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He was born in Bugnicourt, the son of Nicholas D'Abrichecourt, a nobleman from Hainault who had come to England in 1326 as an escort of Queen Isabella.
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Sanchet D'Abrichecourt
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His surname was alternatively spelt D'Abridgecourt, Dabridgcourt, Dabrichecourt or Aubréciourt and derived from the Hainault town of Auberchicourt. Sanchet had a younger brother, Eustace. He died within a few years, however, and his place in the order was taken in 1359 by Sir William FitzWaryne.
He left two sons, Sir John Dabrichecourt, MP for Derbyshire and Constable of the Tower (1413-1415) and Sir Nicholas Dabrichecourt, MP for Hampshire and Constable of Nottingham Castle. Nicholas married heiress Elizabeth Say of Stratford Saye, Hampshire.
