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William Malet
- Preferred Name: William Malet[1] [2] [3]
- Gender: M
- FSID: 2Z98-SZL
- Death: 23 MAR 1224 in Curry Malet, Somersetshire, England at LATI: N0.9891 LONG: E2.9583
- Birth: 1180 in Somerset, England, United Kingdom at LATI: N1.1197 LONG: E2.9
- Burial: in Curry Malet, Somersetshire, England at LATI: N0.9891 LONG: E2.9583
- Notes:
=== Nickname: Surety Magna Carta Name ===
Nickname: Surety Magna Carta Name Suffix: Lord Of Curry Malet
=== William was in Normandy with king Richar ===
William was in Normandy with king Richard in 1195. In 1211 he was appointed Sheriff of Dorset and Somerset. In 1214 he served with King John in Poitou. He joined the Confederate Barons in 1215 and was one of the 25 to guarantee the observance of the Great Magna Charta Surety Charter and was exommunicated for his part. Monuments to this branch of the family still exist in the churches of urry-Mallet and Shepton Mallet.
=== Served as sheriff of Somerset & Dorset 1 ===
Served as sheriff of Somerset & Dorset 1211; joined the barons against King John and his lands in 4 cos. were confiscated & given to Hugh, his son-in-law & to Thomas Basset, his father-in-law. He was excom. by the Pope as he became one of the Sureties of the Magna Charta
=== MAGNA CARTA SURITY ===
signed Magna Charta
=== William Malet the surety was descended ===
William Malet the surety was descended from the malet thaat went into engkand with William I. On the field of hastings aafter king harold was killled asked that he be givin the right to bury horld with honor. His wife was a kinnswomom of king harolds.[Arnold.FTW] William Malet the surety was descended from the malet thaat went into engkand with William I. On the field of hastings aafter king harold was killled asked that he be givin the right to bury horld with honor. His wife was a kinnswomom of king harolds.[Arnold.FTW] William Malet the surety was descended from the malet thaat went into engkand with William I. On the field of hastings aafter king harold was killled asked that he be givin the right to bury horld with honor. His wife was a kinnswomom of king harolds.
=== !He was a surety for the Magna Charta. ===
!He was a surety for the Magna Charta.
=== [PopeMar99.FTW] William Malet the suret ===
[PopeMar99.FTW] William Malet the surety was descended from the malet thaat went into engkand with William I. On the field of hastings aafter king harold was killled asked that he be givin the right to bury horld with honor. His wife was a kinnswomom of king harolds.
Preferred Parents:
Father: Gilbert Malet Lord of Curry Malet, b. ABT 1150 in Somerset, England d. 1194 in Curry Mallet, Somerset, England
Mother: Alice de Picot, b. ABT 1155 in Milton, Kent, England, United Kingdom d. ABT 1185 in Curry Mallet, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Family 1: William Basset, b. 1185 in England
- Hawise Malet, b. 27 DEC 1202 in Curry Mallet, Somerset, England d. 4 MAY 1287 in Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England
- Mabel Malet, b. 1199 in Curry Mallet, Somerset, England, United Kingdom d. BEF OCT 1249 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Family 2: Alice Basset, b. 1180 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England d. 1224 in Buckinghamshire, England
- m. ABT 1204 in Bolington, Oxfordshire, England
- m. ABT 1204 in Headington, Oxfordshire, England
Sources:
- Title: Wikitree.com
Author: List of sources for this person
Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Malet-18;
Note: This is a website that carries a list of sources for this person
Page: Multiple pieces of information
- Title: Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
Author: Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p376.htm#i11287;
Note: Father Gilbert Malet, Baron of Curry Malet b. c 1150, d. c 1194
Mother Alice Picot b. c 1154
William Malet, Magna Carta Baron, Sheriff of Somerset & Dorsetshire was born circa 1175 at of Dullingham, Cambridgeshire, England; Also had property in Lullingstone, Kent; Great Finborough, Suffolk; Woodmansterne, Surrey; and Curry-Mallet, Kilve, & Sutton Mallet, Somersetshire. He married Alice Basset, daughter of Thomas Basset, Lord Headington and Philippa Malbank, circa 1204 at of Headington, Oxfordshire, England; No issue. All his children, 1 son (William) & 3 daughters (Hawise, wife of Sir Hugh Poyntz, & of Sir Robert de Muscegros; Mabel, wife of Nicholas Avenel, & of Sir Hugh de Vivonne; & Bertha) are from a 1st wife (name unknown). William Malet, Magna Carta Baron, Sheriff of Somerset & Dorsetshire died circa 1216.2,3
Family 1
Children
Mabel Malet d. b 16 Oct 1249
Hawise Malet b. c 1200, d. a 4 May 1287
Family 2
Alice Basset b. c 1184, d. c 1263
- Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Author: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/enguntlo.htm#WilliamMaletdied1215;
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