33773570. Sir Hugh de Vivonne & 33773571. Mabel Malet
~1200, Mabel born in England, coheir & d/o 67547142.
William Malet.
[Hugh may have arrived in England from France as part of a
force of men under the command of Savaric de Mauleon called by King John.]
1215, Hugh’s family impacted because two clauses in the Magna
Carta demanded the removal from England of Poitevin officials and all foreign
knights and mercenaries.
1216, Hugh in Charge of Bristol castle when Savaric de Mauleon
was called to King John’s funeral.
Mabel 1st married Nicholas Avenel. [No children.]
Bef. 1219, Mabel coheir of her father, inherited a third of the
barony of Curry-Mallet.
1219, Nicholas died.
Bef. 7/6/1219, Hugh married Mabel.
7/6/1219, Hugh de Vivon’ granted a market at Shepton Mallet,
Somerset. (S) Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs.
1220, In a letter to King Henry III, Hugh explained his reasons
for not returning Bristol castle to Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester,
including the fact that his loyalty to Henry himself and to his father John had
cost him his own “rich and fertile lands” at home across the seas.
10/1220, Hubert de Burgh, justiciar, appointed Hugh de Vivona
as the new seneschal in Gascony on the death of d’Ulecot.
1220-1, Hugh de Vivon' to Hubert de Burgh, justiciar: he wishes
to prolong his stay in England; requests that H. Chacepore, his nephew, should
have the daughter of Thomas Basset who is the widow of William Malet. (s) UKNA.
12/1220, Hubert de Burgh, the earl of Chester, Geoffrey de
Neville, Philip de Albini, William de Cantilupe, Brian de Lisle, Hugh de
Vivonne, and others wrote a letter to the Pope warning against returning to
England a person whom he had earlier excused for “immense malice”.
Bef. 4/11/1221, Mabel’s share of Currey-Malet increased to half
on the death of her sister.
1/1221, Hugh Seneschal of Gascony.
10/1221, Hugh replaced by Savary de Mauleon, a Poitevin.
11/18/1223, Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in
respite, …, the demand they make from Hugh de Vivonne at the Exchequer for the
debt that William Malet, father of the wife of Vivon’, owed the king, and for
other debts which Hugh owes the king. (S) FRsHIII.
1224, Hugh granted a weekly market on Wednesdays at his manor
of Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
9/21/1244 in France, Hugh de Vivona to King Henry of the military
successes of the French King, noting that St. Emilion and La Reole have refused
to let French soldiers enter their towns.
1228, Hugh granted the manor of Wisset, Suffolk by the King.
9/30/1230, Hugh appointed seneshal of Gascony, replacing Trubleville.
[Hugh revoked Trubleville’s pledges and modified his policies.]
1/1231, The king sent orders to Bordeaux, Bayonne, and Dax to
turn over collected monies to Hugh.
1/11/1233, Mandate to the mayor … Bordeaux to deliver to Hugh
de Vivona, seneschal of Gascony, … (S) CPRs.
1233, Hugh and Mabel, with her sister Hawise Malet & Sir
Robert de Muscegros sued Edmund de Tuddenham.
3/9/1234, Hugh de Vivona, seneschal of Gascony, to whom the
king has committed custody of the lands and castles of Ralph de Malo Leone, son
and heir of Savary de Malo Leone, during his minority. (S) CPRs.
5/1234, Hugh was replaced as seneschal by Trublevill, but
stayed in France.
4/10/1235, The has committed during pleasure to Hugh de Vivona
the honor of Bruges Walteri, … (S) CPRs.
9/6/1235, Confirmation … Witnesses :– William de Ferrariis,
earl of Derby, William his son, Hugh de Vivona, … Amaury de Sancto Amando, …
(S) CPRs.
10/1235, The king ordered the commune of Bordeaux to surrender
the castle of St. Macaire to Hugh de Vivona.
8/27/1236, Hugh granted custody of the king’s “barton” and ale
of Bristol and the custody of the castle. (S) CPRs.
6/14/1237, Notification … the king has caused William de
Ferariis, Emery de Sancto Amando, the steward, Hugh de Vivona, … to swear on
his soul the he will cause the prorogation of the truce with L. prince of
Abberfraw and lord of Snawdon, for one year … (S) CPRs.
