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Gerard de Canville

Gerard de Canville (died 1214), often written Camville, was an Anglo-Norman landowner and administrator who was a loyal supporter of King Henry II of England and of his son King John, and through his wife obtained the posts of sheriff of Lincolnshire and constable of Lincoln Castle.[1]

  1. ^ Golding, Brian (28 September 2006). "Canville [Camville], Gerard de (d. 1214)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Subscription or UK public library membership required). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4543. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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