Walter de Hereford

Walter de Hereford

Walter de Hereford was a holder of the feudal title Baron Bergavenny or Lord Abergavenny in the Welsh Marches in the mid 12th century.

Lineage

Walter de Hereford was a son of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford and Sybil de Neufmarche and brother to Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford and Mahel de Hereford and William de Hereford.

Offices

Walter de Hereford held the post of King's Constable in the region under King Henry I of England and was Baron Abergavenny from circa 1155. In 1155 he was also made Sheriff of Gloucester, a post he held for two years, and Sheriff of Hereford, a post he held until 1159.

He died in circa 1159 / 1160, without issue in the Holy Land on Crusade.

External links

* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p62.htm#i617 The Peerage on Walter de Hereford]


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