Philip d'Aubigny

1236), a knight and royal chancellor, was one of five sons of Ralph d'Aubigny and Sybil Valoignes, whose ancestral home was Saint Aubin-d'Aubigné in Brittany.

For his role in the king's education, d'Aubigny was granted the manors of Chewton Mendip and South Petherton in Somerset, and Bampton in Oxfordshire.

His inscribed ledger stone displaying his arms was discovered in 1925, in excellent condition, and was lowered slightly below floor-level to protect it from future foot-fall wear and covered by an iron grille.

Oliver d'Aubigny married the widow of the leading royalist Philip of Oldcoates in 1221, and later bequeathed land at Enderby in Leicestershire upon his death to the canons of Croxton Abbey, where he was buried.

The d'Aubigny lands of Ingleby and South Petherton remained under their families possession until 1554, when they were granted to John Bourchier, earl of Bath.

Drawing of ledger stone of Philip d'Aubigny, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, displaying his arms and inscribed in Latin Hic jacet Philippus de Aubingni cuius anima requiescat in pace Amen ("Here lies Philip d'Aubigny, may his soul rest in peace, Amen")
Ledger stone of Philip d'Aubigny, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, at start of operation to lower it to a position safe from wear by footfall
Ledger stone of Philip d'Aubigny, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, in its new lower position, photographed in 1925