- John Giffard
John Giffard (1232-1299), baron Giffard of Bromsfield, was an English nobleman prominent in the
Second Barons' War and in Wales.With others of Simon de Montfort's party [Including
Roger de Clifford . [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42270] ] he in 1263 besieged the sheriff of Gloucester inGloucester Castle . Also in that year he with others abductedPeter of Aigueblanche , theBishop of Hereford , confining him toEardisley Castle .In 1264 he controlled
Kenilworth Castle , and successfully attackedWarwick Castle , occupied byWilliam Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick . Captured at theBattle of Lewes , he changed sides, and fought for Henry III at theBattle of Evesham .He was subsequently a staunch king's man, for Henry and
Edward I of England . He fought at the decisiveBattle of Orewin Bridge (1282) [ [http://www.castlewales.com/orewin.html Orewin Bridge and the Fall of Wales ] ] . Edward granted him Welsh castles, includingCarreg Cennen .His initial gift of land in Oxford led to the foundation of
Gloucester College, Oxford .Family
He was the son of Elias Giffard of Brimsfield [ [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/giffard01.htm giffard01 ] ] .
He married Maud de Clifford [ [http://www.geneajourney.com/giffrd.html Bolebec/Giffard ] ] . Their son John (1287-1322 [ [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/giffard01.htm giffard01 ] ] was executed by Edward II as a rebel, and
Brimpsfield Castle was destroyed. Their daughter Eleanor marriedNicholas Audley, 3rd Baron Audley . Their daughter Eleanor marriedFulk le Strange, 1st Baron Strange . [ [http://www.geneajourney.com/giffrd.html Bolebec/Giffard ] ]Notes
References
*"Concise Dictionary of National Biography"
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