Guillaume de Briquessart

• Preferred Name: Guillaume de Briquessart^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• MilitaryService: present at the Siege of Nicaea1097 with note: Wikiwand: William Meschin
  
• Death: 1130 in Egremont, Cumberland, England at LATI: N4.4813 LONG: E3.5289
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of Copeland
  
• FSID: LYC8-SMJ
  
• Birth: ABT 1078 in Normandie, France at LATI: N8.928 LONG: E0.5326
  
• Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Lord of Copeland and Baron of Egremont
  
• Burial: 1130
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  William Meschin (sometimes William le Meschin; died between 1130 and 1135) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and baron.
  Meschin was the brother of Ranulf le Meschin, the Earl of Chester. They were the sons of Ranulf de Briquessart, the viscount of the Bessin, and his wife, Matilda, the daughter of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches. The boys were also nephews of Hugh d'Avranches, who was Earl of Chester. There was also an older brother, Richard, who died young, and a sister, who married Robert de Grandmesnil. Meschin went on the First Crusade and was present at the Siege of Nicaea in 1097.
  
  Acquisition of lands
  Meschin was given Gilsland by his brother, in order to protect the approaches to Carlisle. Due to attacks by the Scots, Meschin was unable to hold it. In compensation, King Henry I of England gave him lands around Allerdale in Cumberland, which centred on Egremont. These lands comprised the lordship, or Barony of Egremont. Through his wife, he acquired Skipton, and the lordship, or Barony of Skipton. Besides these lands, Meschin also was awarded two escheated properties in Leicestershire, some of which had earlier been lands of Roger de Busli. Other properties in Leicestershire were previously held by Durand Malet and William Blund in the Domesday Book. Meschin also held lands in Lincolnshire and Cheshire from his brother.
  
  Meschin built the original parts of Egremont Castle at Egremont. It was a motte-and-bailey stone castle on the River Ehen. He and his wife also founded the Augustinian Embsay Priory. Katrina Legg argues that Meschin's main motive for the foundation was to show support for a monastic order that enjoyed the patronage of King Henry I. Against this, Legg feels that Meschin's wife's motives were more probably religious, as she was close to Thurstan, the Archbishop of York.
  
  Another religious foundation of Meschin's was St Bees Priory, a daughter house of St Mary's Abbey, York. St Bees was founded around the same time as Embsay, Embsay was founded between 1120 and 1121, and St Bees was founded sometime after 1120.
  
  Meschin married Cecily, daughter of Robert de Rumily. They had
  1. one son, Ranulf Meschin,
  and three daughters,
  2. Alice,
  3. Avice, and
  4. Matilda.
  5. Another son, Matthew, who was the eldest son, died before his parents.
  
  Death and legacy
  Meschin died between 1130 and 1135. His widow married Henry de Tracy, and she died around 1151.
  
  Skipton went to Alice, who married William fitzDuncan. Alice and her first husband also acquired Egremont, after the death of her brother Ranulf without heirs.
  
  After the death of fitzDuncan, Alice married Alexander fitzGerold.
  
  Avice married William de Courcy. Avice married as her second husband William Paynel, son of Ralph Paynel, as his second wife. Before 1153 Avice had married as her third husband Walter, the son of Alan de Percy.
  
  Matilda married twice – first to Philip de Belmeis and second to Hugh de Mortimer. All three daughters were the eventual co-heirs of their father, after their brother died without offspring between 1135 and 1140.
  
  Meschin's lands were divided between their descendants, with parts ending up with the Counts of Aumale, the family of the Courcys, and the last and smallest part to the Mortimer family.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Meschin
  
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  William le Meschin, Lord of Copeland is the son of Ranulf II de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin.
  He married Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipton, daughter of Robert Rumelli.
  He gained the title of Lord of Copeland.
  
  Children of William le Meschin, Lord of Copeland and Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipton
  1. Alice le Meschin, Lady of Skipton
  2. Avice le Meschin, Lady of Harewood
  3. Maud le Meschin
  
  http://www.thepeerage.com/p10772.htm#i107717
  
  BIO
  BIO: Lord of Egremont, Cumberland.
  
  ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#AviceRumillydiedafter1153 as of 4/18/2016
  
  WILLIAM FitzRanulf, son of RANULF Vicomte du Bessin [Bayeux
  
  === !#21> Complete Peerage-v1-p353,353fn(d), ===
  !#21> Complete Peerage-v1-p353,353fn(d),v2-p492,-v10-p319,527,527fn(i), (FHL 942 D22cok) !AF: BAPT-END-SP> AFN:9HQNTN; !KIN> yr son; PROP> Copeland is a large forest area, to the West of which, William le Meschin built Egremont Castle;
  
  === THE COMPLETE PEERAGE OF ENGLAND (Second ===
  THE COMPLETE PEERAGE OF ENGLAND (Second Edition); by George Edward COKAYNE; Volume IX, Pages 270 - 272; and Volume XII (2), Pages 930 - 931. ANTIQUITIES OF SHROPSHIRE; by EYTON; Volume 2, Pages 201 - 205.
  
  === 1. Anc.Rts 132B-26. 2. Lord of Skipton-i ===
  1. Anc.Rts 132B-26. 2. Lord of Skipton-in-Craven, co. Yorkshire. .
  
  === !Sorley Pedigree William md Cecily de Ru ===
  !Sorley Pedigree William md Cecily de Rumily. Ancestral
  
  === BIOGRAPHY: Lord of Egremont by gift of H ===
  BIOGRAPHY: Lord of Egremont by gift of Henry I.
  
  === Fact 1: Lord of Skipton-in Craven, Yorks ===
  Fact 1: Lord of Skipton-in Craven, Yorkshire
  
  === !DEATH:Ancestral Roots of Certain Ameri ===
  !DEATH:Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th E dition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Sh ippard Jr., Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists , 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walte r Lee Shippard Jr., 40-24 !GENERAL:GEDCOM file imported on 24 Mar 2003., GEDCOM fil e imported on 24 Mar 2003.
  
  === Thompsett: "Was protected by Philip le G ===
  Thompsett: "Was protected by Philip le Gros, King of France, and received from that Monarch the hand of Joan, Sister of his Queen Alice, and daughter of Humbert Count of Maurienne. This youthful prince, distinquished for his courage and gallantry, was slain in Battle. Burke. (note spouses differ) Sources differ as to whom his second wife was. I have shown both." This is a monster with a lot of fantasy and many. I am continually correcting them, but it is an undoubtedly endless task. Due to data loss, some sources are not cited. If it appears to you that I have failed to properly attribute information that I got from someone else's data, please let me know. I have never intended to plagarize anyone's material. Good hunting! The Bob
  
  === !SOURCE: spouse sealing: film #1761113. ===
  !SOURCE: spouse sealing: film #1761113. NAME: also shown as William MESCHINES. !RESEARCH: marriage and birth dates are off by more than 20 years. NOTE: He lived in northern England. He and his brother Ranulf were powerful political opportunists.
  
  === EXTINCT & DORMANT PEERAGES VOL III;MLC/R ===
  EXTINCT & DORMANT PEERAGES VOL III;MLC/RA CHART 461
  
  === Count of Flanders, Duke of Normandy ===
  Count of Flanders, Duke of Normandy
  
  === dead ===
  dead
  
  === William died in battle at Alost. His fa ===
  William died in battle at Alost. His father Robert was in prison in Devizes and dreamed that a lance-thrust deprived him of the use of his right arm, "Alas! My son is dead," he said on awaking; and the dread was followed by the news of William's death from just such a wound.
  
