcs, Ramsbury, Hereford)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (3) William 2
(Bishop of London, d. 1075)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (4) Odo 3
(Bishop of Bayeux; Earl of Kent, d. 1097)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (5) Hugh 14
(Bishop of Lisieux, fl. 1068)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (6) Geoffrey 2
(de Montbray, d. 1093, bishop of Coutances)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (7) Herman 2
(Bishop of Ramsbury, 1045-1078)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (8) Leofric 60
(Bishop of Crediton, 1046-1072)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (9) Giso 1
(Bishop of Wells, 1060-1088)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (1) Edwin 38
(Abbot of Westminster)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (2) Wulfwald 1
(Abbot of Chertsey and Bath, d. 1084)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (3) Baldwin 5
(Abbot of Bury St Edmunds, (1065x1066)-?)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (4) Æthelsige 43
(Abbot of St Augustine's, 1061-)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (5) Turstin 1
(Abbot of Glastonbury, c. 1077/1078-1083)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (6) Brand 2
(Abbot of Peterborough, 1066-)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (7) Ælfwine 55
(Abbot of Ramsey, 1043-1080/1)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (8) Æthelwig 15
(Abbot of Evesham, d. 1077)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (9) Sihtric 4
(Abbot of Tavistock, c.1043-1082*)
- Charter Witness:
Other (1) William 3
(fitzOsbern, d. 1071)
- Charter Witness:
Royalty (4) Robert 9
(Count of Mortain; half-brother of William 1, d. 1095)
- Charter Witness:
Other (2) Edwin 33
(Earl of Mercia, d. 1071)
- Charter Witness:
Other (3) Robert 17
(Count of Eu)
- Charter Witness:
Other (4) Morcar 3
(Earl of Northumbria, fl. 1065-1087)
- Charter Witness:
Other (5) Waltheof 2
(Earl of Northumbria, d. 1076)
- Charter Witness:
Other (6) Roger 4
(de Montgomery, earl of Shrewsbury, d. 1094)
- Charter Witness:
Other (7) Richard 5
(Son of Count Gilbert, 1030x1035?1087x1090; a.k.a. de Clare)
- Charter Witness:
Other (8) William 6
(Malet, d. ?1071)
- Charter Witness:
Other (9) Herfast 1
(d. 1084, administrator and bishop of East Anglia)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (9) Michael 2
(Chaplain, fl. 1068)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (10) Gilbert 4
(Chaplain, fl. 1068)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (11) Osbern 11
(Chaplain, fl. 1068)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (12) William 14
(Chaplain, fl. 1083 x 1084)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (13) Walter 10
(Chaplain, fl. 1068)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (14) Robert 21
(Chaplain, fl. 1083 x 1084)
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (15) John 35
(Cardinal priest and papal legate, fl. 1070) : They visited England in 1070; their subscription is likely to have been added at this time.
- Charter Witness:
Ecclesiastical_Other (16) Peter 13
(Cardinal priest and papal legate, fl. 1070) : They visited England in 1070; their subscription is likely to have been added at this time.
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