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William d'Aubigny 2nd Earl of Arundel



Preferred Parents:
Father: William D'Aubigny, b. ABT 1109 in St. Sauveur, Manche, Normandy, France   d. 12 OCT 1176 in Waverley Abbey, Surrey, England
Mother: Adeliza the Queen Dowager, b. ABT 1103   d. 23 APR 1151 in French Flanders, France

Family 1: Arundel,      
  1. William d'Aubigny 3rd Earl of Albany, b. 1157 in Arundel, Sussex, England     d. 30 MAR 1221 in Rome, Italy
Family 2: Maud de St. Hilaire,    b. 1132    d. 24 DEC 1193 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England
  1. William d'Aubigny 3rd Earl of Arundel, b. 1165 in Arundel, Sussex, England     d. BEF 30 MAR 1221
Sources:
  1. Title: William d'Aubigny (1136-1193), Find a Grave
    Author: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57483441/william-d'aubigny
    Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57483441/william-d'aubigny;
    Note: William d'Aubigny BIRTH 1136 Arundel, Arun District, West Sussex, England DEATH 24 Dec 1193 (aged 56–57) Buckenham, Broadland District, Norfolk, England BURIAL Wymondham Abbey Wymondham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England MEMORIAL ID 57483441 Son of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel and Adeliza de Louvain. He was born before 1150. William was the second husband of Matilda St Hilary de Harcouet.
  2. Title: Geni: William d'Aubigny
    Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/William-IV-d-Aubigny-2nd-Earl-of-Arundel-Sussex/6000000006727944185;
    Note: Biographical information for William d'Aubigny
  3. Title: William d'Aubigny, son of William in The Complete Peerage
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/completepeerageo01coka/page/234/mode/2up?view=theater;
    Note: William (d'Aubigny), Earl of Sussex, s. and h., in 1176/7, was confirmed in that dignity, but the Castle and Honour of Arundel having, in accordance with the policy of Henry II, been retained by the Crown, on the death of the last holder, he did not obtain restoration of them till Richard, I restored them to him, 27 June 1 190, when (according to the admission of 1433 abovenamed) he became Earl of Arundel. He was, however, styled Earl of Arundel before he received possession of the Castle and Honour, namely, on 18 Sep. 1189, and on 26 Nov. of the same year he witnessed King Richard's Charter as "Will. Earl of Arundel. " He received also at the same time, the third penny of the pleas of Sussex in the precise words of the grant made to his father. In 1 191 he was made Custos of Windsor Castle, and in 1194 one of the Receivers of the money raised for the King's ransom. He m. Maud, widow of Roger (de Clare), Earl of Hertford (who had d. 1173), da. and h. of James de St. Hilaire du Harcourt, by Aveline, his wife. He d. 24 Dec. 1193, and was bur. at Wymondham Priory. (Cokayne, 235-6)
  4. Title: William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_d%27Aubigny,_2nd_Earl_of_Arundel;
  5. Title: William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel (1138-1193), Wikipedia
    Author: Aubigny, William d' [William de Albini; known as William d'Aubigny Pincerna], first earl of Arundel (d. 1176), magnate by Graeme White, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_d%27Aubigny,_2nd_Earl_of_Arundel;
    Note: William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel (b. [1138-1150], d. 24 December 1193), also called William de Albini III, was the son of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel and Adeliza of Louvain, widow of Henry I of England. He married Matilda (or Maud) de St. Hilary and among their children was William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel. The Duke of Norfolk's Archives Assistant Librarian Sara Rodger wrote that William "did have three sons, William who succeeded him as Earl in 1196, and Alan and Geoffrey, of whom we know nothing." His daughter, Matilda d'Aubigny, married William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey. In 1176/7 he was created Earl of Sussex and in 1190 he inherited the earldom of Arundel. He is buried at Wymondham Abbey, Norfolk, England. Earl of Sussex Earl of Arundel 1176–1193
  6. Title: William d' Aubigny, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-KH6G : 11 January 2023), William d' Aubigny, ; Burial, Wymondham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, Wymondham Abbey; citing record ID 57483441, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-KH6G;

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