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Brian fitz Count was an illegitimate son of Alan IV, Duke of Brittany, and thus the half-brother of Conan III, Duke of Brittany. He was sent to be raised at the court of King Henry I of England. He served Henry well at the Battle of Tinchebray in 1106 and elsewhere, winning the king's favour.
Brien FitzCount, lord of Wallingford and Abergavenny was one of the Empress Matilda’s staunchest supporters during her bid for the English crown, The third quote at the beginning of this article comes from the Gesta Stephani and concerns the Empress’s flight from Winchester in 1141.
Brian Fitz Count was one of her strongest supporters on the battlefield and in the long run. It was rumoured that they were lovers. During the siege of Oxford, Brian Fitz Count was running low on funds at his place in Wallingford Castle , supporting soldiers in her cause.
- Edith Pargeter
- 1987
Warrior & Author. Died: circa 1153. Brian FitzCount was the illegitimate son of Alan Fergant, Count of Brittany. From a most interesting letter, addressed to him by Gilbert Foliot, we learn that King Henry I reared him from his youth, knighted him and provided for him in life.
5 de nov. de 2022 · Brian Fitz Count, also known as Brian of Wallingford, is identified in Wikipedia as an illegitimate son of Alan IV, Duke of Brittany, and thus the half-brother of Conan III, Duke of Brittany and son of the brother-in-law of King Henry of England. [1]
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- Mathilde (Crispin) de Wallingford
20 de abr. de 2017 · Brian Fitz-Count, Lord of Wallingford Castle by marriage with the Lady Maude (Matildis Domina de Walingfort), the widow of the doughty Baron Milo Crispin, who died in 1107, without issue—was pacing the ramparts of his castle, which overlooked the Thames.
Brian Fitz Count. As the illegitimate son of Alan Fergant, former duke of Brittany, Brian Fitz Count’s nobility cannot be doubted, though he is not to receive the same kind of inheritance as his two good friends, Robert Fitz Roy and Stephen of Blois.
