Josce de Dinan

- 1166

• Name	Josce de Dinan
  Gender	Male
  Died	1166
  Notes	Wikipeida https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josce_de_Dinan Josce de Dinan also called Joce de Dinan, Josselin de Dinan,[Joce de Dynan; Jocelin de Dinan, Joyce de Dinan, or Joceas de Dinan, (died 1166) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman who lived during and after the civil war between King Stephen of England and his cousin Matilda over the throne of England. He was a landholder in the Welsh Marches when he was married by Stephen to the widow of Pain FitzJohn, a union that gave Josce control of Ludlow Castle. Control of the castle was contested by other noblemen, and the resulting warfare between the nobles forms the background to a late medieval romance known as Fouke le Fitz Waryn, which is mainly concerned with the actions of Josce's grandson, but also includes some material on Josce's lifetime. Josce eventually lost control of Ludlow and was granted lands in compensation by Matilda and her son, King Henry II of England, who succeeded Stephen in 1154. Josce was the youngest son of Geoffrey de Dinan and Radegonde Orieldis, and had two older brothers, Oliver of Dinan and Alan of Becherel. Josce's family was from Brittany, and he was described by the historian Marjorie Chibnall as an "obscure Breton adventurer." Josce moved from Devon in southern England to the Welsh Marches, the border between England and Wales, because the lords of Monmouth were also of Breton extraction. While in the Marches he joined King Stephen's household. Josce was married to Sybil, the widow of Pain fitzJohn, who died in 1137. Sybil had held Ludlow Castle against Stephen in 1139, but surrendered after a siege. Ludlow was an important strategic stronghold for control of the Welsh Borders, and Stephen decided to marry Pain's widow to someone he felt was trustworthy. Josce died in 1166. He was survived by two daughters: Sibil, who married Hugh de Pulgenet and died in 1212, and Hawise who married Fulk FitzWarin, who died in 1197. In 1199 his two daughters petitioned the king regarding the ownership of the town and castle of Ludlow but were turned down.
  Person ID	I36018	Master File
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Geoffrey de Dinan
  Mother	Radegonde Orieldis
  Family ID	F14841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sybil
  Children	1. Hawise de Dinan
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F14840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart