Savage family

rdf:langString Savage family

rdf:langString House of Savage

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rdf:langString Coat of arms of Savage: ''Argent, six lions rampant, sable

rdf:langString Clifton Hall

rdf:langString Effigy and Tomb of Archbishop Thomas Savage

rdf:langString Thomas Le Sauvage

rdf:langString Archbishop Savage.png

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rdf:langString A te pro te

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rdf:langString *Earl Rivers *Viscount Colchester *Viscount Savage *Baron Darcy of Chiche *Savage baronets of Rocksavage

rdf:langString The Savage family is an English noble family founded by Thomas Le Sauvage (Savage), who came to England as part of William the Conqueror's Norman army in 1066 and settled in Derbyshire after the conquest, taking residence in Scarcliffe. Thomas Le Sauvage's name appears in a list of Normans who survived the Battle of Hastings. In the 14th century a branch of the family was established in Cheshire, and this was the place where they became most prominent, with several members ascending to the peerage and positions of power such as Archbishop of York. The Cheshire branch of the family built the primary family seat Rocksavage, the house was one of the great Elizabethan houses of the county and a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. There were further branches of the family in Dorset, Gloucestershire and Kent, as well as one in Ireland, which was created following the arrival of Sir William Savage, Baron Savage in Ulster as a companion of Sir John de Courcy. Many of the family are buried in tombs in the family chapel at St Michael's Church, Macclesfield.

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