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William d'Aubigny
( - 3 Oct 1176)
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William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel1
M, #102250, d. 3 October 1176
Last Edited=8 Nov 2014
William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel was the son of Guillaume d'Aubigny and Maud le Bigod.2 He married Adeliza de Louvain, daughter of Godefroi I de Louvain, Duc de Basse-Lorraine and Ida de Namur, Comtesse de Namur, in 1138.3,2 He died on 3 October 1176 at Waverley Abbey, Surrey, England.4 He was buried at Wymondham Priory, Norfolk, England.2
He was created 1st Earl of Arundel [England] circa 1138.2 He held the office of Lord of the Manor of Buckenham, Norfolk in 1139.2 In 1139 he gave shelter to the Empress Maud at Arundel Castle, but ever after adhered to King Stephen.2 In 1153 he was influential in arranging the treaty where King Stephen retained the crown for life, but with Henry II as heir.2 In 1163/64 he was one of the embassy to Rome.2 In 1168 he was one of the embassy to Saxony.2 He was commander of the Royal army in Normandy, against the King's rebellious sons, where he distinguished himself with "swiftness and velocity" in August 1173.2 He fought in the battle near Bury St. Edmunds on 29 September 1173, where he assisted in the defeat of the Earl of Leicester who had, with his Flemings, invaded Suffolk.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.5
Children of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel and Adeliza de Louvain
Reynor d'Aubigny1
Henry d'Aubigny1
Geoffrey d'Aubigny1
Olivia d'Aubigny1
Agatha d'Aubigny1
Alice d'Aubigny+1 b. 1141, d. 11 Sep 1188
William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel+2 b. b 1150, d. 24 Dec 1193
Citations
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 233. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S22] Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 3. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Extinct Peerage.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel1
M, #102250, d. 3 October 1176
Last Edited=8 Nov 2014
William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel was the son of Guillaume d'Aubigny and Maud le Bigod.2 He married Adeliza de Louvain, daughter of Godefroi I de Louvain, Duc de Basse-Lorraine and Ida de Namur, Comtesse de Namur, in 1138.3,2 He died on 3 October 1176 at Waverley Abbey, Surrey, England.4 He was buried at Wymondham Priory, Norfolk, England.2
He was created 1st Earl of Arundel [England] circa 1138.2 He held the office of Lord of the Manor of Buckenham, Norfolk in 1139.2 In 1139 he gave shelter to the Empress Maud at Arundel Castle, but ever after adhered to King Stephen.2 In 1153 he was influential in arranging the treaty where King Stephen retained the crown for life, but with Henry II as heir.2 In 1163/64 he was one of the embassy to Rome.2 In 1168 he was one of the embassy to Saxony.2 He was commander of the Royal army in Normandy, against the King's rebellious sons, where he distinguished himself with "swiftness and velocity" in August 1173.2 He fought in the battle near Bury St. Edmunds on 29 September 1173, where he assisted in the defeat of the Earl of Leicester who had, with his Flemings, invaded Suffolk.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.5
Children of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel and Adeliza de Louvain
Reynor d'Aubigny1
Henry d'Aubigny1
Geoffrey d'Aubigny1
Olivia d'Aubigny1
Agatha d'Aubigny1
Alice d'Aubigny+1 b. 1141, d. 11 Sep 1188
William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel+2 b. b 1150, d. 24 Dec 1193
Citations
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 233. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S22] Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 3. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Extinct Peerage.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Events
| Title (Nobility) | 1138 | 1st Earl of Arundel | |||
| Death | 3 Oct 1176 |
Families
| Spouse | Adeliza de Louvain (1103 - 1151) |
| Child | Alice d'Aubigny (1141 - 1188) |
| Child | William d'Aubigny (1150 - 1193) |
| Father | Guillaume d'Aubigny ( - 1139) |
| Mother | Maud le Bigod ( - ) |