Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham
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Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville, 1st Earl of Buckingham (died 1102) was a Norman magnate and one of the few proven Companions of William the Conqueror
at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The caput
of his feudal honour was at Crendon
, Buckinghamshire.
He was created Earl of Buckingham
in 1097 by King William Rufus
(1087-1100). He was succeeded by Walter Giffard, 2nd Earl of Buckingham
.
Companions of William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror had men of diverse standing and origins in France, under his command at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, along with others completing his Norman conquest of England until after the Harrying of the North and before the Anarchy....
at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The caput
Caput
The Latin word caput, meaning literally "head" and by metonymy "top", has been borrowed in a variety of English words, including capital, captain, and decapitate...
of his feudal honour was at Crendon
Long Crendon
Long Crendon is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, about west of Haddenham and north-west of Thame in neighbouring Oxfordshire.The village has been called Long Crendon only since the English Civil War...
, Buckinghamshire.
He was created Earl of Buckingham
Earl of Buckingham
The peerage title Earl of Buckingham was created several times in the Peerage of England.It was first created in 1097 for Walter Giffard, but became extinct in 1164 with the death of the second earl. It may have been created again in 1164 for Richard de Clare , who died without issue in 1176...
in 1097 by King William Rufus
William II of England
William II , the third son of William I of England, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy, and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales...
(1087-1100). He was succeeded by Walter Giffard, 2nd Earl of Buckingham
Walter Giffard, 2nd Earl of Buckingham
Walter Giffard, 2nd Earl of Buckingham was an English peer.He inherited the earldom in 1102 from Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham.-References:*http://thepeerage.com/p18737.htm#i187361...
.