- Yes, date unknown
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Name |
Johannes De Vaux |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Yes, date unknown |
Person ID |
I163042 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- There does seem to be a problem with this line as shown here, (with hisfather as Philip de Vaux) as the quote below shows:
"William de Vaux gifted Fidra Island to Dryburgh Abbey in 1220. Beingabout 80 at the time... soon after his son John succeded him and beganbuilding a new castle at Dirleton. John greatly improved the familiesstanding in society when he became steward to Marie de Coucy, AlexanderII's young Queen." Page 19. Dirleton Castle by Doreen Grove. 1995.Historic Scotland. ISBN 0 7480 1096 5
Dirleton Castle - Dirleton, Scotland (HS)
at http://www.heritage.me.uk/castles/dirleton.htm
"In 1220, William de Vaux gifted Fidra Island, where the first castle ispresumed to have been built, to Dryburgh Abbey, continuing the familytradition and storing up good works for the life hereafter. William's sonJohn took the family a social step up when he became steward to the youngQueen, Marie de Coucy. By building a new stone castle in the middle ofhis estate, he proclaimed his higher profile and all the estate's producekept the life at Dirleton a life of plenty."
Below from Reconstruction of Dirleton Castle athttp://www.maybole.org/history/castles/dirleton.htm
"The first stone castle was built by the De-Vauxs after 1240 and wasbased on Coucy-le-Chateaux in France, north of Paris. Interestingly thisdesign of a large Donjon and lesser D-plan towers was also used in theconstruction of Bothwell castle near Glasgow and Kildrummy castle inGrampian. Showing that the Scots were open to new ideas in castle designfrom Europe.
In 1298, Dirleton was besieged by Bishop Beck on behalf of King Edward Iof England (Hammer of the Scots). News of William Wallace's defeated atthe battle of Falkirk was used to try and force a surrender of the castlebut the De-Vauxs continued to resiSt More English troops and materialsfor building siege engines were landed at the coastal fortress of Dunbarcastle then transported overland to the siege. With the extra magonelsand trebuchets the castle walls were breached and entered by storm.Surprisingly, the De-Vaux were allowed to flee with their lives."
Dirleton Castle at:
http://www.heritage.me.uk/castles/dirleton.htm
http://www.clanmaxwellusa.com/dirleton.htm
http://www.marie-stuart.co.uk/Castles/Dirleton.htm
http://www.maybole.org/history/castles/dirleton.htm
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