- Ivo Taillebois
Ivo Taillebois (1036–1094) was a powerful Norman nobleman in 11th century
England .The name Taillebose or Taillebois, means "cut wood" in French, but the reasons for using this name are not known. There is a town of this name in Normandy for example, with which they may have been associated.
Other men using this name in England include...
#Ralph Taillebois of
Bedford
#William Taillebois of LincolnIvo was among the followers of Duke William of Normandy who invaded England in 1066. He shared in the distribution of lands among the Norman Barons, and received the lordship of
Kendal as his allotment of the spoils. It consisted of a large portion of NorthernLancashire and SouthernWestmorland . He married Lucy, probable daughter ofTurold, Sheriff of Lincoln cite web | last = Keats-Rohan | first = Katharine S B | title = Antecessor Noster: The Parentage of Countess Lucy made plain | work = Prosopon Newsletter Issue 2 (1995) | url = http://users.ox.ac.uk/~prosop/prosopon/issue2-2.pdf | accessdate = 2006-11-02] and subsequently Countess of Chester, from whom he received all her ancient family domains, thus making him one of the most influentialnobles inEngland in his day.Ivo de Taillebois is also sometimes represented as being a brother to Fulk, Count of
Anjou ,France Fact|date=February 2007. More authoritatively, he is an ancestor of William Lancaster who is one of the earliest known users of the surname Lancaster.Trivia
Ivo Taillebois appears as a character in
Charles Kingsley 's novel onHereward the Wake .ources
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