tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post7371372783484351477..comments2024-02-02T06:07:56.982+00:00Comments on LIVING THE HISTORY: THE ENIGMATIC BRIAN FITZCOUNTElizabeth Chadwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-1940627527718127372015-06-22T15:30:34.679+00:002015-06-22T15:30:34.679+00:00Incidentally, although Brian was called "Fitz...Incidentally, although Brian was called "Fitz Count", he could as well have been called "Fitz Duke". His father Duke Alan IV was Count of Rennes and Count of Nantes, in the same sense that King William I of England was Duke William II of Normandy and Count William II of Rouen. (For that matter, the King of France was also Duke of France and Count of Paris.) In at least one of William the Conqueror's charters, he names himself and his sons as Counts, which caused me some momentary confusion, as King William's (near-enough-to) uncle Count Eudon of Brittany's sons also include Counts William, Richard and Robert.zoetropohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561232179829754977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-26094052403156132932015-06-22T15:22:14.393+00:002015-06-22T15:22:14.393+00:00According to Thomas Christopher Banks "The do...According to Thomas Christopher Banks "The dormant and extinct baronage of England", Brian FitzCount's mother was Lucie de Ballon, sister of Hamelin de Ballon. If we credit the Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamelin_de_Ballon), they were aristocrats from the County of Maine, which is east of Brittany, south of Normandy and north of Anjou. Hamelin was born circa 1060 and died 5 March 1105/6; he was the first Baron Abergavenny and Lord of Over Gwent and Abergavenny.<br /><br />Brian inherited Wallingford from his wife Matilda D'Oyly, widow of Miles Crispin.<br /><br />Miles was a frequent associate of Count Alan Rufus, who in turn was a close relative (closer than a cousin, as they were related through both parents) of Duke Alan IV "Fergant" (in French his epithet means "iron-glove").<br /><br />Alan Rufus was, among other duties, the captain of William the Conqueror's household cavalry and received most of Edith Swannesha's (Edeva the Rich's) lands after Hastings, and as many of Earl Gyrth's former properties as King William assigned to himself - there must be major lost stories behind those facts.<br /><br />I have a notion that Edeva was related to Edward the Confessor, as that would explain why Harold married her the same year that Edward married Harold's sister, why Harold was made Earl of East Anglia then, and why Harold dumped her once Edward died.<br /><br />Since Alan's father Eudon of Penteur was a maternal first cousin of King Edward's, a kinship with Edeva might also explain the true nature of the relationship between Alan Rufus and Gunhild of Wessex, Harold's and Edeva's daughter who remained in England, and why when Alan Rufus died, she remained with his brother Alan Niger. This situation vexed Anselm sorely when he thought they were having an affair, but perhaps he discovered he was in error because he later removed his letters to Gunhild from his archive.zoetropohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561232179829754977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-66350865587779970722014-09-20T11:07:16.038+00:002014-09-20T11:07:16.038+00:00Another excellent novel about Brien of Wallingford...Another excellent novel about Brien of Wallingford is The Lion's Legacy by Juliet Dymoke (Pub 1974).Pipolechaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090125867074598678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-71703522703064987052014-09-20T11:05:51.943+00:002014-09-20T11:05:51.943+00:00Another excellent novel about Count Brien is The L...Another excellent novel about Count Brien is The Lion's Legacy by Juliet Dymoke (Pub 1974)Pipolechaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090125867074598678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-37593216695018400162011-04-23T22:20:17.959+00:002011-04-23T22:20:17.959+00:00Fascinating post. Thanks for sharing.Fascinating post. Thanks for sharing.Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537946350336674340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-7325865315568114032010-08-04T11:51:19.900+00:002010-08-04T11:51:19.900+00:00I just read your post on Brian Fitzcount and you m...I just read your post on Brian Fitzcount and you make him sound so interesting, it would be easy to visualize him from your description, and to think he would have been interesting to know.Judy Foulgernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-55292279150486350542010-08-01T21:51:52.390+00:002010-08-01T21:51:52.390+00:00Thank you! It's so wonderful to read more abo...Thank you! It's so wonderful to read more about the history behind my favorite novel of all times, <b>The Love Knot</b>. :) As a migraineur who is fascinated in midwifery and herb-lore, it inspired my persona in the SCA.Emmalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085723668683619452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-85906708807384544012010-07-20T18:21:31.782+00:002010-07-20T18:21:31.782+00:00"Brian is known to have written a tract putti..."Brian is known to have written a tract putting forward the argument for the Empress’s right to inherit the throne. The work has since been lost, "<br />What a pity! It would have been invaluable to see the arguments as they were made at the time by a key player.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-71933976820661956892010-07-19T20:09:44.400+00:002010-07-19T20:09:44.400+00:00Utterly fascinating post. Highly informative. And ...Utterly fascinating post. Highly informative. And loved the photos. Thanks for posting.Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537946350336674340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-80713520632702066192010-07-17T00:35:42.800+00:002010-07-17T00:35:42.800+00:00Well done, as always. xoxoWell done, as always. xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-51763192849770786672010-07-17T00:24:24.623+00:002010-07-17T00:24:24.623+00:00Really interesting article! The photos were also r...Really interesting article! The photos were also rather perfect! I always fall back into time when I read your books and articles!mzjohansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099656264060749484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-9743388324938198912010-07-16T19:00:23.843+00:002010-07-16T19:00:23.843+00:00There's never enough info for me! :D lol Fasci...There's never enough info for me! :D lol Fascinating !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496222151307506551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24348391.post-12965897793851346942010-07-16T18:47:22.103+00:002010-07-16T18:47:22.103+00:00sounds grand! i want to read more!sounds grand! i want to read more!HODGEPODGESPVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927824273405396938noreply@blogger.com