Geoffrey de Luterel


Sir Geoffrey de Luterel I, was a courtier and confidant of King John, whom he served as a minister.

Origins

He was born around 1158 in Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Alfred de Luterel.

Relations with King John

He travelled with King John on missions to Ireland and Italy and in about 1210 was granted lands near Dublin, Ireland where he established the township of Luttrellstown, near Clonsilla. In 1215 he was also granted the townland of Cratloe in County Clare, including the Cratloe Oak Woods.

Marriage and children

On 26 February 1190 he married Frethesant Paynel, heiress of several estates including Irnham, Lincolnshire and East Quantoxhead, Somerset and others in Yorkshire, which thus passed to the Luttrell family. By his wife he had 3 children:
In 1216 he was declared non compos mentis and was placed in the custody of his brother, John Luttrell. He died in 1218, aged about 60.

Legacy

He was the head of the three main branches of the Luttrell family, namely: