Biography of Bishop Fulk Basset 1189-1259
Paternal Family Tree: Basset
Around 1189 Bishop Fulk Basset was born to Alan Basset (age 34) and Aline Fitzrobert. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Around 1232 [his father] Alan Basset (age 77) died at Headington, Oxfordshire.
In 1241 Bishop Fulk Basset (age 52) was elected Bishop of London.
On 09 Oct 1244 Bishop Fulk Basset (age 55) was consecrated Bishop of London.
Letters. 1258. Letter XIII. Matilda Prioress of the Convent of Barking to Henry III (age 50).
To her most excellent lord Henry, by God's grace illustrious king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and earl of Anjou, Matilda, humble prioress of Barking, and of the convent of the same place, wishes health, with due reverence and honour, and the suflFrages of her prayers.
Since the lady our mother, venerable for her religion, the lady Christina, late abbess of our house, did on the Monday next after the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, in the forty-third year of your reign, of her own good and spontaneous will, yield up the government of the said abbey, on account of the infirmity and debility of her body, and was absolved from it by our venerable father Foulk, bishop of London (age 69), we now, being destitute of the solace of an abbess, send to you our beloved sisters and fellow-nuns, Roesia de Argentes, Joanna de Wantham, and Agnes Costentin, humbly and de voutly supplicating that the bowels of your compassion may be moved towards us, and that the condescension of your mercy will grant us permission to elect some other as our abbess, so that henceforth you may receive from the highest retributor a worthy reward, and we may be henceforth obligated more specially to ofier up the merited suflfrages of our prayers for you and yours. Given at Barking [Map] the Tuesday after the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, in the forty-third year of your reign.
[his father] Alan Basset and [his mother] Aline Fitzrobert were married. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thurston "The Norman" Basset
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Basset
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Basset
GrandFather: Thomas Basset
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily Englefield
Father: Alan Basset
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald Dunstanville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alan Dunstanville
GrandMother: Adeliza Dunstanville
Bishop Fulk Basset 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva Falaise
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Normandy 1st Earl Gloucester Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Philip Fitzrobert Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hamon Dentatus
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hamo Dapifer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fitzhamon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mabel Fitzhamon Countess Gloucester
Mother: Aline Fitzrobert Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England