Count Robert of Mortain, Count of Mortain, Domesday tenant-in-chief
Dates: c.1031-1090
Biography
Norman magnate and half-brother of William the Conqueror. He held extensive English estates as a tenant-in-chief after the Norman Conquest, including one component recorded at Acklam in 1086.
Notes / Sources
Research sources:
- Open Domesday, Acklam, Yorkshire, Phillimore reference Yorkshire 5E63, owners section. — https://opendomesday.org/place/SE7861/acklam/
His Adwick entry concerns a separate two-bovate holding.
Research sources:
- Domesday Book entry for Adwick [le Street], Land of Count Robert of Mortain; Open Domesday, Phillimore reference Yorkshire 5W31. — https://opendomesday.org/place/SE5408/adwick-le-street/
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