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- Prince John was made Count of Mortain in 1189 when he married Isabella of Gloucester shortly before his brother Richard went off to the Crusades. The move was designed to ensure that John towed the line whilst Richard was away. The title and territory belonged to the Dukedom of Normandy and seems to have been given to family members.
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Fig. 1. John's seal as Lord of Ireland and Count of Mortain, 1185-1199. Between March 1185 and as late as October 1199, John, the youngest son of Henry II used an equestrian seal (fig. 1) of about three inches in diameter on which he is represented as a fully armed knight, galloping to the right, and carrying a convex shield charged with two ...
Oct 13, 2019 · Prince John was made Count of Mortain in 1189 when he married Isabella of Gloucester shortly before his brother Richard went off to the Crusades. The move was designed to ensure that John towed the line whilst Richard was away.
introduction to the area of the king's brother John, count of Mortain. When Richard I left England on crusade in 1190, John was given a large landed set-tlement, consisting of the fiefs that he already held, confirmation of his status as lord of Ireland, and a grant of the honour of Lancaster as well as six counties
He was known as John 'Lackland' because all his father's territories passed on his death to his elder brother Richard 'The Lionheart', who became King Richard I. Richard made John Count of Mortain, in nearby Normandy and Seigneur des Iles "dum fuit comes Mortonii et dominus insularum" by an Act of 8 February 1198.
Mar 16, 2024 · The grantor of these charters is John as count of Mortain. According to Lloyd and Stenton, Sir Christopher Hatton's Book of Seals, 1950, John was created count of Mortain 20 July 1189...
Mar 16, 2024 · Transcriptions and notes on charters of John, Count of Mortain: a) n.d. at Northampton Grant of lands in Bedminster to Robert, son of Maurice de Berkeley b) n.d. [c.1189] at Clipston Grant of manor of Bedminster to Maurice de Berkeley For original see AC/D/13/1 c) n.d. Confirmation by Isabella, Countess of Gloucester, of above grant.
On Stephen's death (1154) his surviving son William became count of Mortain, but when he died childless in 1159 the comte was resumed by Henry II. On the accession of Richard I. (1889) he granted it to his brother John, who was thenceforth known as count of Mortain till he ascended the throne (1199).
