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William d'Aubigny 3rd Earl of Albany


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Father: William d'Aubigny 2nd Earl of Arundel, b. 1138 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England   d. 24 DEC 1193 in Wymondham, Leicestershire, England
Mother: Arundel,   

Family 1: Sybil de Broc,    b. BEF 1185    d. 10 NOV 1252
Family 2: Mabel of Chester Countess of Sussex,    b. 1173 in Chester, Cheshire, England    d. 6 JAN 1232 in Arundel, Sussex, England
  1. Nicole D'Aubigny, b. 1210 in Arundel, Sussex, England     d. 1240 in Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England
  2. Matilda d'Aubigny, b. 1197 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England     d. ABT 1240 in Strathern, Leicestershire, England
  3. Cecily d'Aubigny of Arundel, b. aproximadamente 1208 in Arundel, Sussex, England     d. 18 de junio de 1261 in Cheshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
  4. Isabel d'Aubigny, b. ABT 1196 in Arundel, Sussex, England     d. BEF 1240 in Arundel, Sussex, England
Sources:
  1. Title: The History of Cheshire
    Author: The History of Cheshire, Ormerod, George Esq., LL.D., F.S.A., 2nd Edition by Thomas Helsby, Esq, London: George Routledge & Sons, 1882, Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, Provo, UT 84604, Page number: vol. 1, p.50
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2332820711
  2. Title: Find a Grave -William d' Aubigney, (created 2010)
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-KH6L : 11 January 2023), William d' Aubigney, ; Burial, Wymondham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, Wymondham Abbey; citing record ID 57484496, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-KH6L;
  3. Title: William d'Aubigny in The Complete Peerage (2nd ed.)
    Author: The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom : extant, extinct, or dormant by G. E. Cokayne, vol. 1, 2 ed, pp 236-238
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/completepeerageo01coka/page/236/mode/2up;
  4. Title: The Peerage.com -William d'Aubigny
    Author: Citations [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 238. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
    Publication: Name: http://www.thepeerage.com/p2349.htm#i23486;
    Note: William d'Aubigny, 4th Earl of Arundel1 M, #23486, b. circa 1203, d. before 7 August 1224 Last Edited=15 Jan 2017 Consanguinity Index=0.0% William d'Aubigny, 4th Earl of Arundel was born circa 1203.1 He was the son of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel and Mabel of Chester.1 He died before 7 August 1224, without issue and probably unmarried.1 He was buried at Wymondham Priory, Norfolk, EnglandG.1 He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Arundel [E., c. 1138] on 30 March 1221.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Sussex [E., 1177] on 30 March 1221.1
  5. Title: Hausgenealogy - d'Aubigny family
    Author: http://hausegenealogy.com/DAubigny.html
    Publication: Name: http://hausegenealogy.com/DAubigny.html;
    Note: D'Aubigny Genealogy D'Aubigny The D'Aubigny family came from the Norman village of Saint Martin d'Aubigny, 14 km. north of Coutances and 36 km. north west of Montbray. In medieval naming conventions, the surnames beginning with "DE" or "D'" are Latin for "OF." (Many surnames were derived from localities, with the DE being dropped as time went on. The most common form of this name today is "Albini.") The D'Aubigny family has a proud heritage to Kings, Queens, and even United States Presidents like Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Franklin Delano Roosevelt (who cherished his ancestry to this family). The surname "D'Aubigny" was first found in Lincolnshire, where they were seated from very early times, and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. They could have fought in the battle, or, more disappointingly, been butlers to William: "I believe that it was the William, then Pincerna, and probably also Roger, his son, who were companions of the Conqueror in his expedition; Roger's eldest brother William being in disgrace in Normandy at the time, and not restored to favour, or allowed to enter England before the reign of Rufus, or it may have been Henry I."