Who was a soldier that later achieved several manors as a baron from the first Norman King of England?
William the Conqueror William I (c. 1028 – 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as Duke William II) from 1035 onward. After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England six years later. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands and by difficulties with his eldest son.
Barony (de) Colville (of Castle Bytham) The Barony de Colville of Castle Bytham is a Barony of the Peerage of England. Centred on Castle Bytham in Lincolnshire a notable holder is Roger de Colville, recorded as the "first true Baron". The de Colville/Colvin family originated in England following the Norman Conquest with Gilbert of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy noted as a knight of William the Conqueror.