William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): Oct 1166; 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; 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; 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; 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; 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; He was appointed the Justiciar of England.

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He was also the Count of Aumale; and the Justiciar of England.

Buried:
His heart however, was buried in Walden Abbey in England.