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William d'Albini, Baron of Belvoir

Male - 1236


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  • Name William d'Albini 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    History birth to death 
    • When his father died in 1167, he became a ward to King Henry II. [3]
    • In 1194, he was with the army of Richard I in Normandy. [3]
    • In 1201 the Barons refused to attend their sovereign into France. King John demanded that their castles should be given up to him as security for their allegiance, beginning with William d'Albini and his Belvoir Castle. William instead gave him his son, William, as a hostage. [3]
    • He was distinguished as one of the rebel Barons in the time of King John, and was their general, though he had joined them as late as January 1214/15. He was a Surety. He it was who made so noble a defense as governor of' Rochester Castle in a siege that lasted three months. Later King John had ordered him to be executed, and in 1216, was captured at the Castle of Corfe. William had to pay 6,000 marks for his freedom. [1, 3]
    • After King John's death, he submitted himself to King Henry III. He was forced to give his wife and son, Nicholas, as hostages for his allegiance. [3]
    • In 1217, he commanded the army for Henry III, in the battle of Lincoln. [1, 3]
    Death 1 May 1236  Offington, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • His heart was buried "under the wall, opposite the high alter" at Belvoir Castle. [3]
    Person ID I23052  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2020 

    Father William-Meschines d'Albini, Baron of Belvoir   d. 1167 
    Family ID F7866  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margery  [3
    Children 
     1. Robert d'Albini
     2. Nicholas d'Albini
     3. Odonel d'Albini
    +4. William d'Albini, Lord of Belvoir   d. 1247
    Family ID F7865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2019 

    Family 2 Agatha de Trusbut  [3
    Family ID F7871  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 May 1236 - Offington, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1599] anonymous. "President Charles Chauncy", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume X, 1856).

    2. [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).

    3. [S1600] Wurts, John S. Magna Charta, (Philadelphia: Brookfield Publishing Company, 1945).

    4. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.