* But it looks like they, fought, as well: Two D'Aubignys are included on the "Battle Abbey Rolls," which list the Norman combatants: GUILLAUME (WILLIAM) D'AUBIGNY and LE SIRE D'AUBIGNY (his son, ROGER). They list the commanders who accompanied William the Bastard of Falaise [later William I of England] at the Battle of Hastings. There are 375 commanders shown on the list, from a total force of about 5000 men. Subsequently, for their services, each commander was granted lordships of large areas of English countryside, albeit each being widely separated from another. To the victors went the spoils. (Various "copies" of these roll with considerable additions and thus differences exist.) Our genealogy traces back to this butler named William (1015 - 1066), from whom the ancient Earls of Arundel descended. William married a woman named NN DE PLESSIS (b: 1024), "a sister of Grimoult du Plessis, the traitor of Valognes and Val-ès-Dunes, who died in his dungeon in 1047 (vol. i., pp. 25 and 31), and Wace may after all be right in styling him 'Le Botellier,'as it is probable that he held that office in the household of the Duke of Normandy)* They had two sons (There may have been daughters, too, but in feudal times women, unless they were heiresses, were of small account; and often not recorded.) Anyway, William's two sons were: CHILDREN OF WILLIAM D'AUBIGNY AND NN DE PLESSIS NELE d'AUBIGNY, aka: NIGEL de ALBINI. Nigel's grants were in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire. He was bow-bearer to the king in the reign of William II (Rufus) and was knighted by Henry I, who gave him the manor of Egmanton with parks in Sherwood Forest. ROGER D'AUBIGNY (1040-1138), AKA: ROGER de ALBINI, married AMICE MOWBRAY or MONTBRAY (1055 - 1084). Children listed below. Mowbray Roger married a woman named AMICE MOWBRAY or MONTBRAY (1055 - 1084) She was also known as Amicie de Coutances, sister of Geoffrey, Bishop of Coutances (according to Orderic Vital, he was "one of the bishops with attendant clerks and monks, whose duty it was to aid the war with their prayers and councils"). Amicia also had another brother, Roger de Montbray (Mowbray). They were the children of ROGER MOWBRAY. The surname Mowbray stems from the small village of Montbray in Normandy. This lies about 10 km. north-east of the town of Villedieu-les-Poeles, which itself is 22 km northeast of Avranches on the bay of Mont Saint Michel. From this village came Geoffrey de Montbray who came to be Bishop of Coutances and accompanied Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, at the Conquest of England, after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Family Motto, translated: "Virtue stands by its own strength." "By his wife, the sister of Grimoult (I have not yet lighted on her name), he had a son, the Roger d'Aubigny aforesaid, who married Amicia, or Avitia, sister of Geoffrey, Bishop of Coutances, and of Roger de Montbrai, and is supposed by M. Le Prévost to have been with his brothers-in-law in the battle." Roger d'Aubigny, or De Albini, had issue by his wife Avitia de Montbrai, five sons: CHILDREN OF ROGER D' AUBIGNY AND AMICE MOWBRAY William, known as William de Albini "Pincerna" (i.e., Butler), ancestor of the Earls of Sussex, who married Maud, daughter of Roger le Bigod, and died 1139. Richard, Abbot of St. Albans Nigel, the third son, was heir of Robert de Montbrai, or Mowbray, his first cousin, whose wife he married during the lifetime of her husband by licence of Pope Paschal, and for some time treated her with respect out of regard for her noble parents; but on the death of her brother Gilbert de l'Aigle, having no issue by her, he craftily sought for a divorce on the ground of that very kinship which he exerted so much influence to induce the Pope to overlook, and then married Gundred, daughter of Gerrard de Gournay, by whom he had Roger, who assumed the name of Mowbray, and transmitted it to his descendants, Dukes of Norfolk and Earls Marshal of England; and Henri, ancestor of the line of Albini of Cainho." Humphrey. Ruafon, or Ralph. Bigod The D'Aubignys were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for Roger's distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD. Roger's children, maternally from the house of Mowbray, came with the Conqueror and obtained large possessions of land. One of his sons was named WILLIAM D' AUBIGNY (1070 - 1139), born in Aubigny, Calvados, Normandy, France. He was a 'Pincerna', a butler to King William. William D'Aubigni married MAUD BIGOD (b. 1080), daughter of ROGER BIGOD and ADELIZA DE GRENTMESNIL. Here are their children: CHILDREN OF WILLIAM D' AUBIGNY