Nicholas de Verdun

✓ Nicholas de Verdun (c.1173/78-1231), lord of Alton, Staffordshire, and of Dundalk; succeeded his brother Thomas in 1199 (Croxden Chronicle); m. (2) c.1205/09 Clemence le Boteler; d. 1231 - Henry III gave seisin of the lands 'quas Nicholaus de Verdun et Clemencia uxor eius tenuerunt' to Clemence, 23 Oct 1231. Father of Rohese de Verdun (I100156) - 'Roesie fil Nich de Verdun', whose marriage to Theobald le Butiller Henry III urged on 4 Sep 1225. Son of Bertram [IV] de Verdun by his second wife Rohese. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), English Lords T-Z (Verdun). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 15 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]