Robert III de Stuteville of Cottingham
1110 – 1183
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✓ Robert [III] de Stuteville, lord of Cottingham, Yorkshire (b. c.1110 per Clay, d. 1183); sheriff of Yorkshire ('Roberto de Stutevilla vicecomite' [1170/76]); held 8 knights' fees of Roger de Mowbray in 1166; a leader for Henry II against the Young King 1173; witnessed the York weavers' charter 1163 with his brother Roger. His Rievaulx charter names four generations: 'for the souls of Robert de Stuteville my grandfather, and Robert my father, and Erneburg my mother, and Helwise my wife', with the consent of 'William my son and my other sons'. Sons William (d. 1202), Nicholas (the heir line), Eustace, Robert and Osmund (of Gressenhall); daughters incl. Helewise (I101875). m. (probably 2ndly) Helwise. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'Untitled English Nobility P-S: STUTEVILLE (enguntps.htm), read 27 Oct 2026'. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]