Oliver de Vaux (died 1244) Patron of Pentney and Baron Dalston, was a 13th-century English nobleman.

Arms of Oliver de Vaux: Chequy argent and gules[1]

Life edit

Vaux was a son of Robert de Vaux.[2][3] Oliver accompanied King John of England to Ireland in 1210; however, he joined the barons against King John in 1215.[3] He attended the meetings of the barons at Stamford and Brackley. Vaux also was part of King Henry III of England's army that invaded Poitou in 1230.

Family edit

Vaux married Petronilla, the widow of William de Longchamp and Henry de Mara, the daughter and heir of Guy de Croun, and Isabella de Basset, they are known to have had the following issue:[2][3]

  • Robert de Vaux, died without issue
  • William de Vaux, married Alianora de Ferrers, died without issue
  • John de Vaux, married Sybilla, had issue
  • Roger de Vaux of Clifton, Cotham and Sibthorpe, married Clementia, had issue
  • Elianore de Vaux

Citations edit

  1. ^ Stukeley 1776, p. 27.
  2. ^ a b Burke 1831, p. 532.
  3. ^ a b c Foss 1870, p. 688.

References edit

  • Burke, John (1831). A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance. H. Colburn & R. Bentley.
  • Foss, Edward (1870). Biographia Juridica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of England from the Conquest to the Present Time, 1066-1870. J. Murray.
  • Stukeley, William (1776). Itinerarium Curiosum; Or, An Account of the Antiquities, and Remarkable Curiosities in Nature Or Art, Observed in Travels Through Great Britain: Volume 1.