Fulk de Brent

Also known as: Foukes de Brent · Family: England · Role: captain · First appears: King John 28

Life events

c. 1215 · Fulk de Brent captured Bedford after its defenders received no rescue from William Beauchamp, and King John granted him castles.(King John 28 · 📍 Bedford)
- With: William Beauchamp King John
- “Moreouer the foresaid Foukes de Brent comming vnto Bedford, wan both the towne and castell: for they that had the castell in kéeping, after 7 daies respit (which they obteined at the hands of the said Foukes) when rescue came not from the lord William Beauchampe their maister, they deliuered it vnto the said Foukes. Vnto whom K. John gaue not onlie that castell, but also committed to his kéeping the castells of Northampton, Oxford and Cambridge.”
c. 1215 · King John arranged Fulk de Brent’s marriage to Margaret de Rivers and granted her lands to him.(King John 28)
- With: King John Margaret de Rivers
- “The king had this Foukes in great estimation, and amongst other waies to aduance him, he gaue to him in marriage Margaret de Riuers, a ladie of high nobilitie, with all the lands and possessions that to hir belonged.”

allies with William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury (They acted together as commanders of the army around London.) “for William earle of Salisburie, and Foukes de Brent, with the other capteins which the king had left behind him there, perceiuing that the citie would not easilie be woone by anie siege”
enemies with William Manduit (Fulk captured Manduit's castle.) “the castell of Hanslap was taken by Foukes de Brent, which apperteined vnto William Manduit”
enemies with William Beauchamp (Fulk took the castle defended for William Beauchamp.) “when rescue came not from the lord William Beauchampe their maister, they deliuered it vnto the said Foukes”
sworn: King John (The king granted Fulk a castle and entrusted him with three others.) “Vnto whom K. John gaue not onlie that castell, but also committed to his kéeping the castells of Northampton, Oxford and Cambridge.”
married with Margaret de Rivers (The king arranged the marriage between Fulk and Margaret.) “he gaue to him in marriage Margaret de Riuers, a ladie of high nobilitie, with all the lands and possessions that to hir belonged”
servant: Walter Goderville (Walter is explicitly identified as Fulk's servant.) “to Walter Godreuill seruant to Foukes de Brent, he betooke the kéeping of the castell of Hertford”
patron: King John “The king had this Foukes in great estimation, and amongst other waies to aduance him, he gaue to him in marriage Margaret de Riuers”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.