Gervase Paganell

Gervase Paganell inherited the feudal barony of Dudley (which included Dudley Castle) around the year 1150. However, after rebelling against the king, his castle was demolished. Gervase founded the Cluniac Priory of St James in Dudley. He died in 1194.

Biography

Gervase Paganell was the son and heir of Ralph Paganell of Dudley Castle. Originally a wooden Norman castle, built by a follower of William the Conqueror, Ansculf de Picquigny,[1] it had been converted to a stone fortification by Gervase's father or his grandfather Fulke. [2] Gervase was involved in a failed rebellion against King Henry II in 1173–4 that resulted in an order that the castle be demolished. He founded a Cluniac priory in Dudley dedicated to St James.[3] [4] When he died in 1194, his heir was his sister Hawise, who had married John de Somery. Their son, Ralph de Somery became the next baron.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Parishes: Dudley | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  2. ↑ Hemingway, John (2006). An Illustrated Chronicle of the Castle and Barony of Dudley 1070-1757. Dudley: The Friends of Dudley Castle. p. 23. ISBN 9780955343803.
  3. ↑ BBC. "Short Walks 4: Priory Park and Wren's Nest". Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  4. ↑ England, Historic. "PRIORY PARK, DUDLEY, Dudley - 1001650| Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  5. ↑ Hemingway, John (2006). An Illustrated Chronicle of the Castle and Barony of Dudley 1070-1757. Dudley: The Friends of Dudley Castle. p. 29. ISBN 9780955343803.
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