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Birth:          1220 Heleigh, Staffordshire, England
Death:          ABT 11 Jan 1272 Ireland
Cause of Death: broken neck

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Giffard,_1st_Baron_Giffard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_de_Audley
James de Audley (1220 – 1272), or James de Aldithel and Alditheley, was an English 
baron.[1]

Biography[edit]

Audley was born in 1220 to Henry de Audley, and was, like him, a lord-marcher. In 
1257 he accompanied Richard, king of the Romans, to his coronation at Aachen 
(Matt. Paris), sailing on 29 April (Rymer) and returning to England in the autumn to 
take part in the Welsh campaign (1257-1260). In the following year (1258) he was one 
of the royalist members of the council of fifteen nominated by the Provisions of Oxford, 
and witnessed, as 'James of Aldithel,' their confirmation by the king (18 Oct.). He also, 
with his brother-in-law, Peter de Montfort, was appointed commissioner to treat with 
Llewelyn (18 Aug.), and two years later he acted as an itinerant justice. On Llewelyn 
of Wales attacking Mortimer, a royalist marcher, Audley joined Prince Edward at 
Hereford, 9 January 1263 to resist the invasion. But the barons, coming to Llewelyn's 
assistance, dispersed the royalist forces, and seized on his castles and estates. He is 
wrongly said by Dugdale and Foss to have been made 'justice of Ireland' in this year, 
but in December he was one of the royalist sureties in the appeal to Louis of France. 
At the time of the battle of Lewes (May 1264) he was in arms for the king on the 
Welsh marches (Matthew Paris), and he was one of the first to rise against the 
government of Simon de Montfort. On Gloucester embracing the royal cause, early in 
1265, Audley joined him with the other marchers, and took part in the campaign of 
Evesham and the overthrow of the baronial party. He appears to have gone on a 
pilgrimage to Galicia in 1268, and also, it is stated, to Palestine in 1270; but though 
his name occurs among the 'Crucesignati' of 21 May 1270, it is clear that he never 
went, for he was appointed justiciary of Ireland a few months later, his name first 
occurring in connection with that office 5 September 1270. He also served as High 
Sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire in 1261 and 1270.[2] During his tenure as 
Justiciar of Ireland he led several expeditions against 'the Irish rebels,' but died by 
'breaking his neck' about 11 June 1272 (when he is last mentioned as justiciary), and 
was succeeded by his son James, who did homage 29 July 1272.

Parents
DE ALDITHLEY (AUDLEY) Henry (1175 - BEF 11 Nov 1246)
MAINWARING Bertred (ABT 1195 - AFT 1249)

Siblings
DE ALDITHLEY (DE AUDLEY) James (1220 - ABT 11 Jan 1272)

Marriage To LONGSPEE Ela (ABT 1226 - 22 Nov 1299)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
LONGESPEE William (ABT 1212 - 7 Feb 1250)
DE CAMVILLE Idoine (ABT 1209 - 1 Jan 1251)

Children by LONGSPEE Ela ABT 1226 - 22 Nov 1299
DE AUDLEY Nicholas (BEF 1258 - 28 Aug 1299)
AUDLEY Hugh (ABT 1267 - ABT 1326)

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