Alan fitz Flaad
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title:
Alan fitz Flaad
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Alan fitz Flaad was a Breton knight, probably recruited as a mercenary by Henry I of England in his conflicts with his brothers. After Henry became King of England, Alan became an assiduous courtier and obtained large estates in Norfolk, Sussex, Shropshire, and elsewhere in the Midlands, including the feudal barony and castle of Oswestry in Shropshire. His duties included supervision of the Welsh border. He is now noted as the progenitor of the FitzAlan family, the Earls of Arundel (1267–1580),
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11th century Breton knight
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_fitz_Flaad
date created:
2008-01-11T12:55:43Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T08:58:22Z
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