Falkes de Bréauté

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Falkes de Bréauté was an Anglo-Norman soldier and royalist mercenary captain who rose from obscure origins to become a prominent military commander and enforcer for King John and the minority government of Henry III.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Falkes de Bréauté canonical 2
Falkes de Braute 1
Falkes de Bréaut 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman ⓘ
Anglo-Norman soldier ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
mercenary captain ⓘ
royalist military commander ⓘ
activeYearsEnd c. 1226 ⓘ
activeYearsStart c. 1200 ⓘ
allegiance Henry III of England ⓘ
King John of England ⓘ
royalist faction in the First Barons' War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Falkes de Braute ⓘ
linked to: Falkes de Bréauté

Falkes de Bréaut ⓘ
linked to: Falkes de Bréauté

Fawkes de Bréauté ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Henry III of England ⓘ
King John of England ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Bedford Castle ⓘ
Luton ⓘ
causeOfDownfall royal campaign against his power culminating in the siege of Bedford Castle ⓘ
conflictWith English baronial opposition ⓘ
the justiciar Hubert de Burgh ⓘ
linked to: Hubert de Burgh
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
diedIn 1226 ⓘ
employer Henry III of England ⓘ
King John of England ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norman ⓘ
floruit early 13th century ⓘ
heldTitle lord of Bedford (de facto through custody of the castle) ⓘ
lord of Luton ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
languageOfName Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
militaryRank royal captain ⓘ
nobleTitle baron ⓘ
notableFor capture of Bedford Castle in 1224 ⓘ
rapid rise from obscure origins ⓘ
role in enforcing royal authority during the minority of Henry III ⓘ
service to King John during the First Barons' War ⓘ
occupation military commander ⓘ
royal official ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
origin of relatively humble or obscure birth ⓘ
participatedIn First Barons' War ⓘ
siege warfare in early 13th-century England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Normandy ⓘ
positionHeld constable of Bedford Castle ⓘ
constable of the Tower of London ⓘ
royal constable ⓘ
sheriff of multiple English counties ⓘ
relativeByMarriage William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon ⓘ
resultOfDownfall loss of lands and exile ⓘ
spouse Margaret de Redvers ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Lincoln (1217) → commander → Falkes de Bréauté ⓘ
Second Battle of Lincoln → commander → Falkes de Bréauté ⓘ
Falkes de Bréauté → alsoKnownAs → Falkes de Bréaut ⓘ
linked to: Falkes de Bréauté
Falkes de Bréauté → alsoKnownAs → Falkes de Braute ⓘ
linked to: Falkes de Bréauté