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KENT. 349 II. 1141, William m IpnES, Vicojite tie Ipres,(») illegit. p.( b ) of to Pliilip, C'ocnt de Inits (2d r. of Robert the Frison, Count ok 1 155. Flan'okhs). was h. before IJIS and, having failed ill an attempt to get himself acknowledged n3 Count of Flanders, took refnce in England assisting Kim; Stephen in his straggle for the crown by whom, after having distinguished btmself at the battle of the Standard, he was cr. EAliL OF KENT, 1141 ; Constable of Rochester and Steward of the Household. He founded the Abbey of Boxley, CO. Kent, in 1141. Soon after the accession of Kins Henry II. he was banished about 1155 Mid apparently deprived of kit knrldom. He became blind and a monk, 24 Dec. 1162, at the Abbey of St. Peter de Lo in Flanders which he bad founded. He had m. a niece of Cletnence of Burgundy and of Pope Ca'ixtus L by whom he had a sun called Hubert de Lo, c ) but the English honours and estates hud been forfeited before his death. III. 1"227, Hubert de Borgh appears *o haw been born ut to Burgh St. Margaret, in the hundred el Flcgg, co. Xorfo'k. and to 1243 have been, 1 ') s. of Sir Reyner tie Buugu, by Joan, da. and coheir of John PuNCHAiin, of Nin th Tndenhatu, in that enmity. He was in the Household of Richard L, and was probably 25 when, in 1200, be was sent by King John [to whom he was Chamberlain) on an embassy to Portiural(') ; Constable of Windsor and Dover Castles, Warden of the Cinque ports, and Sheriff of various counties during the reigns of King John and Henry HI. In 1204, when nearly all Pnitou had fallen to the French, he held the besieged Castle of Chinon more than a year. Seneschal of Poitott 1213-15; of Niort, 1214; Joint Envoy to treat with the Parous, 1215, being named as one of those by whose advice the Magna Clutrta was granted , JCSTICUB ok England. June 1215, retaining that great office (for 17 years) till July 1232. On the death of King John he took an active part in repelling the French iii Kent and elsewhere d in August 1217, with (at the most) lb' large and 20 small vessels, overpowered a French fleet of more than four times that amount (the Hrst of our naval victories), which defeat compelled the French to evacuate England. On the death of the Regent, Fall of Pembroke, he was, in May 1219, elected Kegknt of England, continuing as such till the King, at the Council of Oxford (declaring himself of full age) rr, him. 11 Feb, 1226,7, HAUL OF KKNTffj with rem. to his heirs by Margaret of Scotland, his wife. In 1220 he incurred the King's displeasure by opposing a projected invasion of France, while his great power and influence raised him up many enemies. He was, however, made in 1232 Justiciar of Ireland, as also (for life) Constable of the Tower of London and of Windsor. Shortly afterwards, however, the King turned him out of office, and demanded an account of all matters conducted by him during his own reign and that of the late King, StC. He was ini prisoned in the Towel of London and eNewhere, but Anally, in 12114. was restored to his former position. In 12:39 the King revived many of these charges against him, but to no ell'ect. He m. firstly ( a ) " Guillaume, surnommc D'Iprcs, a cause qu' il etoit Vicomto [Pcre Anselme, turn, iij, Iprcnsis, sen Locnsis" [Bouquet, vol. xviii, p. 41 1], as quoted in Planche's " KarU of Kent," where it is stated that he was Lord of 1*1 (Loo or Loos) a place between Fumes and Dixnmnde in Flanders not to be confounded (as is done by Brooke, Vincent, ami Dugdale), with LaOU a well known city in France. ("') The mother of William appears to have been " a mean person " who was " a carder of wool." See Planche's " Earls of Kent." CO This Robert was living in 11S3 so he certainly was not murdered by " Theodonc of Flanders" (who d. in 116S) as stated by Milles. _ ' ("; His pedigree and even his actual parentage is obscure. See vol. ii, p. 361, note "n," salt " Cornwall," as to his traditional descent from William, Earl of Cornwall, anil see an able article by " W.S.K." in the " Her. and Gen." (vol. iv, pp. 337- -340), on the " Origin of the family of De Bwrgh " as also see Planche's " Earls of Kent." (') According to Ralph of Coggershall (139-113) he was Castellan of Fahiise and had, as such, the charge of Prince Arthur of Britanny [1202] as narrated in Shakes- peare's "Sing John," There is, however, considerable doubt as to this stoiy. C) See " Gall. Top. el lien.," vol. viii, p. 72, where it is added that " he had after- wards two other grants of the same Earldom vide cart. A». 13 Hen. 111., in. 19."