Jean de Gisors (1133 - 1220) was a Norman lord of the fortress of Gisors in Normandy, where meetings were traditionally convened between English and French kings and where, in 1188, a curious squabble occurred that involved the cutting of an elm. Until 1193 he was a vassal of the king of England - Henry II, and then Richard I. He owned property in England, in Sussex, and the manor of Titchfield in Hampshire. Events Geoffrey of Monmouth produces the Historia Regum Britanniae Durham Cathedral is completed Construction of Exeter Cathedral begun June 4 - Lothair III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Innocent II Births March 5 - King Henry II of England (died 1189) Honen Shonin, Japanese founder of Pure Land Buddhism (died 1212... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 - 1220 - 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 See also: 1220 state leaders The world in 1220 Middle Ages in Europe Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Events Mongols... The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous people of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Hrolf Ganger, who adopted the French name Rollo and swore allegiance to the king of France (Charles the Simple). ... Gisors is a commune and the chief-town of a canton of the Eure département, in the Haute-Normandie région, in France. ... Mont Saint Michel, one of the famous symbols of Normandy. ... Events Saladin unsuccessfully besieges the Hospitaller fortress of Krak des Chevaliers in modern Syria. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Events Saladin dies, and the lands of the Kurdish Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt and Syria are split among his descendants. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. ... Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Hampshire (abbr. ...

Between 1170 and 1180 he purchased the manor of Buckland, Hampshire from the de Porte family. He is acknowledged as the founder of what was to become the city of Portsmouth in southern England, and it was his authority and ambition that drove the construction of the early town. Old Portsmouth is clearly a planned town and much of what has survived was probably designed by him using the standard medieval grid pattern, which can also be seen in towns such as Salisbury. Events December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral City of Dublin captured by the Normans Wang Anshi of Song China started to carried out reforms in three main structures, education, economy and political system. ... Events April 13 - Frederick Barbarossa issues the Gelnhausen Charter November 18 - France Emperor Antoku succeds Emperor Takakura as emperor of Japan Afonso I of Portugal is taken prisoner by Ferdinand II of Leon Artois is annexed by France Prince Mochihito amasses a large army and instigates the Genpei War between... Hampshire (abbr. ... Portsmouth is a city of about 196,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of Great Britain. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Salisbury (pronounced Solsbree or Sauls-bree) is a small cathedral city in Wiltshire, England. ...

One of the first constructions ordered by de Gisors was the Chapel of St. Thomas, which he had dedicated to St Thomas à Becket who had spent much of his life in Gisors. De Gisors gave land in Portsmouth to the Augustinian canons of Southwick Priory so that they could build a chapel "to the glorious honour of the martyr Thomas of Canterbury, one time Archbishop, on (my) land which is called Sudewede, the island of Portsea". This foundation became Portsmouth Cathedral. Saint Thomas Becket (December 21, 1118 – December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170. ... Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral Interior of the cathedral, at the original nave. ...

However the patronage of de Gisors was not to last, as after his support for an unsuccessful rebellion in Normandy he paid the price by forfeiting all his lands, including Portsmouth, to Richard I. Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ...

He has been claimed to be the first grand master (1188-1220) of the supposed Priory of Sion. Prieuré de Sion, usually rendered in English translation as Priory of Sion or even Priory of Zion, is an elusive protagonist in many works of both non-fiction and fiction. ...

Prieuré de Sion, usually rendered in English translation as Priory of Sion or even Priory of Zion, is an elusive protagonist in many works of both non-fiction and fiction. ... Marie de Saint-Clair was descended from Henry de Saint-Clair, Baron of Rosslyn in Scotland, who accompanied Godroi de Bouillon on the First Crusade. ...

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• The Founding of Portsmouth
• Origins of Old Portsmouth