AND MAUD BIGOD WILL IAM D'AUBIGNY "THE STRONGHAND," 1st Earl of Arundel (1102 - 3.10.1176) He married ADELAIDE DE LOUVAIN. Children listed below. NIGEL D' AUBIGNY OLIVER D' AUBIGNY. OLIVIA D' AUBIGNY, born @ 1100, who married Ralphe de Haya. De Louvain Our ancestor was their son, EARL WILLIAM D' AUBIGNY "THE STRONGHAND," who was the Earl of Sussex, Earl of Lincoln, 1st Earl of Arundel, and the Lord of Stackhorn. William the Stronghand was born @ 1102, in Buckenham, Nomandie, England. In 1136, he married the "Fair Maid of Brabant," ADELAIDE DE LOUVAIN (1102 - 1151), daughter of GRAF GOTTFRIED V (I) VON NIEDERLOTHRINGEN 'DER BÄRTIGE' (AKA: Godfrey Barbutus, the Bearded of Louvaine, Duke of Louvaine & Brabant + Namur, Ida of Brabant. Godfrey, Duke of Lorraine; Godfried I Count of Leuven and Brabant; Duke of Low Lotharingen; Marquise of Antwerp. BRABANT) and IDA DE CHINEY, in 1138. Also known as Adeliza de Brabant, she was born in 1102-1103 in Louvain, Belgium. Adeliza was queen consort of England from 1121 to 1135, the second wife of King Henry I of England. She married Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England, son of William I 'the Conqueror', King of England, and Matilda de Flandre, on the 29th of January, 1121, at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England. She is thought to have been aged somewhere between fifteen and eighteen; he was fifty three. It is believed that Henry's only reason for marrying again was his desire for a male heir. (Despite holding the record for the largest number of illegitimate children of any British monarch, Henry's only legitimate male heir had died in 1120.) Adeliza was reputably quite pretty, and Louvain and England had a mutual enemy in Flanders; these were the likely reasons she was chosen. However, no children were born during the almost 15 years of the marriage. As of 30 January 1121, her married name was Queen Consort Adeliza of England. Henry died on the 11th of December, 1135, in Gisors, St. denis, Seine-St. denis, France, and was buried on the 4th of January, 1136, in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berks, England. The cause of death was his bowels exploding -- either from food poisoning or from over-eating Lampreys. After Henry died, Adeliza lived as a nun at Wilton, near Salisbury. As she was still young she came out of mourning some time before 1139, the third year of her widowhood, and married William, who had been one of Henry's chief advisors. (That's a tough union for a second husband to live up to! No matter what he gave her or did for her, how do you top THE KING???) She brought with her a queen's dowry, including the great castle of Arundel, and King Stephen created d'Aubigny Earl of Arundel. In feudal times, women were often bartered as wives. If they were heiresses they were married while still of tender years, and when their husbands died were often remarried three or even four times. After the way Henry died, William probably didn't eat much of her cooking. He was created 1st Earl of Arundel [England] circa 1138. In 1139 he gave shelter to the Empress Maud at Arundel Castle, but ever after adhered to King Stephen. He held the office of Lord of the Manor of Buckenham, Norfolk in 1139. Seven of their children were to survive. Among the descendants of this marriage came two girls destined to become tragic queens; Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. The union lasted about a dozen years. But then: "His wife, the Queen Dowager, retired in 1150 to a nunnery in Afflighem in South Brabant. Adeliza spent her final years in Flanders in the convent. She died on the 23rd of April, 1151, at Affligem Abbey, Afflingham, Flandre, Belgium,
    Page: historical
  6. Title: Royal Index, University of Hull, England
    Author: Royal Index, University of Hull, England, Internet, Internet, www.dcs.hull.ac.uk
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2332880681
  7. Title: Wikipedia -William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel
    Author: References Brown, R. Allen (1988). Castle Rising Castle. London, UK: English Heritage. p. 15. ISBN 185074159X. Harley MS 6700, London: British Library, Harley MS 6700 Cokayne, G. E. & Gibbs, Vicary, eds. (1910). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Ab-Adam to Basing). 1 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press, p.236 Weis, Frederick Lewis (2004). Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-8063-1752-6.
