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William Guillaume “Earl of Arundel” d'Aubigny

Birth
Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Death
11 Oct 1066 (aged 55–56)
Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Ile d'Yeu, Departement de la Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France Add to Map
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son of Nigel II d'Aubigny ID 217501145, also known as William d'Albin, William de Albinism was a English Nobkeman, son of William d'Aubigny and Maud Bigod, daughter of Roger Bigod of Norfolk.
William fought loyally for King Stephen of England. Who created him EARL OF ARUNDREL aka, Earl of Sussex.and then Earl of Lincoln c1138. In 1153 he helped arrange a truce between Stephen and Henry Plantagenet. "The Treaty of Wallingford" which brought an end of the Anarchy. His first appearance as "Earl" was at Christmas c 1141. When Henry Plantagenet ascended to the Throne as Henry II
He was confirmed Williams' earldom and gave direct possession of ARUNDREL Castle (instead of the possession in right of his wife (died 1151) he had previously had) He remained loyal to the king during the 1173 revolt of Henry the Young King, and helped defeat the rebellion. In 1143, as Earl of Lincoln, he made two charters confirming a donation of land around ARUNDREL in Sussex to the Abbey of Affiligem in Brabant with William's brother Oliver, present. He was a builder of Castle Rising in Norfolk
William is the first proven English supporter of the Order of St Lazarus of Jersulem and before 1146 and. Granted them land at Wymondham and built a Leper Hospital, near his castle in Norfolk. His wife Adelina was a major benefactor to leper hospitals at Wilton, and Wiltshire and ARUNDREL and his cousin, Roger de Mowbray and his family, were to become the most significant patrons of the Order's headquarters at Burton Lazarus Hospital. William was an important member of Henry I of England household and after the King's death he married Henry's widow, Queen Adelina of Louvain in 1138. William and Adelzia were parents to children.
1) William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of ARUNDREL , 2) Reynor, 3) Henry, 4) Geoffrey, 5) Alice, 6) Olivia, 7) Agatha
son of Nigel II d'Aubigny ID 217501145, also known as William d'Albin, William de Albinism was a English Nobkeman, son of William d'Aubigny and Maud Bigod, daughter of Roger Bigod of Norfolk.
William fought loyally for King Stephen of England. Who created him EARL OF ARUNDREL aka, Earl of Sussex.and then Earl of Lincoln c1138. In 1153 he helped arrange a truce between Stephen and Henry Plantagenet. "The Treaty of Wallingford" which brought an end of the Anarchy. His first appearance as "Earl" was at Christmas c 1141. When Henry Plantagenet ascended to the Throne as Henry II
He was confirmed Williams' earldom and gave direct possession of ARUNDREL Castle (instead of the possession in right of his wife (died 1151) he had previously had) He remained loyal to the king during the 1173 revolt of Henry the Young King, and helped defeat the rebellion. In 1143, as Earl of Lincoln, he made two charters confirming a donation of land around ARUNDREL in Sussex to the Abbey of Affiligem in Brabant with William's brother Oliver, present. He was a builder of Castle Rising in Norfolk
William is the first proven English supporter of the Order of St Lazarus of Jersulem and before 1146 and. Granted them land at Wymondham and built a Leper Hospital, near his castle in Norfolk. His wife Adelina was a major benefactor to leper hospitals at Wilton, and Wiltshire and ARUNDREL and his cousin, Roger de Mowbray and his family, were to become the most significant patrons of the Order's headquarters at Burton Lazarus Hospital. William was an important member of Henry I of England household and after the King's death he married Henry's widow, Queen Adelina of Louvain in 1138. William and Adelzia were parents to children.
1) William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of ARUNDREL , 2) Reynor, 3) Henry, 4) Geoffrey, 5) Alice, 6) Olivia, 7) Agatha


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