Ralph de Sudeley Ralph de Sudeley Ralph de Sudeley (died 1192) was an English baron in Gloucestershire. He was a benefactor of the Knights Templar as well as religious establishments. He was succeeded by his son Otuel. From 1185 the family was based at Griff, Warwickshire, near land at Chilvers Coton given to Arbury Priory and the Templars. Born in 1133 at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, Ralph de Sudeley died at Griff, Warwickshire, England in 1192, according to Great Britain‘s Heraldry and probate records. According to genealogical records, Ralph De Sudeley was a true, historical figure and was the son of Baron
Are Castle Are Castle Are Castle (pronounced "Ahr-er", ) is the ruin of a hill castle that stands at a height of above the village of Altenahr in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built around 1100 by Count Dietrich I of Are and is first recorded in 1121. Since 1965 the "Are Gymnasium" – a local grammar school – in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler has borne the name which is derived from the castle and its eponymous noble family. The plan of the castle is rectangular. As well as parts of the outer ward and a gate – the so-called "Gymnicher Porz"