  === !SOURCES: 1. Complete Peerage vol 2 p. 9 ===
  !SOURCES: 1. Complete Peerage vol 2 p. 942, vol 1 p. 353, vol 4 Ch 4, vol 7 p. 672-77,vol 5 Ch p. 736, vol 9 p. 271, vol 8 Ch p. 48 (GS #942 D24c) 2. Plantagenet Ancestry p. 85, 98 (GS #Q940 D2t) 3. Ormerod's Hist of Cheshire pt 1 p. 19 (GS #Folio 942.71 H2or) 4. Wurts' Magna Charta vol 3 p. 422, vol 6 p. 1757-58 (GS #942 D22w) 5. Eyton's Shropshire vol 2 p. 208 (GS #942.45 H2e) 6. Ormerod's Parentalia p. 8-9 (GS #942.7 D2orma) 7. Dict of Nat'l Biog vol 39 p. 128 (GS #Ref 920.042 D561n)
  
  === BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER ===
  BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER Q929.2 B465G) TAB 604;
  
  === Sources: A. Roots 40, 132B; Kraentzler 1 ===
  Sources: A. Roots 40, 132B; Kraentzler 1309, 1389; Norr and Simpson. Roots: William le Meschin, Lord of Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire. K: William de Meschines, Lord of Coupland, Cumberland. Built EgremontCastle
  
  === "Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 132B- ===
  "Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 132B-27: "lord of Skipton-in Craven, co. York; m. Cecily de Rumilly, dau. and h. of Robert de Rumilly." Some Early English Pedigrees, Britis 942 D2no, page 88
  
  === !Some Early English Pedigrees, Britis 9 ===
  !Some Early English Pedigrees, Britis 942 D2no, page 88.
  
  === REF: Weis, Ancestral Roots 132B-27. Lor ===
  REF: Weis, Ancestral Roots 132B-27. Lord of Skipton-in-Craven, co. York.
  
  === B-57 (132B-27): William le Meschin, lord ===
  B-57 (132B-27): William le Meschin, lord of Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire County.
  
  === !AKA: William le Meschine, Lord of Skipt ===
  !AKA: William le Meschine, Lord of Skipton-in-Craven, co. York Doc. Line 132B-26 !CHILDREN: Of William le Meschin and [ ] Maud (daughter and co-heir) - Doc. Line 39-27 Of William le Meschin and Cecily de Rumilly Alice de Rumilly (daughter and co-heir) - Doc. Line 40-24 !DEATH: Date: 1130 - Doc. Line 40-24 !MARRIAGE: William le Meschin and Cecily de Rumilly - Doc. Line 40-24 William le Meschin, Lord and Cecily de Rumilly - Doc. Line 132B-26 !RESIDENCE: Of Skipton-in-Craven, Edgemont & Copeland, co. York Doc. Line 40-24

1. Maude de Meschines de Rumilly, b. 1126 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England     d. 1190 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England

• m. ABT 1110

1. Alicia de Rumilly Lady of Craven and of Skipton, b. 1116 in Yorkshire, England     d. 1187 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
2. Hawise le Meschines, b. 1115 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England     d. 1187 in Egremont, Cumberland, England

1. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
   Author: Foundation for Medieval Geneaology
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2. Title: Wikipedia William le Meschin
   Author: Barrow, G. W. S. (1975). "The Pattern of Lordship and Feudal Settlement in Cumbria". Journal of Medieval History. 1 (2): 117–133. doi:10.1016/0304-4181(75)90019-6. Green, Judith A. (1997). The Aristocracy of Norman England. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52465-2. Holt, J. C. (1985). "Presidential Address: Feudal Society and the Family in Early Medieval England: IV. The Heiress and the Alien". Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. Fifth Series. 35: 1–28. doi:10.1017/s0080440100017680. JSTOR 3679174. Keats-Rohan, K. S. B. (1999). Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066–1166: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum. Ipswich, UK: Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-863-3. King, Edmund (2004). "Ranulf (I), third earl of Chester (d. 1129): Also including William le Meschin
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Meschin;
   Note: William Meschin (sometimes William le Meschin;[1] died between 1130 and 1135) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and baron. The brother of the earl of Chester, Meschin participated in the First Crusade. After returning to England, he acquired lands both from King Henry I of England and by his marriage to an heiress. Meschin built Egremont Castle on his lands and with his wife was a benefactor of a couple of religious foundations. He died sometime between 1130 and 1135, with his estates eventually being divided amongst the descendants of his three daughters. Early life Meschin was the brother of Ranulf le Meschin, the Earl of Chester.[2] They were the sons of Ranulf de Briquessart, the viscount of the Bessin, and his wife, Matilda, the daughter of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches. The boys were also nephews of Hugh d'Avranches, who had previously been Earl of Chester. There was also an older brother, Richard, who died young, and a sister, who married Robert de Grandmesnil.[3] Meschin went on the First Crusade and was present at the Siege of Nicaea in 1097.[3] Acquisition of lands[edit] The modern-day county boundaries of Cumbria (red) within England; Meschin held lands within this area. Meschin was given Gilsland (near Carlisle) by his brother,[4] in order to protect the approaches to Carlisle in Cumberland. Due to attacks by the Scots, Meschin was unable to hold it.[5] In compensation, King Henry I of England gave him lands around Allerdale in Cumberland, which centred on Egremont. These lands comprised the lordship, or feudal barony of Egremont.[4][a] Through his wife, he acquired Skipton, and the lordship, or barony of Skipton.[7] Besides these lands, Meschin also was awarded two escheated properties in Leicestershire, some of which had earlier been lands of Roger de Busli.[8] Other properties in Leicestershire were previously held by Durand Malet and William Blund in the Domesday Book.[9] Meschin also held lands in Lincolnshire and Cheshire from his brother.[3] Meschin built the original parts of Egremont Castle at Egremont. It was a motte-and-bailey stone castle on the River Ehen.[10] He and his wife also founded the Augustinian priory of Embsay Priory.[11] Katrina Legg, a historian who studied medieval monasticism, argues that Meschin's main motive for the foundation was to show support for a monastic order that enjoyed the patronage of King Henry I. Against this, Legg feels that Meschin's wife's motives were more probably religious, as she was close to Thurstan, the Archbishop of York. Another religious foundation of Meschin's was St Bees Priory, a daughter house of St Mary's Abbey, York. St Bees was founded around the same time as Embsay,[12] Embsay was founded between 1120 and 1121;[13] and St Bees was founded sometime after 1120.[14] Meschin married Cecily, daughter of Robert de Rumily. They had one son, Ranulf Meschin, and three daughters, Alice, Avice,[2] and Matilda.[1] Another son, Matthew, who was the eldest son, died before his parents.[3] Death and legacy[edit] Meschin died between 1130 and 1135. His widow married Henry de Tracy, and she died around 1151.[2] After the death of Ranulf without heirs,[4] Skipton went to Alice, who married William fitzDuncan.[7] Alice and her first husband also acquired Egremont.[4] After the death of fitzDuncan, Alice married Alexander fitzGerold.[15] Avice married William de Courcy.[16] Avice married as her second husband William Paynel,[15] son of Ralph Paynel, as his second wife.[17] Before 1153 Avice had married as her third husband Walter, the son of Alan de Percy.[15] Matilda married twice – first to Philip de Belmeis[18] and second to Hugh de Mortimer.[1] All three daughters were the eventual co-heirs of their father, after their brother's death between 1135 and 1140. Meschin's lands were divided between their descendants, with parts ending up with the Counts of Aumale, the family of the Courcys, and the last and smallest part to the Mortimer family.[19]
   
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   Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/William-FitzRanulf-Lord-of-Copeland/6000000000424645939;
   
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5. Title: Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors
   Author: Citations [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 213.
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   Note: William Meschin1 Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 M, #154819, b. circa 1090 William Meschin was born circa 1090 at of Skipton, Yorkshire, England.1 He married Cecily de Rumilly, daughter of Robert de Roumelli, Lord Coupland, Skipton, circa 1113.1 Family Cecily de Rumilly b. c 1092 Child Alice de Rumilly+1 d. b 29 Sep 1187