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| Name |
Gerard de Tankerville |
| Birth |
975 |
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Male |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Notes |
- http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CLINTON.htm#Gerard%20De%20TANKERVILLE
«u»«b»CLINTON FAMILY«/u»«/b»
The family of Clinton is of Norman origin, and settled in England at the Conquest. They took their name from the lordship of Climpton, in Oxfordshire. «b»Roger Climpton or Clinton«/b» was Bishop of Coventry from 1228 to 1249. «b»John De Clinton«/b» was summoned to Parliament at the first of «b»Edward I«/b», by the title of «b»Baron Clinton of Marstock«/b». His second son, «b»William«/b», was «b»Lord High Admiral of England«/b» in 1333, and created «b»Earl of Huntingdon«/b» in 1337. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Lords of Clinton distinguished themselves in the wars of Edward III and Henry V and VI. «b»Edward«/b», the «b»ninth Lord Clinton«/b», «b»Lord High Admiral of England«/b», was created «b»Earl of Lincoln«/b» in 1572. His successor, «b»Henry, second Earl of Lincoln«/b», was one of the commissioners on the trial of «b»Mary, Queen of Scots«/b».
«i»White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853«/i»
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I18521 |
Glenn Cook Family |
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