Ralph de Saint-Amand

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Ralph de Saint-Amand

b. c 1215
d. 1245
m. June, 1234 - ASCELINE DE ALBINI (DAUBENY) (daughter of Robert de Albini and granddaughter of the Baron of Caynho)
Almaric II
RALPH DE SAINT-AMAND of Bedford, England was born in 1215, the same year his father joined the Magna Carta. He was named after his father's uncle, Ralph de Verdon. Ralph married Asceline de Albini (Daubeny) of Caynho, Beds in June 1234. Asceline was the granddaughter of the Baron of Caynho and daughter of Robert de Albini. Ralph was in overseas service for Henry III in 1242 and served the King of Scotland or Wales in 1244. In 1241 he was paid 25 pounds for relief of a remaining half of the lands of Joane de A. de Beauchamp. He owned land in Devon, Wilts, Glos, Berks, Hants, Herts, Oxon, and Warw. from 1234 to 1246. He died in late July of 1245 and was succeeded by his son and heir Almaric II.
Source: Daspit, Patrick, Coteau de France (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, August 1999), www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/

Ralph married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Almaric de Saint-Amand, II was born in 1235 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England; died in 1285 in England.

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Almaric (Amauri) I de Saint-Amand

b. 1190
d. 1241
m. ISEULT PANTULF (daughter of William Pantulf of Breedon, Leics and Joan de Goldington who was the daughter of Piers de Goldington and Eve _____.)
Ralph
ALMARIC (AMAURI) I DE SAINT-AMAND of Liskeard, England was born in 1190 as the third son of ____ de Saint-Amand and ____ de Verdon (daughter of Walter de Verdon). He became the 5th husband of Iseult Pantulf in 1215. She was the daughter of William Pantulf of Breedon, Leics and his wife Joan de Goldington (daughter of Piers de Goldington and Eve ____). Almaric joined "Magna Carta" Barons against King John in 1215. In 1216, he was in service of King Henry III who was in the first year of his reign. He received a grant of the vill of Clafford (Clatford), Hants in 1217. In 1222 he received a grant of two-third of the manor of Liskeard, Cornwall. He received two more grants of land while service the King in Ireland from 1226 to 1229. Later, in 1230, he fought in the King's expedition overseas. Upon returning to Ireland, he inherited Walter de Verdon's (his father-in-law) land and the King cancelled the back taxes. He was Constable of Castles in Co. Pembroke in 1231 and negotiated a truce with Llewelyn, the Welsh war lord, in 1231. He inherited the estate of Ralph, his brother-in-law, at Bloxham, Oxon in 1232 and in the same year he was keeper of St. James de Beuvron (LaManche). During the following year he was the King's envoy to the Duke of Brittany and in July, 1233 was knighted by Henry III. As a knight, he was in the official service for the King in the Marches of Wales that year and was the "Constable of the Marches until 1234. He served as "The King's Steward" from 1233 to 1240 and during that same period was the Warden of the castles of Hereford and St. Briavel and the Sheriff of Hereford. In 1239 he was godfather of Edward I and stood at the font during the christening. He went on a Crusade to the Holy Land with his friend Simon de Montfort in 1240 led by Richard, Earl of Cornwall. He died during the Crusade journey in the summer of 1241. He was succeeded by his son and heir Ralph.
Although Almaric and his son were supporters of the Magna Charta barons, the were not signers of the Magna Charta itself. JPD - 1997
Source: Daspit, Patrick, Coteau de France (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, August 1999), www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/

Almaric married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Odo de Saint-Amand was the 8th Grand Master of the Templars. His brother, Godfrey de Saint-Amand and Hugh des Payens founded the group. The following is the story of the Templars.

Odo (Eudes) de Saint-Omer (Saint-Amand)
b. 1110
d. 1180
m. ___
______ de Saint-Amand

ODO (EUDES) DE SAINT-AMAND was born in 1110. He was christened "Eudes de Saint-Omer" in the Artois region of France. His older brother was "Godfrey de Saint-Amand". Odo was recruited into Templars about 1128 by Hugh and Godfrey as "Odo St-Amand", he and Richard de Hastings had the Bible translated into French. Odo, along with Bernard de Blanquefort, was taken prisoner during the Hospitaller fortress battle. In 1167, he was sent as Ambassador to Byzantine Emperor Manual I by King Amalric I. His close friend Bernard de Blanquefort, 6th Grand Master of Templars died on January 14, 1169. Odo became the 8th Grand Master of Templars in 1170 after Phillip became Ambassador. Odo countenanced (approved) the murder of Assassin Envoys by his knight Walter de Mesnil in 1172. He refused the King's demand for Walter, explaining "only the Pope is my superior" but while Odo was busy with the Grand Chapter in Sidon in 1173, Amalric I and a posse took Walter. In the summer of 1174, Odo gave his permission for the coronation of Baldwin IV. In late November of 1177, he defeated Egyptian King Saladin's army southeast of Ramleh. He ordered the building of a new castle at Jacobs Ford on the Jordan in 1178. In 1179 Odo was attacked by Saldin's army during the construction of the castle and Odo was taken prisoner (Battle of Paneas). He was held prisoner at Damascas, Syria and refusing to be ransomed, he died in 1180.
Source: Daspit, Patrick, Coteau de France (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, August 1999), www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/

Other Events:

• Residence: Saint-Omer, France

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Lord de Saint-Omer
b. c. 1080
d. c. 1150
m. ___
Geoffrey
Odo (Eudo) (Eudes)
LORD_____DE SAINT-OMER, 1080-1150 was the feudal lord of the Artois (Agincourt) region's fife of St. Omer. The suzeraine (superior feudal lord) was Count William Clito of Flanders. Lord de Saint-Omer had two sons, Godfrey (born 1100) and a younger son named ) Odo (Eudes). Godfrey and Hugh des Payen were the two founders of the "Templers" in 1119.
Guillaume de St. Omer, son of Lord Huston de St. Omer’s son Odo de Saint-Amand (see below) became the 8th Grand Master of the Knights Templar.

Some documents give the Lord de Saint Omer's name as Huston de Saint-Omer and a date of birth of about 1045, however 1080 seems the more likely date. Godfrey appears to have been born "Geoffrey" and changed his name to Godfrey - JPD 1997
Source: Daspit, Patrick, Coteau de France (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, August 1999), www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/