Peter FitzHerbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honor of which he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees, part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governor of Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county by the same monarch. This Peter was one of the barons named in Magna Carta and, by his signature, fourth in rank amongst the barons. He married first, Alice, daughter of Robert FitzRoger, a great baron in Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, and sister of John, to whom Edward I gave the surname of Clavering, Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son and heir, Reginald FitzPeter. He married secondly, Isabel, daughter and coheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin, Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships and castle of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock, with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle of Blenlevenny, and, dying in 1235, was suceeded by his son, Reginald FitzPeter, Lord of Blenlevenny.
~Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. IV, 1838 edition, p. 728
~Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 89:28, 262:29, 246D:28, 261:32, 262:29, Piers Fitz Herbert, son and heir to his father Herbert Fitz Herbert and mother Lucy of Hereford, was seen in 1204 and died sometime before 6 Jun 1235.
He was buried at Reading. Through his mother, he was heir to one-third interest in the barony of Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford.
Piers married Alice Fitz Robert de Warkworth, daughter of Robert Fitz Roger, second baron of Warksworth and sister of John Fitz Robert.
Piers married, as his second wife, Isabella de Ferrières, widow of Roger de Mortimer and daughter of Walkelin de Ferrières, seigneur of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire and lord of Oakham, county of Rutland. Faher of
Lucy Fitz Piers who married Sir William de Ros; Sir Reynold Fitz Piers, Knight; and Herbert Fitz Piers
~Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. IV, 1838 edition, p. 728
~Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 89:28, 262:29, 246D:28, 261:32, 262:29, Piers Fitz Herbert, son and heir to his father Herbert Fitz Herbert and mother Lucy of Hereford, was seen in 1204 and died sometime before 6 Jun 1235.
He was buried at Reading. Through his mother, he was heir to one-third interest in the barony of Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford.
Piers married Alice Fitz Robert de Warkworth, daughter of Robert Fitz Roger, second baron of Warksworth and sister of John Fitz Robert.
Piers married, as his second wife, Isabella de Ferrières, widow of Roger de Mortimer and daughter of Walkelin de Ferrières, seigneur of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire and lord of Oakham, county of Rutland. Faher of
Lucy Fitz Piers who married Sir William de Ros; Sir Reynold Fitz Piers, Knight; and Herbert Fitz Piers
Peter FitzHerbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honor of which he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees, part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governor of Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county by the same monarch. This Peter was one of the barons named in Magna Carta and, by his signature, fourth in rank amongst the barons. He married first, Alice, daughter of Robert FitzRoger, a great baron in Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, and sister of John, to whom Edward I gave the surname of Clavering, Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son and heir, Reginald FitzPeter. He married secondly, Isabel, daughter and coheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin, Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships and castle of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock, with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle of Blenlevenny, and, dying in 1235, was suceeded by his son, Reginald FitzPeter, Lord of Blenlevenny.
~Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. IV, 1838 edition, p. 728
~Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 89:28, 262:29, 246D:28, 261:32, 262:29, Piers Fitz Herbert, son and heir to his father Herbert Fitz Herbert and mother Lucy of Hereford, was seen in 1204 and died sometime before 6 Jun 1235.
He was buried at Reading. Through his mother, he was heir to one-third interest in the barony of Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford.
Piers married Alice Fitz Robert de Warkworth, daughter of Robert Fitz Roger, second baron of Warksworth and sister of John Fitz Robert.
Piers married, as his second wife, Isabella de Ferrières, widow of Roger de Mortimer and daughter of Walkelin de Ferrières, seigneur of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire and lord of Oakham, county of Rutland. Faher of
Lucy Fitz Piers who married Sir William de Ros; Sir Reynold Fitz Piers, Knight; and Herbert Fitz Piers
~Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. IV, 1838 edition, p. 728
~Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 89:28, 262:29, 246D:28, 261:32, 262:29, Piers Fitz Herbert, son and heir to his father Herbert Fitz Herbert and mother Lucy of Hereford, was seen in 1204 and died sometime before 6 Jun 1235.
He was buried at Reading. Through his mother, he was heir to one-third interest in the barony of Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford.
Piers married Alice Fitz Robert de Warkworth, daughter of Robert Fitz Roger, second baron of Warksworth and sister of John Fitz Robert.
Piers married, as his second wife, Isabella de Ferrières, widow of Roger de Mortimer and daughter of Walkelin de Ferrières, seigneur of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire and lord of Oakham, county of Rutland. Faher of
Lucy Fitz Piers who married Sir William de Ros; Sir Reynold Fitz Piers, Knight; and Herbert Fitz Piers
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