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Othon de GrandsonOtton I de Grandsonc. 1238 - 1328medieval Savoyard knight long in the service of the English crown under Edward I. He was the closest personal friend of Edward; in 1277 he was granted the Channel Islands as a lordship for life (Wikipedia) |
Karsten Klingbeil
Singer / Morris Singer / William Morris (London) 1993 |
This is the story of Edler Schweizer Ritter Othon the First of Grandson, 1238-1328. As the friend of Edward the First he established a lasting friendship between England and Switzerland. Between 1269 and 1271 he accompanied the King Edward the First on a crusade and on one occasion saved the King s life during a battle. He was a great soldier and a brilliant diplomat. Othon was appointed as the Papal Legate to Basel. The German Emperor gave him the castle and town of Laupen, Edward appointed him as Chief Justice of Wales between 1284 - 1294. In 1277 he was appointed as Governor for life of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands. At the age of ninety he travelled to Avignon to help his friends, there he was attacked robbed and died in prison. His tomb was ordered by the Pope to be placed in the Cathedral of Lausanne. |
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