de Forz family

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The de Forz family was a prominent medieval Anglo-Norman noble house associated with significant landholdings and titles in England, particularly in the 12th and 13th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble house
noble family
associatedWithMonarch Edward I of England
Henry III of England
King John of England
country Kingdom of England
ethnicOrigin Norman
feudalObligations attendance at royal courts
military service to the king
feudalStatus tenant-in-chief of the Crown
floruit c. 1150–c. 1300
governanceRole local lordship over Holderness
heldContinentalLordship County of Aumale
heldTitleInPeerage Peerage of England
historicalReputation prominent Anglo-Norman magnates of 12th–13th centuries
inheritanceOutcome estates passed to the English Crown after Aveline de Forz’s death
landholdings Holderness in Yorkshire
honour of Aumale
languageOfFamily Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

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lastHeir Aveline de Forz
maritalAlliance House of Plantagenet
House of Redvers
House of de Rumilly
militaryRole provided knights and troops to English kings
nobleTitleHeld Count of Aumale
Earl of Albemarle
Lord of Holderness
notableMember Aveline de Forz
Cecily de Rumilly
William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle
William de Forz, 5th Earl of Albemarle
patronage abbeys and priories in northern England
religious houses in Yorkshire
politicalAlignment Anglo-Norman aristocracy
politicalRole baronial leadership in northern England
regionOfInfluence Aumale
Holderness
Yorkshire
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
socialClass high nobility
timePeriod 12th century
13th century
titleExtinction Earl of Albemarle line extinct in 13th century

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