Robert, Lord Poynings, superior lord of the fee in which Aisholt was held
Dates: died 1446
Biography
Robert Poynings was a fifteenth-century English nobleman who held extensive lands and feudal interests in Somerset and elsewhere. The 1435 inquisition identifies Aisholt as held of him.
Notes / Sources
His appearance in the Aisholt entry represents overlordship rather than proof that he personally possessed the manor in demesne.
Research sources:
- E-CIPM 24-355, Somerset inquisition at Ilchester, 22 January 1435, TNA reference C 139/71/36 mm.7-8. — https://inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/24-355/357.html
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