William De Harcourt

• Preferred Name: William De Harcourt^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}
  
• Alternate Name: William de Harcourt I I
  
• Alternate Name: Gautier de Turqueville
  
• Alternate Name: Gautier de Lescelina
  
• Gender: M
  
• Death: ABT 1141 in Turqueville, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France at LATI: N9.4056 LONG: E1.2753 with note: Revert to previous entry as 1124 was before birth of any of his children
  
• Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Baron
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Sir
  
• Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Sieur (Lord) of Boissey
  
• FSID: 94T6-NJF
  
• Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Sieur (Lord) of Cailleville
  
• Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Sieur (Lord) of Beauficel
  
• Birth: ABT 1110 in Newton Harcourt, Leicestershire, England at LATI: N2.5681 LONG: E1.0592
  
• Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Sieur (Lord) of Harcourt
  
• Christening: ABT 1110 in Shenton, Leicestershire, England at LATI: N2.6002 LONG: E1.4359
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Guillaume of Harcourt, son of Robert I and his second wife Colette d'Argouges, backed Henry I of England in his wars in Normandy. He married Hue of Amboise.--Per Wikipedia.org:
  
  HOUSE OF HARCOURT.
  
  Commanded the troops which defeated Walleran de Beaumont, Earl of Mellent, in the battle near Bourgtouroude, A. D. 1123, and for services was rewarded with large possessions in England.--Per Familypedia.com: WILLIAM DE HARCURT.
  French: Guillaume d'Harcourt, I, Sieur d´Harcourt, de Cailleville, de Beauficel et de Boissey
  
  Son of Robert "The Strong" d'Harcourt, de Cailleville, de Beauficel et de Boissey-le-Châtel and Colette d'Argouges
  Husband of Agnes Hue d'Amboise
  
  Father of Robert II d'Harcourt; Richard d'Harcourt; Sir Ivo de Harcourt; Alice d'Harcourt; Nicolas de Harcourt, seigneur de Bouville; Roger de Harcourt, seigneur de Renneville; Guillaume de Harcourt, sieur d'Ouville; Renaud de Harcourt; Alberède de Harcourt; Ève d'Harcourt; Beatrix d'Harcourt; Cécile d'Harcourt and Jeanne d`Harcourt.--Per familytree-maker.genealogy.com
  
  === William de Harcourt was Lord of Harcourt ===
  William de Harcourt was Lord of Harcourt, Caileville, Beauficel, and lord of the manor of Stanton-under-Bardon, co. Leicester. He had issue, Robert, Ivo, Simon, and Beatrix. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 261, Harcourt, Barons Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, co. Oxford]
  
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  William de Harcourt, espousing the cause of Henry I against Robert Curtois, commanded the troops which defeated Waleran de Beaumont, Earl of Mellent, in the battle near Bourgtouroude, A.D. 1123, and for his services was rewarded with large possessions in England, which he conferred upon his second son, Ivo de Harcourt. [John Burke, History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. II, R. Bentley, London, 1834-1838, p. 221, Harcourt, of Ankerwycke]
  
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  William de Harcourt; had [Ivo], with an elder son (Robert, ancestor of the Ducs d'Harcourt in France). [Burke's Peerage]
  
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  William de Harcourt, Seigneur of Harcourt, son and heir of Robert the Strong, witnessed with his father in 1113 as noted above. He fought for Henry I in 1124 against the Norman adherents of the king's nephew William Clito; and in 1130 was heir of the Leicestershire land of Robert his brother. At an undetermined date after 1141 William, son of Philip de Briouze, confirmed his grandfather's gift of the chapel of Briouze to the Abbey of St Florent de Samur; the document was attested by the brothers William de Harcourt and Philip, Bishop of Bayeux. Bishop Philip's charter of 1154, giving the chruch and vill of Sompting to the Templars, was assented to by his cousin William de Briouze and his brother William de Harcourt, the latter being designated in a subsequent confirmation as tunc eiusdem ecclesia advocato.
  
  The wife of William de Harcourt was identified by La Roque as Hue d'Amboise, and their son, Robert de Harcourt the Younger, who lived during the reign of King Henry II, is a well proven ancestor of the French Counts of Harcourt. [NEHGR "The Early Harcourts"; Lundie W. Barlow, CXVI:93]
  
  === #Générale# Seigneur de Harcourt, Callev ===
  #Générale# Seigneur de Harcourt, Calleville (27), Beaufice l, et du Manoir de Stan ton-under-Bardon Leicestershire I l guerroie contre le Comte de Meulant en 1124.
  
  === Heir to his fathers estates.William de H ===
  Heir to his fathers estates.William de Harcourt, Calleville, Beaufidel,and lord of the manor of Stanton-under-Bardon, County Leicester, England;
  
  === William was Lord of Harcourt, Carleville ===
  William was Lord of Harcourt, Carleville and Beaufidel in France, and lord of the manor of Stanton-under-Bardon, in Leicestershire, England. He had issue Robert, Seignor and Baron Harcourt; Ivo, the 2nd son; Simon; and Beatrix, who married Robert de Bassett.
  
  === 6. William de Harcourt, Lord of Harcour ===
  6. William de Harcourt, Lord of Harcourt, Cailville, Beauficel, and Lord of the Manor of Stanton-under-Bardon, co. Leicester, was living in 1124, married Hue de Amboise. He arrayed himself with King Henry I. against his brother Robert Curthose (Courteheuse), and rendered his monarch signal service; he also commanded troops which defeated the Count of Meulent in Normandy in 1124. He was, on this account, rewarded with large estates in England, which were inherited by his second son, Ivo, who became permanently settled there. They the following children:
  
  === Lord of Harcourt ===
  Lord of Harcourt, Cailville, Beauficel, and Lord of the Manor of Stanton-under-Bardon, co. Leicester, was living in 1124

• m. 1125 in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England

1. Beatrix d'Harcourt, b. ABT 1132 in Newton Harcourt, Leicestershire, England    
2. Ivo D'Harcourt De Harcourt, b. 1130 in Shenton, Leicestershire, England     d. 1180 in Shenton, Leicestershire, England

1. Title: Bernard the Dane in Burke's History of the Commoners, Vol. 2, pg. 221 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: Burke's History of the Commoners, Vol. 2, pg. 221
   Note: Bernard the Dane in Burke's History of the Commoners, Vol. 2, pg. 221 [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Bernard the Dane in Burke's History of the Commoners, Vol. 2, pg. 221 [See document in the Memories section]
   
2. Title: Bernard the Dane in Burke's Landed Gentry, Vol. 1, pg. 734 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: Burke's Landed Gentry, Vol. 1, pg. 734
   Note: Bernard the Dane in Burke's Landed Gentry, Vol. 1, pg. 734 [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Bernard the Dane in Burke's Landed Gentry, Vol. 1, pg. 734 [See document in the Memories section]
   
3. Title: Family of Anchetil de Harcourt in Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 261 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 261
   Note: Family of Anchetil de Harcourt in Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 261 [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Family of Anchetil de Harcourt in Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 261 [See document in the Memories section]
   
4. Title: British History Online
   
5. Title: Harcourt family in the Battle Abbey Roll, Vol. 2, pg. 148-149 [See document in the memories section]
   Author: Battle Abbey Roll, Vol. 2, pg. 148-149
   Note: Harcourt family in the Battle Abbey Roll, Vol. 2, pg. 148-149 [See document in the memories section]
   Page: Harcourt family in the Battle Abbey Roll, Vol. 2, pg. 148-149 [See document in the memories section]