Robert de Vieuxpont

Also known as: Robert de Veipount / Robert de Vepount · Family: England · Role: castle keeper · First appears: King John 25

Life events

• c. 1215 · The named lords joined the barons and renounced assistance to King John.(King John 25 · 📍 London)
  • With: King John William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke Ranulf, Earl of Chester Nicholas, Earl of Salisbury William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey William de Forz, Earl of Albemarle William de Albini Peter FitzHerbert Brian de Lisle Geoffrey de Lucy Geoffrey de Furnival Thomas Basset John FitzHugh Hugh de Neville John Marshal William Brewer
  • “All these vpon receipt of the barons letters, or the more part of them came to London, and ioined themselues with the barons, vtterlie renouncing to aid king John.”
• c. 1215 · King John assigned northern territory and Yorkshire castles to appointed custodians.(King John 28)
  • With: King John Hugh de Baliol Philip de Hulcotes Brian de Lisle Geoffrey de Lucy
  • “This being doone, he committed the countrie which lieth betwixt the riuer of These, and the confines of Scotland, to the kéeping of Hugh de Balioll & Philip de Hulcotes, assigning to them such conuenient number of men of warre as was thought expedient, and the custodie of the castels in Yorkeshire he deliuered to Robert de Vepount, to Brian de Lisle, and to Geffrey de Lucie.”

King John 25

• enemies with King John “These were the names of those lords which yet had not sworne to mainteine the foresaid liberties, William Marshall earle of Penbroke, Rainulfe earle of Chester, Nicholas earle of Salisburie, William earle Warren, William erle of Albemarle, H. earle of Cornewall, W. de Albenie, Robert de Veipount, Peter Fitz Herbert, Brian de Lisley, G. de Lucie, G. de Furniuall, Thomas Basset, H. de Braibrooke, I. de Bassingborne, W. de Cantlow, H. de Cornwall, John Fitz Hugh, Hugh de Neuill, Philip de Albenie, John Marshall, and William Brewer. All these vpon receipt of the barons letters, or the more part of them came to London, and ioined themselues with the barons, vtterlie renouncing to aid king John.”

King John 28

• sworn: King John (The king appointed Robert castle keeper.) “the custodie of the castels in Yorkeshire he deliuered to Robert de Vepount, to Brian de Lisle, and to Geffrey de Lucie”

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