Hervey de Stanton (12??-13??) was a Chancellor of the Exechequer to King Edward II. He also was a founder of Michaelhouse College at the University of Cambridge, one of the predecessors to Trinity College, Cambridge. A memorial chapel dedicated to him survives in St Michael's Church, Cambride, nearby Trinity College. Edward II, (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... Full name The Hall and College of Michaelhouse Motto Named after St. ... The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names King’s Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College(s) Christ Church Master The Lord Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street...
It is now used as a church hall by Great St Mary's and houses a restaurant known as the Michaelhouse Cafe.
HerveydeStanton is believed to have been in his late fifties by the time he established the college, and had amassed some wealth.
The statutes stipulated that mass be said several times annually for his soul, suggesting that, like many others of the time, he felt that the establishment would help to atone for past sins.
In the charters of Henry de Moucuden (?), Suffolk, and Richard, son of Ralph Paston, of Paston, Walter de Glanville is one of the witnesses.
Hervei), his father, granted, in 1171, lands to Butley Priory, founded by his brother, Lord Ranulph de Glanville, for the souls of their ancestors, i.e., of Ranulph and himself, [fn 80] and he was a witness, as Herveyde Glanville, to the foundation charter.
The lordship of Wooton-Glanville is situated in the county of Dorset, and bounded on the south by Buckland Newton; on the west by Middlemurst; on the north-west by Holwell; [fn 89] and on the east by Holwell.
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