Lord of Rayleigh and Haughley Henry de Essex
1121 - 1170 (49 years)
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Name Henry de Essex [1, 2] Title Lord of Rayleigh and Haughley Birth 1121 Rayleigh, Essex, England 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation Royal constable during the reigns of Kings Stephen and Henry II. As royal constable, his office required that he hold the standard to indicate the king's position during any military engagement. Dropping the standard seemed to signal the king's death. Religion As he was a convicted traitor, his estates and offices were forfeit, and his family was disgraced. Henry was allowed to remain as a monk at Reading Abbey, where he remained for the rest of his life. 
Abbey Reading Death 1170 Reading, Berkshire, England [1, 2] - Reading Abbey
Burial Reading, Berkshire, England [1] - Reading Abbey
Person ID I20143 A Tree Called Smith Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
Father Lord Of Essex, Baron of Raleigh Sir Robert FitzSwein, b. 1080, Rochford, Essex, England d. 1133, Suffolk, England (Age 53 years) Relationship natural Mother Lady Gunnor le Bigod, b. 1094, Norfolk, England d. 1150, Rayleigh, Essex, England (Age 56 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1110 Rayleigh, Essex, England Family ID F689 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Alice de Montfort Children 1. Countess of Oxford Agnes of Essex, b. Abt 1140, Rayleigh, Essex, England d. Abt 1200, Oxfordshire, England (Age 60 years) [natural]Family ID F7465 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
Family 2 Cicely de essex, b. 1121 Family ID F7466 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
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Event Map 
Birth - 1121 - Rayleigh, Essex, England 
Death - 1170 - Reading, Berkshire, England Burial - - Reading, Berkshire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Places Abbey Reading
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