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_d%27Aubigny,_3rd_Earl_of_Arundel;
    Note: William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel, also called William de Albini IV, (before 1180 – 1 February 1221) was an English nobleman, a favourite of King John, and a participant in the Fifth Crusade. William d'Aubigny 3rd Earl of Arundel Tenure 1193–1221 Predecessor William d'Aubigny Heir William d'Aubigny Born before 1180 Arundel, West Sussex, England Died 1 February 1221 Italy Buried Wymondham Abbey Spouse(s) Mabel of Chester Issue William d'Aubigny Hugh d'Aubigny Maud d'Aubigny Isabel d'Aubigny Nicole d'Aubigny Cicely d'Aubigny Father William d'Aubigny Mother Matilda de St Hilary Lineage William was a son of William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel and Matilda de St Hilary, and grandson of Queen Adeliza of Leuven. A royal favourite William was a favourite of King John. He witnessed King John's concession of the kingdom to the Pope on 15 May 1213. On 14 June 1216 he joined Prince Louis (later Louis VIII of France) after King John abandoned Winchester. He returned to the allegiance of the King Henry III after the Royalist victory at Lincoln, on 14 July 1217. Death returning from the Fifth Crusade He joined in the Fifth Crusade (1217–1221), in 1218. He died on his journey home, in Caneill, Italy, near Rome, on 1 February 1221. News of his death reached England on 30 March 1221. He was brought home and buried at Wymondham Abbey. His title was inherited by his son William, the fourth Earl. The fourth earl died childless and in 1224 the title passed to his brother, Hugh. Marriage and issue At some time between 1196 and 1200 William married Mabel of Chester (born c. 1173), the second daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester (aliter "Hugh le Meschin"), by his wife Bertrade de Montfort, a daughter of Simon, Count of Evreux in Normandy. By his wife he had the following issue: William d'Aubigny, 4th Earl of Arundel (d. 1224); buried in Wymondham Abbey. Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel (d. 7 May 1243); buried in Wymondham Abbey. Maud d'Aubigny, (d. bet. 1238 and 1242), married before 1222, Robert de Tateshal. Isabel d'Aubigny; married John Fitzalan, Lord of Oswestry. Nicole d'Aubigny (d.abt 1240); married Roger de Somery II, Baron Somery of Dudley Castle (died 26 August 1273). Cicely d'Aubigny married Roger de Mahaut/Montalt/Monte Alto of Hawarden (d.1260). Received Castle Rising, co Norfolk.
  8. Title: Our royal, title, noble and commoner ancestors
    Author: Citations [S2653] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. I, p. 236; Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 4th Ed., by F. L. Weis, p. 142. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 175. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 438. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 83-84. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 154. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 252. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 671-672. [S11568] The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. I, p. 238. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 596. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 148.
    Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p354.htm#i10635;
    Note: William d' Aubeney, 3rd Earl of Arundel & Essex1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 M, #10635, b. circa 1165, d. circa 30 March 1224 Father William III d' Aubeney, 2nd Earl of Arundel, Chief Butler of England, Constable of Windsor Castle6 b. c 1139, d. 24 Dec 1193 Mother Maude de St. Hillary6 b. c 1132, d. 1195 William d' Aubeney, 3rd Earl of Arundel & Essex married Mabel of Chester, daughter of Hugh de Meschines, 6th Earl of Chester, Viscount d'Avranches, Seigneur de St. Sever & Briquessart and Bertrade de Montfort; They had 2 sons (William, 4th Earl of Arundell; & Sir Hugh, 5th Earl of Arundell) & 4 daughters (Maud, wife of Sir Robert de Tateshale; Nichole, wife of Sir Roger de Somery; Cecily, wife of Sir Roger de Mohaut; & Isabel, wife of John FitzAlan).3,5,6,7 William d' Aubeney, 3rd Earl of Arundel & Essex was born circa 1165 at of Arundel, Essex, England. He died circa 30 March 1224 at Cainell, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Buried at Wymondham Priory, Norfolk.8,6 Family Mabel of Chester b. c 1172 Children William d'Aubeney, 4th Earl of Arundel Maud d' Aubeney+6 b. c 1197, d. bt 1238 - 1243 Isabel d' Aubeney+6,9 b. c 1203, d. b 15 Mar 1240 Nichole D'Aubeney+6,7 b. c 1206, d. b 20 Jan 1247 Cecilia d' Aubeney+2,4,6,10 b. c 1212, d. a 1261 Sir Hugh d' Aubeney, 5th Earl of Arundel, Earl of Sussex, Chief Butler of England3,6 b. c 1214, d. 7 May 1243
  9. Title: Dictionary of National Biography, Wikisource,William d'Albini d 1221
    Author: [Vincent's Discovery of Brooke's Errors (1621), p. 22; Dugdale's Baronage of England (1675), i. 120; Dallaway's Rape of Arundel (new ed.), p. 118; Tierney's Arundel (1834), i. 181–5; Foss's Judges (1848), ii. 203; Lansdowne MSS. 203, fol. 16, which contains a drawing of his seal.]
