Robert de Septvans, Sir Robert de Septvans
Dates: Born circa 1173; active 1185-1253; died in 1253
Biography
Medieval Kentish landholder of the Septvans family. He held Aldington Septvans in Thurnham and was also associated with Milton-Septvans. The published account states that he had been at the siege of Acre during the reign of Richard I.
Notes / Sources
The numbering of successive Roberts is modern and is used here to distinguish him from his father.
Research sources:
- Kent History and Archaeology, Index to Inquisitiones Post Mortem, entry for Aldington; Reginald Tower, The Family of Septvans, Archaeologia Cantiana, volume 40. — https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/journal/2/index-inquisitiones-post-mortem
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