House of Umfraville

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The House of Umfraville was a powerful medieval Anglo-Norman noble family prominent in northern England, particularly Northumberland.

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Label Occurrences
House of Umfraville canonical 2

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman dynasty ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Scottish border ⓘ
border warfare ⓘ
coatOfArms Gules, a cinquefoil pierced or ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
declinePeriod late Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Norman ⓘ
feudalStatus barons by tenure ⓘ
floruit 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
governedTerritory Liberty of Redesdale ⓘ
heldLandsIn Angus ⓘ
Northumberland ⓘ
Redesdale ⓘ
Tynedale ⓘ
historicalReputation powerful northern magnates ⓘ
involvedIn Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars
knownFor control of strategic castles in Northumberland ⓘ
military service to English kings ⓘ
languageOfName Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
memberOf English feudal baronage ⓘ
nobleTitleHeld Earl of Angus ⓘ
Lord of Prudhoe ⓘ
Lord of Redesdale ⓘ
notableFor medieval political power in northern England ⓘ
notableMember Gilbert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus ⓘ
Robert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus ⓘ
Robert de Umfraville, Lord of Redesdale ⓘ
originatedInCentury 11th century ⓘ
politicalAlignment Anglo-Norman aristocracy ⓘ
region Northumberland ⓘ
northern England ⓘ
linked to: Northern England
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
seat Harbottle Castle ⓘ
Otterburn Tower ⓘ
Prudhoe Castle ⓘ
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
vassalOf English Crown ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Prudhoe Castle → controlledBy → House of Umfraville ⓘ
Mormaers of Angus → dynasticConnection → House of Umfraville ⓘ