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john de vesci

john de vesci , sometimes spelt vescy , was a prominent 13th-century noble .
he was the eldest son of william de vesci and agnes de ferrers .
he married firstly mary of lusignan and secondly isabella de beaumont .
john died c. 1289 .
he succeeded to his father 's titles and estates upon his father 's death in gascony in 1253 .
these included the barony of alnwick and a large property in northumberland and considerable estates in yorkshire , including malton .
due to being under age , king henry iii of england conferred the wardship of john 's estates to a foreign kinsmen , which caused great offence to the de vesci family .
john sided with simon de montfort , 6th earl of leicester during the barons ' rebellion against king henry iii , known as the second barons ' war of 1263 -- 64 .
he was summoned to the great parliament of january 1265 , the first directly elected parliament in medieval europe .
during the battle of evesham on 4 august 1265 he was wounded and taken prisoner .
released sometime afterwards he admitted to compound for his estates after the dictum of kenilworth .
during 1267 , he participated with some of the northern barons in another rising , however prince edward was went north with an army and john was forced to submit .
after being treated well by edward , he became a devoted friend .
john went with edward on his crusade to palestine between 1271 and 1272 .
he was one of the two barons who led eleanor of castile from the presence of her husband edward , when he was operated upon for his poisoned wound .
in 1273 he was made governor of scarborough castle .
in 1275 , john was part of an expedition against guðrøðr magnússon , who was leading an uprising on mann , in an attempt to establish himself as king .
the `` chronicle of mann '' and `` chronicle of lanercost '' indicate that a scottish fleet made landfall at ronaldsway , on 7 october .
the `` chronicle of lanercost '' records that john de vesci and other scottish magnates arrayed their forces on st michael 's isle , and sent forth an embassy offering guðrøðr and his followers peace .
guðrøðr refused , and the following morning , before sunrise , both chronicles indicate that his forces were utterly defeated during the battle of ronaldsway .
according to the `` chronicle of mann '' , 537 rebels were slain by the scots .
john served in wales in 1277 .
he married mary of lusignan in 1279 , however mary died very shortly afterwards .
he married isabella de beaumont sometime afterwards and was granted by king edward i of england lands in northumberland and kent , including eltham .
he became the king 's secretary and counsellor , and was sent in february 1282 with antony bek to aragon to negotiate a marriage between alfonso , son of king peter iii of aragon , and edward 's daughter eleanor , which resulted in the signing of the contract as proxy at huesca .
he served in wales in 1282 .
in june 1285 he was sent with two others to negotiate the marriage between edward 's daughter elizabeth and john , son of floris v , count of holland .
john was given as a hostage by king edward i to king james ii of aragon in 1288 .
he died in 1289 , without issue , and was buried at alnwick abbey .
his heart , was buried in 1290 with the hearts of queen eleanor and her eldest son , alfonso , in the dominican priory at blackfriars .
his brother william succeeded to his estates and his widow played a notable part in the reign of king edward ii of england , as a strong friend of the king and queen , procuring the advancement of her brothers .
