Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... SOME HAPSBURGHS, FEILDINGS, DENBIGHS And DESMONDS, FEILD1NG, Earl of Desmond and Denbigh. (From Lodge's "peerage Of Ireland," published in 17S9). V 'HIS family is derived from a very noble extraction, viz., the Counts of Hapsburgh, Lauffenburgh and Rheinfilden, who were the Counts Palatine in the reign of Henry III. of England. The ancientness of their descent is manifest from divers authentic documents, viz., Memorandum in MS. written in the reign of the Edwards and Henrys (see Note A, page 11). Also an acquittance of same period (see Note B, page 13). ISt Geoffrey, Count of Hapsburgh, cousin to Rudolph, Emperor (1235) of Germany, was greatly oppressed by his cousin B the Emperor, so that he fled to England 1235, taking the name of Fildinge, or ffildinge, from his ancestral domain in Germany. It appears that Geoffrey fought with great bravery under the banner of his master Henry III. of England, who held him in so great esteem that he bestowed upon him considerable estates, with their rents and fees. That he belonged to the house of Hapsburgh is also proved by a deed of attorney which was made at Munsterton, near Lutterworth, in Leicestershire, where Geoffrey is styled "Galfride Count de Hapsburgh et Domine de Rinfilding in Germany." Also a document empowering to deliver feizin of the mannor of Munsterton and of one yard land in Lutterworth, which his mother, Matilda de Colville, sometime had. Also an acquittance dated at Westminster, 5th July, 12 Edward, made by Geoffrey, signed of Hapsburgh. Geoffrey the 1st left three sons--Geoffrey, John, and Thomas. (notes 2nd A and B.) Sir Geoffrey succeeded his father, and married Agnes, daughter of and heir to John Napton. His brother, Sir Robert Napton, married the heiress Alice, daughter of...