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Albini,_William_de_(d.1221);
    Note: ALBINI, WILLIAM de, Earl of Arundel (d. 1221), and grandson of the preceding, also styled Earl of Sussex, was son of William, the second earl, whom he succeeded in 1196. He was a favourite of King John; he witnessed John's concession of the kingdom to the pope (15 May 1213), and, accompanying him to Runnymede (15 June 1215), became one of the sureties for his faithful observance of the charter; but on John's abandonment of Winchester to Louis (14 June 1216) he went over to the winning side. After the royalist victory at Lincoln he returned to his allegiance (14 July 1217), and shortly after acted as justiciar. In 1218 he set sail for the East, took part in the siege of Damietta (1219), and died in Italy on his way home, his son doing homage for his lands, 12 April 1221.
  10. Title: Descendants of Joan de Somery
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0e/Gernon-38.jpg;
  11. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - William d Albini
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#WilliamArundeldied1221;
    Note: WILLIAM d’Albini, son of WILLIAM Earl of Arundel & his wife Matilda de Saint-Hilaire (-Cainell, near Rome before 30 Mar 1221[41], bur Wymondham Priory). “Wilielmus comes Sussexiæ” confirmed donations to Boxgrove Priory by his predecessors “Rogerus de Albineio, et Willelmus Pincerna…et Willielmi patris mei filii reginæ Aeliz, et Matildis matris meæ” to Boxgrove Priory by undated charter, which names “domina Avicia, uxor Rogeri de Albineio…et filiorum suorum Willielmi et Nigelli”[42]. He succeeded his father in 1193 as Earl of Arundel. “Willelmus comes tertius Sussexiæ” confirmed the donation of "terram de Snergate, quæ est de feodo de Bilsentone" made to Robert’s Bridge Abbey by “Adeliciæ comitissæ de Augo amitæ meæ”, by undated charter, witnessed by “Renerio de Aubenio, Willielmo de Albineio filio comitis…”[43]. Matthew Paris records the death in 1221 “in partibus transmarinis, a Damata rediens” of “Willelmus de Albineio comes de Harundelle”, the transport of his body back to England by “Thomam monachum de Sancto Albino”, and his burial “apud Wimundham Sancti Albani prioratum”[44]. The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1221 of "Willelmus de Albineio comes de Arundel…de Terra Sancta rediens" and his burial "apud Wymundham"[45]. The Annals of Dunstable record that “comes Arundel” died in 1221 in Italy and his body brought back for burial at “apud Wimundeham”[46]. m MABEL of Chester, daughter of HUGH "le Meschin" Earl of Chester & his wife Bertrade de Montfort (-after 1232). The Annales Londonienses record that "Ranulphus comes Cestriæ" had four sisters, of whom "secunda…Mabillia" married "comiti Arundelle"[47]. The Testa de Nevill includes a writ of King John dated 1212 which records that "comes Cestrie" gave land "in Calswah" in Lincolnshire to "comiti de Arundell in maritagium cum sorore sua"[48]. Earl William & his wife had six children: 1. WILLIAM ([1200][49]-[before 7] Aug 1224, bur Wymondham Priory). 2. MATILDA [Mabilia] . m. Robert Tattershall 3. ISABEL (-before 1240). m. John FitzAlan 4. HUGH ([1213/15]-7 May 1243, bur Wymondham Priory[54]). 5. NICOLE . m Roger de Somery 6. CECILY . m Roger de Mohaut
  12. Title: Geneajourney - d'Aubigny, Earls of Arundel (History of the Aubigny Family)
    Publication: Name: http://www.geneajourney.com/aubigny2.html;
