Lord Fulke le Strange 1st Baron Strange of Blackmere [14186] ^24,25

   Another name for Fulke was Fulk Strange.

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Barony by writ. I. 1309. I. Fulk Lestrange, brother and heir. His age was given as 22 in Jun 1289. On 16 Jul 1289 it was ordered that he should have his brother's lands, on condition of doing homage at the King's next coming to England. In 1294 he was going to Gascony. He was sum. repeatedly to do service against the Scots from Mar 1298 until Apr 1323. In 1299 he was going to Scotland on the King's service. In Feb 1300/1 his seal was appended to the Barons Letter to the Pope, as Fulco Lestraunge dominus de Corfham. On 4 Mar 1308/9 (2 Edw. II) he was sum. to Parl. by writ directed Fulconi Lestraunge whereby he is held to have become Lord Strange or Lestrange. He was similarly sum. until 26 Dec 1323. In 1309 and frequently thereafter he was in commissions. In 1312 he was an adherent of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. In 1315, for good service in Gascony, he was pardoned certain debts due from his uncle Hamon in connection with Chawton, Hants. On 26 May 1322 he was app. Seneschal of Aquitaine. In 1322 he obtained a license to crenellate his dwelling-place of Whitechurch, Salop. He married Eleanor, daughter of John Giffard of Brimsfield, and sister and coheir of John Giffard. She died before him. He died on or before 23 Jan 1323/4.

Fulke married Eleanor Giffard [14185] [MRIN: 6722], daughter of John of Brimsfield Giffard 1st Lord Giffard [14184] and Maud Clifford [8170]. (Eleanor Giffard [14185] died in 1324.)