Gervase de Cornhill
| Gervase de Cornhill | |
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| Justice of London | |
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In office 1147 – c. 1183 |
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| Sheriff of London | |
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In office 1155–1157 |
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| Sheriff of London | |
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In office 1160–1161 |
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| Sheriff of Surrey | |
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In office 1167–1174 |
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| Sheriff of Kent | |
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In office 1163 – c. 1183 |
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| Royal Justice | |
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In office 1170 – c. 1183 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gervase c. 1110 |
| Died | c. 1183 |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes, daughter of Edward of Cornhill |
| Children | |
Gervase de Cornhill (sometimes Gervase of Cornhill; c. 1110-c. 1183) was an Anglo-Norman royal official and sheriff. Beginning his royal service as a justice in London in 1147, he continued to serve both King Stephen of England and Henry II until his death around 1183. He played a minor role in the Becket controversy in 1170.
According to the medievalist Katharine Keats-Rohan, Gervase was the son of Roger, who was the nephew of Hubert the queen's chamberlain. Other scholars are less sure that Gervase was Roger's son, and argue that Gervase was Hubert's nephew. Gervase was likely born around 1110. He married Agnes, the daughter of Edward of Cornhill. After his marriage, he became known as de Cornhill because of his wife's property.
Gervase was royal justice in London in 1147, and continued to claim that title through the 1170s on his personal seal. He was one of the members of the royal administration under King Stephen of England. Gervase was also a merchant and financier. Around 1143 he loaned money to Stephen's wife Matilda of Boulogne, and received in pledge land at Gamlingay in Cambridgeshire. The queen was unable to repay the debt, and the lands pledged eventually became Gervase's. Gervase also loaned money to Hugh Tirel, son of Walter Tirel, in 1146 to enable Hugh to go on the Second Crusade. In return, Hugh pledged the manor of Langham in Essex to Gervase.
Gervase held the office of Sheriff of London in 1155 through 1157, 1160 and 1161, and may have held that office between 1159 and 1160 as well. He also held the office of Sheriff of Surrey from 1163 until his death as well as the office of Sheriff of Kent from 1167 to 1174. Gervase was named a judge on one of the eyre circuits in 1170.
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