Countess Of Cornwall

Cornwall. 3 recorded holders. ← all offices

The succession the rolls themselves record for this office, earliest first — a finding aid drawn from the roll text, not an authoritative fasti. Spelling variants of one holder now fold together where the volumes' own printed indexes attest them (“Burghers” and “Burghersh” are one man when the editors say so); the opposite case — one name hiding two men — is proposed from the same indexes and from matched identities, and separates only after human confirmation. Until then a shared name lists as one holder, and the list can be checked against printed succession lists (Fasti / VCH).

1. Margaret 1294–1330 ×27
   • 1294-02-14 — Inspeximus and conformation of (1) a chirograph, dated Bermundesheye, 13 Feb , 22 Edward I., whereby Edmund, earl of Cornwall, assigned, for her life, to lady M…
   • 1312-09-16 — Order to the same to take into the king's hand the lands which Margaret, countess of Cornwall, deceased, held in dower of the king's inheritance.
   • 1312-10-21 — Grant for life, at the request of queen Isabel, the king's consort to William de la Legh and Alice his wife of all the lands which Margaret, countess of Cornwal…
   • 1312-10-27 — Grant for life, at the instance of Bartholomew de Badelesmere, to Richard son of Ralph de Glatton of 2 messuages and 2 virgates of land in Glatton, which Margar…
   • 1314-01-04 — Grant to them that they may again have the same, for their trespass were taken into the king's hand, and hold the land and rent, for the life of the said Joan, …
   • 1314-04-22 — Order to cause John de Ros Margaret, late the wife of Philip le Despenser, whom John has now to have seisin of the lands in Coldon and Dodyngton that, it by inq…
   • 1314-04-22 — To John de Evre, escheator beyond Trent. Order to cause John de Ros Margaret, late the wife of Philip le Despenser, whom John has now to have seisin of the land…
   • 1314-05-12 — Order to the same escheator to deliver to William de Maundevill, for a fine of 50s. made by him, his lands in Shatesham, Sutton, Bauderseye, Aldelton and Ramesh…
2. Margaret de Gavaston 1312–1315 ×4
   • 1312-08-26 — Acknowledgment that the king is bound to the mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of the city of Lincoln in 200/., advanced by them as a loan by the king's command as…
   • 1315-07-13 — John le Monk, son of John Je Monek, of Mersshton, acknowledges that owes to Roger de Thornhull the elder 40/. ; to be levied, in default of of his lands and cha…
3. Margaret de Clare 1316
   • 1316-05-16 — ' If. Parr II. 459 until Michaelmas, for Hugh Madefray, merchant of the city going to the islands of Gereseye and Gerneseye to buy corn victuals to carry to Lon…

Ordered by the first date each holder appears with the office — where a holder is undated they sort last. Dates are the roll entries' own, not tenure dates.
Cite: “countess of Cornwall”, Reading the Rolls, https://readingtherolls.com/office/countess-of-cornwall, accessed 2026-07-25. Derived from the printed calendars of the medieval English royal records.