Richard de Courcy

Richard de Courcy

Richard de Courcy [Courci, Curcy.] (died 1098) was a Norman baron. He accompanied William the Conqueror as a soldier, in the invasion of England [ [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/tom.paterson/courcy1.htm Baron Courcy, Lord Kingsale ] ] .

He was subsequently granted lands, giving his name to Stoke Courcy, in Somerset. He held also Newenham, Oxfordshire [ [http://martinrealm.org/genealogy/courcy.htm de Courcy ] ] , Setenden, and Foxcote, in the Domesday Survey.

Family

He was a grandson of Baudric le Teuton, and son of Robert de Courcy, seneschal in Normandy.

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External links

* [http://patp.us/genealogy/conq/courci.aspx Biography]


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