Robert II de Vaux of Pentney explained
| Robert II de Vaux |
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| Noble Family: | de Vaux |
| Death Date: | c.1150 |
Robert II de Vaux of Pentney also known as Robert de Vallibus, Lord of Pentney, was a prominent 12th-century noble. He succeeded to the lands in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex in England, held by his father Robert which had been received from Roger Bigod after the Norman conquest of England. Robert was the founder of the Augustinian Pentney Priory, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, St Mary and St Magdalene, which he established c.1130, for the souls of Agnes his wife and their children. He was succeeded by his eldest son William.
Marriage and issue
He married Agnes, daughter of Ranulf Fitz Walter and Matilda de Lanquetot, they are known to have had the following issue:
- William de Vaux
- Oliver de Vaux
- Henry de Vaux
References
- Book: Parkin, Charles . An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Containing a Description of the Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, with the Foundations of Monasteries, Churches, Chapels, Chantries, and Other Religious Buildings . 9 . 1808 . 923542324 . William Miller . London.
- Book: Monasticon anglicanum; a history of the abbies and other monasteries, hospitals, frieries, and cathedral and collegiate churches, with their dependencies, in England and Wales; also of all such Scotch, Irish and French monasteries, as were in any manner connected with religious houses in England. Together with a particular account of their respective foundations, grants, and donations, and a full statement of their possessions, as well temporal as spiritual. Originally published in Latin by Sir William Dugdale . 5 . James Bohn . London. 1846 . 1873032 . .
- Book: Messent, Claude John Wilson . The monastic remains of Norfolk & Suffolk . H.W. Hunt . 1934 . 610113631 .
