© Fief Blondel and Fief Coin are Copyrights
of the Fief de Thomas Blondel Esq. 1179
Fief de Blondel - Deed from University of
Leeds Archives - The 1440 Deed and Title in
the Guernsey Royal Courts
There is a 735 Year Old History of The Fief
Blondel However, the Fief de Blondel has a
history that goes back to the the first Viking
Norman Duke, 918 AD who was Rollo the
Viking. The Island of Guernsey has a history
going back thousands of years, but the
Guernsey Fiefs were not established until
1179 AD. Soon thereafter, the Separation of
the Channel Islands from Normandy occured
with the loss of Normandy to France by King
John in 1204.
The Noble Fiefs of Guernsey were reallocated
to those loyal to the English Crown. Sir
William De Chesney is named as the Seigneur
of the Fief de Thomas Blondel in 1284 AD
which is over 735 years ago For hundreds of
years, this noble feudal Fief of Blondel has
existed under the direct relationship with the
Crown of England under the Tenant-in-Chief
definition. The Fief of Thomas Blondel is
located in the parishes of Torteval and St.
Peter in the Wood and is an authentic Norman
title direct from the Crown. The Seignuers
(Free Lords) or (Danish Friherres) of Blondel
existed before formal Barons were created.
Fief Blondel is part of the former large Fief of
Canelly, once held by William de Chesney
(1284) and before him by the Le Canellys until
the separation of Guernsey from Normandy in
1204.
One of the Oldest Legal
Fiefs in the World
Style of Seigneur - As per the The
Feudal Dues (Guernsey) Law, 1980 Style
of Seigneur of a fief etc. Section 4. The
foregoing provisions of this Law shall be
without prejudice –
(a) to the right of any person to use, in
the case of a male person, the style of
Seigneur and, in the case of a female
person, the style of Dame, of a fie