9/6/1238, Signification to the archbishop of Bordeaux that the
king is well pleased that Hugh de Vivona should lease to him the custody,
during the minority of the heir, of the land and heir of Bernard de Bevill, …
(S) CPRs.
1/22/1241, Grant to Hugh de Vivona … custody, during the
minority of the heirs, of the land and heirs of Robert de Guuiz, with the
marriage of the heirs. (S) CPRs.
2/14/1241, Grant during pleasure, to Hugh de Vivona, of the
counties of Somerset and Dorset, … the castles of Corfe and Sireburn, … (S)
CPRs.
6/19/1242, Hugh with King Henry III at the battle of
Taillebourg, France. Henry was supported by his brother Richard of Cornwall,
Hugh X of Lusignan and Raymond of Toulouse; arrayed against the forces of King
Louis IX of France and his brother Alphonse.
7/21/1242, The English forces had to flee under a massive
assault of French knights.
8/17/1242 in Camp on the Gironde, Bond to the mayor and
citizens of Bayonne in 10,000 shillings of Bordeaux … for the stipends of
mariners and serjeants put by in galleys going to sea on the king’s service by
his command. By Hugh de Vivona. (S) CPRs. [Hugh the seneschal of Gascony and
Poitou.]
10/14/1242 at Bordeaux, Licence for all merchants of the coast
of Brittany … By Hugh de Vivona. (S) CPRs.
12/12/1242 at Bordeaux, France, Charter, granting to William de
Insula, … Witnesses:- William Longespee, Jon son of Geoffrey, Hugh de Vivona,
John de Grey, Robert Tresgoz, John de Plesseto, Paulinus Peyvre, … (S) CPRs.
For his service in Gascony, Hugh’s debt of 2000 marks owed to
the crown and inherited from his father-in-law was forgiven.
1/24/1243, Charter granting to John de Lexinton … Witnesses:-
William Lungespe, John son of Geoffrey, … Hugh de Vivona, … Robert de
Muscegros, … (S) CPRs.
2/15/1243, Charter granting to Hugh de Vivona, for his homage
and service, the whole land which Roger de Clare held de ballio nostro in
Northtom of the lands late of the count of Boulogne, to hold until the lands of
England and Normandy are one … (S) CPRs.
1/1/1244, Grant to Hugh de Vivona of a marriage of the value of
200£ for the marrying of one of his daughters. (S) CPRs.
1246, Hugh given the manor of Corston Denham, previously owned
by the Saint Hilaire family.
Hugh heir to his brother Aimari, knt of Poitiers.
4/28/1248, Licence for William de Fortibus, son of Hugh de
Vivona, to go to his own parts of Poitou and there acquire as best he can the
lands belonging to him by inheritance through the death of Emery de Vivona,
uncle of the said William, and hold these lands with the lands of England
falling to him by inheritiance. (S) CPRs.
5/4/1248, Royal Grant to Peter de Monte Forti to close his wood
of Remeham, within the king's new forest of Windleshour, and to make a park
there. Witn. … Hugh de Vivona, … Bertram de Cryoll, Richard de Grey, … (S)
UKNA.
Bef. 10/16/1249, Hugh, knt. of Chewton, Somerset, seigner of
Vivonne in Poitou, died.
(S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P550. (S) English Rule in Gascony,
Marsh, 1912.
Children of Hugh and Mabel: [2 sons, 2 daughters]
i. William de Forz (243376322), born ~1220 in Somerset, England.
ii. Hawise de Vivonne (16886785), born ~1230 in England.
iii. Hugh de Vivona, born ? in England.
1/9/1248, Grant to Hugh de Vivona, son of Hugh de Vivona, who
has taken to wife the daughter [Petronilla] of William de Putot that if the said
William cede the manor of Selling … he and his heirs shall hold the manor of
the king by the service … (S) CPRs.
Bef. 9/7/1259, Hugh died. (S) CPRs.
iv. Sybil de Vivonne, born ? in Engalnd.
Sybil married Anselm de Gourney.
