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3 unusual facts about John de Vesci


John de Vesci

These included the barony of Alnwick and a large property in Northumberland and considerable estates in Yorkshire, including Malton.

John sided with Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester during the barons' rebellion against King Henry III, known as the Second Barons' War of 1263–64.

In 1275, John was part of an expedition against Guðrøðr Magnússon, who was leading an uprising on Mann, in an attempt to establish himself as king.



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