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Henry of Essex
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Henry of Essex (d. c.1170), Constable of England and royal standard-bearer under Stephen and Henry II, lord of Rayleigh and Haughley; father of Agnes of Essex, third wife of the 1st Earl of Oxford. Accused of dropping the royal standard in a Welsh ambush (1157), he lost a judicial duel to Robert de Montfort in 1163 and forfeited everything.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (Wikipedia 'Henry of Essex', web-confirmed 7 Aug 2026). Added 7 Aug 2026 (cheap-win audit): a documented rung previously left as a floor. Direct-ancestor line only; collateral kin not wired.