Draft:House of Earley
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The House of Earley[lower-alpha 2](/haʊs ɒv ˈɜːli/ Norman: Maison de Erleigh [mɛ.zɔ̃ d̪e ɛʁlɛɡ]), was a noble house that existed from 12 - 14 centuries originating from Normandy,France before migrating to England during the norman conquest of England. They were a House comprised of knights for the Kingdom of England ,and members had participated in many conflicts for the kingdom during the Hundred Years' War. They were prominent due to the lands and titles which the held as vassals, most of which are in modern day counties of Somerset and Berkshire. The most notable titles in Somerset being High sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, and the landed settlements of Durston[1]and Beckington[2] while in Berkshire, they most notably owned Sonning and Earley. The ultimate mentioned includes the Earley Manors of St Nicholas (now Whiteknights Park) and St Bartholomew of which the House would borrow their name[3].[4] The Family is pivotal to mediaeval history of to Earley and the to a noticeable extent the greater county area and their influence is still seen such as with the previously mentioned Whiteknights Park located within the campus of The University of Reading being named after John d'Earley IV[4] who was given the epithet "the Whiteknight".
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House of Earley De Erleigh | |
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Nobel House | |
Country | |
Place of origin | |
Founded | 1161 |
Founder | John d'Earley I |
Current head | Extinct. |
Final ruler | John d'Earley VII |
Final head | Margaret d'Earley |
Historic seat | |
Titles | |
Dissolution | 1443 (282 years) |
Deposition | 1409 (248 years)[lower-alpha 1] |