Ælfwine of Warwick
Ælfwine of Warwick was a Sheriff of Warwickshire under William the Conquorer, and one of the few Anglo-Saxons to retain their lands after the conquest.
Family
His mother was Erminhild de Warwick and his father was Wigod de Wallingford, Earl of Wallington and a descendant of both Egbert III of England, and Charles Martel.
His wife was Horne and children were:
- Turchill of Kinsbury de Warwick also known as Thorkell of Arden who was a knight and Earl of Warrckshire, who married Leverunia and through whom was the progenitor of the Arden family in Warwickshire.
- Leofstan[1]
- Gudmund[2]
His sister Ealdgyth was the wife of Robert d'Oilly, who succeeded him as Sheriff.
Estates
He was the owner of Ryton-on-Dunsmore, an estate assessed at 3½ hides and including woodland half a league by 2 furlongs, and a mill worth 12s.[3] and a benefactor of Coventry Abbey.
References
- ^ William Camden, The Visitation of the County of Warwick in the Year 1619, Published in London by the Harleian Society, 1877.
- ^ Townend, Peter. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 18th edition. Vol. 2 pg. 15. London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965-1972.
- ^ L.F. Salzman, VCH: A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6, From British History Online.