Ranulph de Glanville, Lord Chief Justice of England, royal justiciar
Dates: c. 1112–1190
Biography
A prominent royal administrator and justiciar under Henry II. He founded Butley Priory in 1171 and Leiston Abbey in the later twelfth century, and held the lordship of Aldringham Manor.
Notes / Sources
Research sources:
- W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, volume 2, 1908, entry 'Aldringham Manor', p. 4. — https://archive.org/stream/manorsofsuffolkn02copiuoft/manorsofsuffolkn02copiuoft_djvu.txt
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulf_de_Glanvill
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