William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex

- 1189

• Name	William de Mandeville
  	He was also the Count of Aumale; and the Justiciar of England.
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Title(s)	Oct 1166  [1]
  He became the third Earl of Essex. He was with the Count of Flanders at his brother's death, and swiftly returned home to receive his lands.
  History	1173  [1]
  	He remained loyal to King Henry II during the revolt of 1173, and was the commander in the campaign in the North of France in August 1173. He attended the Council of Windsor in October 1175, and the Council of London in March 1176.
  Married	14 Jan 1176	Pleshey, Essex, England   [1]
  Hawise, the daughter of William "le Gros", Count of Aumale and Cecily, Lady of Skipton. [Hawise, married first, Wiliam de Mandeville, Earl of Essex] Before February 1190 Hawise, married second, William de Forz Seigneur de Fors. Before July 1196 Hawise, married third, Baldwin de Bethune Seigneur de Choques. She died 11 March 1213.
  Military	Apr 1177  [1]
  He took up the cross in April 1177 He joined with the Count of Flanders assisting the Count of Tripoli in the siege of Harenc in November 1177. On 8 October 1178, he returned from the holy land.
  History	1179  [1]
  	In August 1179, he attended the King of France on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. He was the ambassador to the Emperor in 1181, and to the King of France in October 1186. In 1184, he joined the Count of Flanders against the Count of Hainault. He was one of four generals appointed in May 1187, to wage the war with France, and on 1 September 1188, he burnt the town of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte. On 3 September 1189, he carried the Crown at the coronation of Richard I.
  Offices Held	Sep 1189  [1]
  He was appointed the Justiciar of England.
  Death	14 Nov 1189	Normandy, France   [1]
  Burial	Mortemer Abbey, Normandy, France   [1]
  	His heart however, was buried in Walden Abbey in England.
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  1. Ernulf de Mandeville   d. Apr 1178, England + 2. Maud de Mandeville,   b. 1138, Rycote, Oxfordshire, England ▻ Piers de Lutegareshale;   Hugh de Boclande of Buckland   3. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 21 Oct 1166, Chester, Cheshire, England   4. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 14 Nov 1189, Normandy, France   5. Robert de Mandeville   d. 14 Nov 1189   6. Alice de Mandeville ▻ John FitzRichard,  m. Abt 1169
  Person ID	I22071
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex,   b. say 1102   d. 14 Sep 1144, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Rohese de Vere   bur. Chicksands Priory, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England
  Marriage	Abt 1119	England
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F2950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 14 Jan 1176 - Pleshey, Essex, England Death - 14 Nov 1189 - Normandy, France Burial - - Mortemer Abbey, Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1444] Cokayne, George E. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland Volume V (L-M), (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1926).