Maud 'Matilda' le Vavasour | |
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Born | 1176 Yorkshire, England |
Died | 1225 |
Title | Baroness Butler |
Spouse(s) | Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler Fulk FitzWarin |
Children | Theobald le Botiller Maud le Botiller Beatrice le Botiller Sir Fulk FitzWarin Hawise FitzWarin |
Parent(s) | Robert le Vavasor – High Sheriff of Lancashire grand-daughter of Adam FitzPeter of Birkin |
Maud 'Matilda' le Vavasour, Baroness Butler[1] (c. 24 June 1176 – 1225) was an Anglo-Norman heiress and the wife of Fulk FitzWarin, a medieval landed gentleman who was forced to become an outlaw in the early 13th century, who is allegedly linked to the tale of Robin Hood and its origins.[2]
By her first marriage to Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler, Maud was the ancestress of the Butler Earls of Ormond.