Saer de Quincy, Earl of Winchester

Also known as: Saer de Quincie / Saer de Quincie earle of Winchester / Saer de Quincy / Saer earle of Winchester · Family: England · Role: nobleman · First appears: King John 8

Life events

• 1203 · Robert Fitz Walter and Saer de Quincie surrendered Le Val de Rueil.(King John 8 · 📍 Le Val de Rueil)
  • With: Robert FitzWalter
  • “Le Val de Rueil wis giuen ouer without any great inforcement of assault, by two noble men that had charge thereof, the one named Robert Fitz Walter, and the other Saer de Quincie.”
• c. 1215 · Pope Innocent excommunicated the rebellious barons by name.(King John 29)
  • With: Pope Innocent III Robert FitzWalter Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex William de Mandeville Hugh, Earl of Hereford Robert de Percy Geoffrey de Vescy J. Constable of Chester William de Mowbray William de Albini Peter de Braose Robert de Cressy Ranulfe Fitz Robert Roger Bigot, Earl of Norfolk Robert de Vere Foulke Fitz Warren William Mallet William de Montacute William FitzMarshall William de Beauchamp Simon de Kyme Robert de Montbégon Nicholas de Stuteville
  • “pope Innocent, who before at the instant suit of king John had excommunicated the barons in generall, did now excommunicate them by name, and in particular, as these. First all the citizens of London which were authors of the mischéefe that had happened by the rebellion of the said barons. Also Robert Fitz Walter, Saer de Quincie earle of Winchester, R. his sonne, G. de Mandeuille, and W. his brother the earle of Clare, and G. his sonne, H. earle of Hereford, R. de Percie, G. de Vescie, J. conestable of Chester, W. de Mowbraie, Will. de Albenie, W. his sonne, P. de Breuse, R. de Cressey, J. his sonne, Ranulfe Fitz Robert, R. earle Bigot, H. his sonne, Robert de Vere, Foulke Fitz Warren, W. Mallet, W. de Mountacute, W. Fitz Marshall, W. de Beauchampe, S. de Kime, R. de Montbigons, and Nicholas de Stuteuille, with diuerse other.”
• c. 1215 · Saer de Quincy and Robert Fitz Walter offered Louis VIII the crown of England for military aid.(King John 29)
  • With: Robert FitzWalter Louis VIII
  • “Therefore considering that they were in such extremitie of despaire they resolued with themselues to séeke for aid at the enimies hands, and therevpon Saer earle of Winchester, and Robert Fitz Walter, with letters vnder their seales were sent vnto Lewes the sonne of Philip the French king, offering him the crowne of England, and sufficient pledges for performance of the same, and other couenants to be agréed betwixt them, requiring him with all spéed to come vnto their succour.”