Geoffrey de Valognes

Sir Geoffrey de Valognes (died 1190), also known as Geoffrey de Valoines, lord of the manors of Burton, Sutton, Great Saling, Sline, Farleton and Cantsfield was an Anglo-French who served as Sheriff of Lancashire between 1164-1166.

Career

He was a son of Roger de Valognes by his wife Agnes RitzRichard, a daughter of John FitzRichard. In 1163 he married Emma de Bulmer, daughter of Bertram de Bulmer of Brancepeth Castle by his wife Emma Fossard.

Death and succession

He died in 1190 without surviving issue. His heir was identified as his niece Gunnora de Valognes, daughter of his brother Robert de Valognes.

Citations

References

• Baines, Edward (1836). History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster: Volume 1. Fisher.
• Powlett (Duchess of Cleveland), Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina (1889). The Battle Abbey Roll: With Some Account of the Norman Lineages, Volume 3. J. Murray.

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