Royal Lordship/Barony of Shrivenham Salop Manor Man = Baron, Woman = Baroness
Price £30,000 Now £19,200
Brief Description:
In the Royal county of Berkshire.
In 1086 SHRIVENHAM formed part of the royal demesne. The manor remained vested in the Crown until 1200, when it was granted by King John to Geoffrey Count of Perche in part payment of a rent of £1,000 assigned to him by the king. The count sided with the French in the struggle at the beginning of the reign of Henry III, and was killed at the battle of Lincoln in 1217.
The manor came again to the Crown, and the custody of it was granted successively to Henry de Trubleville and Robert de Drus. Shortly afterwards, during the minority of the king, the Bishop of Châlons is said to have come to England and to have claimed the lands of Geoffrey Count of Perche.
The bishop’s rights in Shrivenham were bought by William Marshal and William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury, custodians of the realm, who kept the manor to their own use.
Family Names:
Following family names once held the Title, to mention a few:
- Trubleville and Robert de Drus.
- William Marshal and William Longespée
- Talbot
- Fettiplace
- Englefield
- Unton
- Moore
Held by Royalty:
Once held by 9 Kings & 1 Queen of England:
- William (the Conqueror)
- William (Rufus)
- Henry I
- King Stephen
- Henry II (Plantagenet)
- Richard I
- King John
- Henry III
- Henry VIII
- Elizabeth I
