Saer DE QUINCY , 1st Earl of Winchester
- Born: 1170
- Marriage (1): Margaret DE BEAUMONT
- Died: 3 Nov 1219 aged 49
General Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saer_de_Quincy,_1st_Earl_of_Winchester
Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester (c. 1170 \endash 3 November 1219) was one of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against John, King of England, and a major figure in both the kingdoms of Scotland and England in the decades around the turn of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Although he was an Anglo-Norman, Saer de Quincy's father, Robert de Quincy, had married and held important lordships in the Scottish kingdom of his cousin King William the Lion. His mother, Arabella, was the heiress of the lordship of Leuchars and through her Robert became lord over lands in Fife, Perth and Lothian (see below).
Saer's own rise to prominence in England came partly through his marriage to Margaret, the younger sister of Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester. Earl Robert died in 1204, and left Margaret as co-heiress to the vast earldom along with her elder sister. The estate was split in half, and after the final division was ratified in 1207, de Quincy was made Earl of Winchester.
Saer married Margaret DE BEAUMONT.
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