# Foulques de Bréauté

> Sir Falkes de Bréauté was an Anglo-Norman soldier who earned high office by loyally serving first King John and later King Henry III in the First Barons' War. He played a key role in the Battle of Lincoln Fair in 1217. He attempted to rival Hubert de Burgh, and as a result fell from power in 1224. His "heraldic device" is now popularly said to have been a griffin, although his coat of arms as depicted by Matthew Paris in his Chronica Majora was Gules, a cinquefoil argent.

*Norman knight and mercenary in the service of King John and Henry III of England (c. 1175/1180-1226)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1200
- **Died:** 1226
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir Falkes de Bréauté was an Anglo-Norman soldier who earned high office by loyally serving first King John and later King Henry III in the First Barons' War. He played a key role in the Battle of Lincoln Fair in 1217. He attempted to rival Hubert de Burgh, and as a result fell from power in 1224. His "heraldic device" is now popularly said to have been a griffin, although his coat of arms as depicted by Matthew Paris in his Chronica Majora was Gules, a cinquefoil argent.

## Fame
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Falkes de Bréauté](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkes_de_Br%C3%A9aut%C3%A9)
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- [Foulques de Bréauté](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foulques_de_Br%C3%A9aut%C3%A9)
- [Falkes de Breaute](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkes_de_Breaute)
- [Falkes de Breauté](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkes_de_Breaut%C3%A9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q330580)

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