Ilbert Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
Ivry, Roger d' Also called 'Butler'. From Ivry la Bataille, Eure. Married to Adeline, daughter of Hugh de Grandmesnil <landownersg-i.html>. Sworn brother-in-arms of Robert d'Oilly <landownersm-o.html>. Held several estates jointly. Perhaps Sheriff of Gloucestershire at one time. Holdings in Beds., Bucks., Glos., Hunts., Oxon., Warwicks.
Ivry, Hugh d' Butler in Norman household before 1066. Probably brother of Roger d'Ivry <landownersg-i.html>. Holdings in Oxon
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Jocelyn le Breton Holdings in Beds., Bucks., Glos.
Judith, Countess Niece of William I <landownersu-z.html>, daughter of his half-sister Adelaide and Lambert, Count of Lens. Widow of Earl Waltheof of Huntingdon <landownersg-i.html> and Northumbria, whom she betrayed. Holdings in 10 counties in Midlands and East Anglia.
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Kent, Leofwin, Earl of Son of Countess Gytha <landownersg-i.html> and Earl Godwin <landownersg-i.html>, younger brother of King Harold <landownersg-i.html>. Earl of Kent and the home counties.
Keynes, William of Sheriff of Northamptonshire.
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Lacy, Roger de Son of Walter de Lacy <landownersj-l.html>, succeeded him in 1085. Rebelled 1088 and 1094. Banished 1096; died 1106. Head of his fief at Woebley. Became Abbot of St. Peters, Glos. Holdings in Berks., Glos., Herefords., Shrops., Worcs.
Lacy, Walter de From Lassy, Calvados. Western lands made him an important defender against Welsh. Helped crush rebellion of Earl William FitzOsbern's <landownersd-f.html> son, Roger; died 1085. Succeeded by son Roger.
Limesy, Ralph de From Lim�sy, Seine-Maritime. King William's <landownersu-z.html> sister's son, probably brother of Roger de Limesy. Holdings in 10 counties in East, West and Midlands.
Limesy, Roger de Probably brother of Ralph de Limesy. See Chester.
Lincoln, Remigius, Bishop ofProvided William I <landownersu-z.html> with ships for invasion of 1066; moved see from Dorchester, Oxon., to Lincoln between 1072 and 1086; Domesday commissioner. Holdings in Beds., Berks., Bucks., Lincs. Church holdings in five other counties.
Lisieux, Gilbert, Bishop of Bishop of Lisieux, Calvados, 1077-1101. William I's <landownersu-z.html> doctor. Holdings in Yorkshire. Church holdings in Dorset Herts., Glos., Oxon., Wilts.
London, Maurice, Bishop of Bishop of London, 1086-1107. Chancellor after Bishop Osmund of Salisbury <landownerss-t.html>. Holdings in Somerset. Church holdings in Dorset, Essex, Herts. and Middx.
London, William, Bishop of Bishop of London, 1051-75. Church holdings in Dorset, Essex, Herts., Middx.
Lorraine, Albert de A clerk or chaplain favoured by Edward the Confessor <landownersd-f.html> and William I <landownersu-z.html>. Holdings in Beds., Herefords., Rutland and Surrey.
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Malet, Robert From Gravelle-Ste-Honorine, Seine-Inf. Son of William Malet. King William's great chamberlain; stronghold in Suffolk; probably Sheriff of Suffolk. Holdings in 10 counties from Essex and Surrey to Yorks.
Mandeville, Geoffrey de Perhaps from Mandeville, Eure. Ancestor of Earls of Essex. Lord of Pleshey. Holdings in 11 home and midlands counties.
Mantes, Count Drogo of Married Edward the Confessor's <landownersd-f.html> sister, Countess Goda <landownersg-i.html>. Father of Ralph the Timid <landownersg-i.html>, Earl of Hereford.
Marlborough, Alfred of Lord of Ewyas Harold Castle, Herefordshire. Holdings in Devon, Hants., Herefords., Somerset, Surrey, Wilts.
Matilda, Queen Matilda of Flanders. William I's <landownersu-z.html> queen, died 1083. Holdings still listed as hers in Bucks., Corn., Glos.
Mercia, Edwin, Earl of Son of Earl Algar of East Anglia <landownersd-f.html>. Rebellious earl, killed by his own men, 1071.
Mercia, Leofric, Earl of Married to Countess Godiva <landownersg-i.html>. Grandfather of rebel earls Edwin and Morcar.
Merleswein Sheriff of Lincolnshire.
Moeles, Baldwin of Also called Baldwin of Exeter, Baldwin de Brion and Baldwin de Sap. From Meulles, Calvados. Son of Gilbert of Brion, brother of Richard FitzGilbert of Tonbridge. Sheriff of Devon. Castle at Okehampton. Custody of Castle of Exeter. Large holdings in Devon. Also in Dorset and Somerset.
Mohun, William de From Moyon, La Manche. Head of Fief at Dunster, where he founded the Priory, 1095. Holdings in Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wilts.
Montfort, Hugh deAlso called Hugh Beard. From Montfort-sur-Risle, Eure. Regent with Odo of Bayeux <landowners.html> and Earl William FitzOsbern <landownersd-f.html> in 1067. Castle at Saltwood, with extensive Kent holdings to defend coast. Also holdings in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Mortagne, Matthew de From Mortagne, La Manche. Holdings in Berk., Dorset, Essex, Glos., Somerset, Wilts.
Mortain, Robert, Count of Half-brother of William I <landownersu-z.html>, younger brother of Odo of Bayeux <landowners.html>. Married Earl Hugh of Chester's <landowners.html> daughter. Lord of the Sussex rape of Pevensey, with castle there. Virtual Earl of Cornwall; fief included Honour of Berkhamsted with castle there. Rebelled 1088; pardoned; died 1091. Largest landholder in the country after the King. Holdings in 19 counties.
Mortimer, Ralph de From Mortemer, Seine-Maritime. Son of Roger. Lord of Wigmore Castle. Received lands which had been Earl Roger of Hereford's after his rebellion, 1075. Lands in 13 counties all over the country.
Musard, Hascoit Named perhaps from muscardus, lazy or stupid. A Breton. Holdings in Berks., Bucks., Glos., Oxon. Warwicks.