    Note: d'Aubigny, Earls of Arundel William d'Aubigny, Seigneur of St. Martin-Aubigny, b abt 1010, Normandy. He md Daughter de Plessis abt 1033. She was b abt 1014. Children of William d'Aubigny and Daughter de Plessis were: William d'Aubigny, Seigneur of St. Martin-Aubigny, b abt 1035. See LINE A Roger d'Aubigny b abt 1040. See LINE B LINE A William d'Aubigny, Seigneur of St. Martin-Aubigny, b abt 1035, of Saint-Martin-Aubigny, Coutances, La Manche, France. The identity of his wife is not known. Child of William d'Aubigny was: Nigel/Nele d'Aubigny b abt 1070, of Cainhoe, Bedfordshire, England, d bef 1107. He md Amice de Ferrieres abt 1099, daughter of Henry de Ferrieres, Sire de Ferrieres and Chambrais, and Bertha. Child of Nigel/Nele d'Aubigny and Amice de Ferrieres was: Henry d'Aubigny b abt 1105, of Cainhoe, Bedfordshire, England, b bef 1162. He md Cecilia de Chaworth abt 1128, daughter of Patrick de Chaworth and Maud de Hesdin. Child of Henry d'Aubigny and Cecilia de Chaworth was: Robert d'Aubigny b abt 1145, of Cainhoe, Bedfordshire, England, d 1191. The identity of his wife is not known. Child of Robert d'Aubigny was: Robert d'Aubigny b abt 1177, of Cainhoe, Bedfordshire, England, d bef 5 Nov 1221. The identity of his wife is not known. Child of Robert d'Aubigny was: Asceline d'Aubigny b abt 1218, of Cainhoe, Bedfordshire, England, d aft Feb 1239/40. She md Ralph de St. Amand Jun 1234, son of Amauri de St. Amand and Iseult Pantulf. LINE B Roger d'Aubigny b abt 1040. He md Amice abt 1068. She was b abt 1052. Children of Roger d'Aubigny and Amice were: Sir William "Pincerna" d'Aubigny, Lord of Buckenham, b abt 1072. See LINE B1 Sir Nigel/Nele d'Aubigny, Lord of Mowbray, b abt 1084. See LINE B2 LINE B1 Sir William "Pincerna" d'Aubigny [a], Lord of Buckenham, b abt 1072, of Buckenham, Norfolk, England. He md Maud Bigod abt 1097, daughter of Roger Bigod and Adelize/Alice de Toeni. Child of William "Pincerna" d'Aubigny and Maud Bigod was: ****************** Sir William d'Aubigny [b], "Strong Hand", 1st Earl of Arundel, Earl of Sussex, b abt 1104, of Buckenham, Norfolk, England, d 12 Oct 1176. He md Adelize of Louvain 1138, daughter of Godfrey I of Brabant, Count of Louvain, Duke of Lower Lorraine, "the Bearded", and Ida de Namur. Children of William d'Aubigny and Adelize of Louvain were: William d'Aubigny b abt 1139. Alice d'Aubigny b abt 1139, d 11 Sep 1188. She md Sir John d'Eu, Count d'Eu, Lord of Hastings, abt 1155, son of Sir Henry d'Eu, Count d'Eu, Lord of Hastings, and Margaret of Champagne. Olivia d'Aubigny b abt 1143, d young. Ralph d'Aubigny b abt 1145; md Sibyl de Valognes. Geoffrey d'Aubigny b abt 1146. Henry d'Aubigny b abt 1147. Agatha d'Aubigny b abt 1149, d young. ************************ Sir William d'Aubigny [c], Earl of Arundel, Earl of Sussex, b abt 1139, d 1196. He md Maud de St. Hilary 1173/74, daughter of James de St. Hilary and Aveline. She was b abt 1138, of Buckenham, Norfolk, England, d 24 Dec 1193. Children of William d'Aubigny and Maud de St. Hilary were: William d'Aubigny b abt 1175. Maud d'Aubigny b abt 1177; md Gilbert of Strathearn, Earl of Strathearn. Agnes d'Aubigny b abt 1179; md William de Mowbray. Sir William d'Aubigny [d], Earl of Arundel, Earl of Sussex, b abt 1175, d 1 Feb 1220/21. He md Mabel of Chester abt 1194, daughter of Sir Hugh of Kevelioc, Earl of Chester, and Bertrade de Montfort. Children of William d'Aubigny and Mabel of Chester were: Maud/Mabel d'Aubigny b abt 1196, d 1238-1242. She md Robert de Tattershall bef 1222, son of Walter de Tattershall and Iseult Pantulf. William d'Aubigny, Earl of Sussex and Arundel, b abt 1198, d bef 7 Aug 1224 (prob unmd). Cicely d'Aubigny b abt 1200, Arundel, Sussex, England; md Roger de Mohaut. Isabel d'Aubigny b abt 1203, Arundel, Sussex, England, d bef 1240. She md Sir John Fitz Alan, Lord of Clun and Oswestry, abt 1215, son of William Fitz Alan and Daughter de Lacy. Nichole d'Aubigny b abt 1205, Arundel, Sussex, England, d bef 1254, Staffordshire, England. She md Roger de Somery abt 1218, Leicestershire, England, son of Ralph de Somery, Lord of Dudley, and Margaret Marshal. Hugh d'Aubigny, Earl of Sussex and