Drogo (crossed at Normandy with Williams brother) De Montagu (1040-1086)
1040--1086 (man)
Drogo (crossed at Normandy with Williams brother) De Montagu
Birthdate: 1040
Death: Died 1086
About Drogo (crossed at Normandy with Williams brother) De Montagu
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Or Dreu. He was born in about 1040 in Montagu-les-Bois, Normandy, France. He became the trusted companion, follower, and intimate friend of Robert, Earl of Mortain, the favorite brother of William, Duke of Normandy. Drogo accompanied the expedition to England in 1066 in the immediate retinue of Robert, Earl of Mortain. Drogo died in 1125 in Somerset county. He married unknown.
From the Domesday Book, 1086, “The following Tenants in Chief have holdings in Somerset / Barons and their holdings: Drogo de Montacute. Knowle Park." His brother, Ansger, held Preston.
His arms were Azure, a Griffin segreant (rampant with wings spread), or.
Drogo obtained the grant of several Manors, particularly in the county of Somerset, in the west of England. The original castle or seat of Drogo was at Montacute, an eminence and parish in Tintinhull Hundred, Somersetshire, four miles south from Ilchester. Its ancient name appears to have been Logoresburg and was also called Bishopston. Here the Earl of Mortain built a castle and named it after his friend Drogo de Monte-acuto. (Cappers Topog. Dict.).
Camden says of this place that "the Castle has been quite destroyed these many years and the stones carried off to build the Religious houses and other things, afterward on the very top of the hill was a Chapel made and consecrated to St. Michael, the arch and roof curiously built of hard stone and the ascent to it is around the, mountain up stone stairs for near half a mile."
While this was the original home of the Montagues, the seat of their barony was at Shepton Montacute a villa at no great distance from Montacute. This parish contains the hamlets of upper and lower Shepton *, Knolle, and Stoney Stoke, and was held by Drogo de Monte-acuto and his direct descendants until the time of King Henry VIII. when Sir Thomas Montacute leaving no male issue, this estate was divided between three sisters.
In Drogo's time, in demesne are two carucates, 8 servants, 8 Villanes (farmers), 5 cottagers, 3 ploughs, 2 mills, one not rated, the other pays seven shillings and sixpence. There are 30 acres of meadow, and wood ten furlongs long and four furlongs broad.
Drogo de Monte-acute also held of Robert Earl of Moriton, the following Manors. The manor of Yarlinton. Sutton Montacute, a small parish six miles east from Ivelchester, lying in a fruitful woody vale under the south west brow of Cadbury castle, with other high hills toward the east. It contains thirty houses which compose a long street in the turnpike road from Ivelchester to Castle Cary.
Thulbeer, (ancient name Torlaberie). Drogo held this manor from the Earl of Moriton and it descended through a long line of ancestry together with the manor of Chidzoy, to the unfortunate Edward, son of George Duke of Clarence.
Drogo also held of the said Earl one hide of land in Montagud in this county. Reverend John Collinson says, "it is altogether probable that the Earl of Mortain if he had any other reason than that of a Latin definition---imposed on his demesnes at Bishopton (Logoresburg) the appelation of Montagud in compliment to this Drogo, his favorite and confidential friend." But waving this matter, we find the said Drogo-de-Monte-acuto in possession of these estates until his death, which took place about the latter end of the reign of King Henry I, about 1125. He was living in Somerset county, England at that time. Drogo was succeeded by his son and heir. | |
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