Thornbury Castle
A history of the Manor and Castle
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Information:
Meet the Castle Builder.
Who was executed?
A holders family tree
A history of the castle
Once a manor house
Other castles
How it might have looked
Paintings of the castle
An owner's timeline
A plan of the castle
A modern hotel
Sir Algar a local hero
Victorian photos
Snow scenes
My photos
The families:
Audley
de Clare
de Montfort
FitzHamon
FitzRobert
Howard
Normans
Saxons
Stafford
Tudors
Centuries:
10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
An index of people
Holder of the manor
Other key people
Year of birth
Name
Notes
1121
William FITZROBERT
Husband of
Hawise BEAUMONT
c.1153
Amice FITZROBERT
Wife of Richard de CLARE
c.1172
Aumarie de MONTFORT
1st husband of Millicent de GOURNEY
c.1173
Isobel FITZROBERT
Wife of
Geoffrey FITZGEOFFREY de MANVILLE, John of NORMANDY &
Hubert de BURGH
aft.1152
Mabel FITZROBERT
Wife of
Amaury V de MONTFORT
1180
Gilbert de CLARE
1st husband of Isobel MARSHALL
Year of birth
Name
Notes
1102
Matilda of ENGLAND
Wife of Henry of SAXONY & Sir Geoffrey PLANTAGENET
c.1103
Adeliza of LOUVAIN
2nd wife of Henry of NORMANDY
c.1107
Avice Anastasia
Wife of Robert de STAFFORD
c.1107
Robert de STAFFORD
Husband of Avice Anastasia
1113
Sir Geoffrey PLANTAGENET
2nd husband
of Matilda of ENGLAND
1114
Hereward de SEAGRAVE
2nd husband of Wilburga de BEAUMONT
c.1115
Fuko HOWARD
1120
Louis VII of FRANCE
1st husband
of
Eleanor of AQUITAINE
1122
Eleanor of AQUITAINE
Wife of Henry of NORMANDY &
Louis VII of FRANCE
1127
Robert de STAFFORD
Husband of
Basillia
c.1127
Basillia
Wife of Robert de STAFFORD
c.1130
Hawise BEAUMONT
Wife of William FITZROBERT
c.1130
Wilburga de BEAUMONT
Wife of Allan HOWARD
1133
Henry of NORMANDY
2nd husband
of
Eleanor of AQUITAINE
c.1140
Galfridus HOWARD
1153
Richard de CLARE
Husband of Amice FITZROBERT
c.1153
Sir Hervey FITZBAGOT
Husband of
Millicent de STAFFORD
c.1155
Millicent de STAFFORD
Wife of Sir Hervey FITZBAGOT
c.1160
Hubert de BURGH
3rd husband of Isobel FITZROBERT
c.1165
Allan HOWARD
1st husband of Wilburga de BEAUMONT
1166
John of NORMANDY
2nd husband of Isobel FITZROBERT
c.1178
Sir Hervey de STAFFORD
Husband of
Petronille de FERRERS
c.1188
Isabella of ANGOULEME
2nd wife of
John of NORMANDY
c.1189
Millicent de GOURNEY
Wife of
Aumarie de MONTFORT & Williams de CANTILUPE
c.1189
Williams de CANTILUPE
2nd husband of Millicent de GOURNEY
c.1190
William HOWARD
c.1191
Geoffrey FITZGEOFFREY de MANVILLE
1st husband of Isobel FITZROBERT
c.1198
Petronille de FERRERS
Wife of Sir Hervey de STAFFORD
A timeline of the holders of the manor and castle from Saxon times to the modern day.
Alfred the Great
Edward the Elder
Altelstan
Aelfwaerd
Aylward
Aelfgar
Brictric
Mathilda
William I
William II
Robert FitzHamon
Mabel FitzHamon
William FitzRobert
Aumarie de Montfort
Amice FitzRobert
Isobel FitzRobert
Gilbert de Clare
Richard de Clare
Gilbert de Clare
Margaret de Clare
Margaret Audley
Hugh de Stafford
Edmund Stafford
Humphrey Stafford
Humphrey Stafford
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980
1051
1062
1070
1083
1090
1107
1157
1183
1213
1213
1225
1230
1262
1295
1342
1349
1386
1403
1460
Henry Stafford
Edward Stafford
Henry VII
Edward VI
Mary I
Henry Stafford
Ursula Pole
Henry Stafford
Edward Stafford
Edward Stafford
Henry Stafford
Mary Stafford
William Howard
Henry Stafford Howard
William Stafford Howard
Thomas Howard
Philip Howard
Edward Howard
Henry Molyneux-Howard
Henry Howard
Edward Howard
Algar Howard
Kenneth Bell
Maurice Taylor
Hotel groups
1470
1483
1521
1547
1553
1554
1554
1563
1566
1603
1625
1637
1637
1693
1719
1727
1732
1750
1777
1824
1875
1916
1966
1988
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