Arundel, b abt 1215, d 7 May 1243; md Isabel de Warenne 1234. LINE B2 Sir Nigel/Nele d'Aubigny, Lord of Mowbray, b abt 1084, d abt 26 Nov 1129. He md [1] Maud de l'Aigle aft 1107, and [2] Gundred de Gournay Jun 1118, daughter of Gerard de Gournay and Edith de Warenne. Child of Nele d'Aubigny and Gundred de Gournay was: Roger de Mowbray. NOTES: The origin of the Earls of Arundel was Aubigny, in the arondissemont of Coutances, dept. of La Manche. It is also stated that they never bore such a name as "de Albini". There is also no connection of the d'Aubigny Earls of Arundel with the Lords of Belvoir. This has confused many historians and genealogists, and erroneously inspired many creative attempts to connect them. The only actual connection beween these two distinct families, is that a William of each line, living as contemporaries, married sisters, both daughters of Roger Bigod. a. He is stated, by Round, to have emigrated from the Contentin in Normandy, to England during the reign of Henry I. b. Surnamed "the Strong Hand" and variously seen as "de Albiniaco" or "de Albini", the latter being the Latin form. By his marriage with the Queen Dowager (in her third year of widowhood), he acquired, ca 1138 or 1139, the castle and honour of Arundel. Shortly after his marriage he was also recognized as Earl of Lincoln, a title which he lost a short time later. By 1141, and thereafter, he was described as Earl of Sussex, likely granted to him by King Stephen, of whom he was an adherent. In another charter (bef 1150) of his wife, the Queen Dowager, to the Abbey of Reading, she describes him as Earl of Chichester. He was influential in arranging the treaty of 1153, by which the Crown continued with King Stephen for life, while the inheritance of such was secured to Henry II. He was justly held in high esteem by Henry II, being one of the King's embassy to Rome in 1163/64, and also to Saxony in 1168. He was also commander of the Royal Army in August of 1173 in Normandy, against the King's rebellious sons, where he is said to have distinguished himself with "swiftness and velocity". He survived his wife by 25 years and was buried with his father, at Wymondham Priory in Norfolk. c. He was not immediately Earl of Arundel, that dignity having been, in accordance with the policy of Henry II, retained by the Crown upon the death of his father, but it was restored to him by Richard I 27 Jun 1190. He was, although, styled Earl of Arundel before he received possession. He was made the Custos of Windsor Castle in 1191, and in 1194 was one of the Receivers of monies raised for the King's ransom. d. A favorite of King John, he is stated to have "consistently taken the winning side", first being with the King at Runnymeade 15 Jun 1215, abandoning him in favor of Louis VIII of France when King John abandoned Winchester the following June, then returning to King John's allegiance after the Royalist victory at Lincoln in July 1217. Shortly afterwards, he was appointed Justiciar, the young King, Henry III, having restored to him his forfeited possessions. He embarked on the Crusade of 1218, and was present at the taking of Damietta in Nov 1219, but died shortly before 30 March 1221 in Cainell, near Rome. His sons, William and Hugh, successively Earls of Arundel and Sussex, both died s.p., and upon the death of the younger son, Hugh, his four sisters were found to be his coheirs. The earldom of Sussex reverted to the Crown. SOURCES: CP: Vol I[233-239]; AR: Line 149[24-27], Line 126[29-30], Line 139[26]; SGM: Mr. Todd Farmerie
  13. Title: Wikipedia, "Wymondham Abbey"
    Author: Wikipedia.org
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wymondham_Abbey;
    Note: Info for the Abbey/Priory.
    Page: William's burial location.
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