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William de Say

Male 1090 - 1144  (54 years)


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  1. 1.  William de Say was born in say 1090; died in Aug 1144.

    Notes:

    Died:
    He was killed at the siege of Burwell Castle.

    William married Beatrix de Mandeville on 1131 to 1132. Beatrix (daughter of William de Mandeville and Margaret de Rie) was born in say 1100 in Mandeville, Normandy, France; was christened in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Rickling, Essex, England; was buried in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William de Say  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1 Aug 1177.
    2. 3. Geoffrey de Say  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1214.
    3. 4. Hawise de Say  Descendancy chart to this point died before 19 Jul 1233.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William de Say Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) died before 1 Aug 1177.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1160 in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Downham Market, Norfolk, England; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England.
    2. 6. Maud de Say  Descendancy chart to this point died before 28 Mar 1222.

  2. 3.  Geoffrey de Say Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) died in 1214.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    In 1185, Geoffrey and Alice made a gift to Brockley (later Bayham Abbey) with the assent of Gilbert, bishop of Rochester, who did not succeed until that year.

    On 1 January 1198, Geoffrey de Say and his son, Geoffrey, made a grant to the hospital of Draincourt, providing for prayers for the soul of Alice "de Kaisneio", the mother of the younger Geoffrey.

    Geoffrey married Alice de Chesney before 1180. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Alice de Ver. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Hawise de Say Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) died before 19 Jul 1233.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: William de Lanvalay of Walkern. [William, married Hawise de Say] He died before 18 May 1205



Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born about 1160 in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Downham Market, Norfolk, England; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 9 Jul 2021

    Notes:

    Died:
    She died in childbirth.

    Beatrice married Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex before 25 Jan 1184. Geoffrey (son of Piers de Lutegareshale and Maud de Mandeville) was born about 1162; died on 14 Oct 1213; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex  Descendancy chart to this point died on 23 Feb 1216 in London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.
    2. 8. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex  Descendancy chart to this point died on 8 Jan 1226; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England.
    3. 9. Henry de Mandeville, Dean of Wolverhampton  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 10. Maud FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Countess of Essex  Descendancy chart to this point died on 27 Aug 1236.

  2. 6.  Maud de Say Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) died before 28 Mar 1222.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: William de Boclande. [William, married Maud de Say] He died before 15 April 1216. Issue: 1. Maud de Boclande 2. Hawise de Boclande 3. Joan de Boclande



Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex Descendancy chart to this point (5.Beatrice3, 2.William2, 1.William1) died on 23 Feb 1216 in London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was the 2ed Earl of Essex.
    • History: Geoffrey de Say, attempted to recover the Mandeville estates from him in February 1213, but failed. On 4 November 1213, he succeeded as the Earl of Essex upon the death of his father. In April of 1215, he joined the barons against King John. On 16 December 1215, he and his brother, William, were excommunicated by the Pope.
    • Married: (1) Maud, the daughter of Robert FitzWalter of Woodham and Gunnor de Valoines. [Maud married Geoffrey de Mandeville Earl of Essex and Gloucester] She died about 1212. She was buried in Dunmow Priory.
    • Married: (2) Isabelle de Clare, Countess of Gloucester, the daughter of William FitzRobert Earl of Gloucester and Bristol and Hawise de Beaumont. She was born before 1176. On 29 August 1189 Isabelle, married first, John Lackland, King of England, at age 21, son of Henry II Curt Mantel, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitain, Dutchess of Aquitaine, in Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England. She and the King were divorced in 1199. John divorced her on the ground of consanguinity, her grandfather, Robert, being an illegitimate son of Henry I. [Isabelle married second Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex and Gloucester] It appears that this marriage was forced upon Geoffrey. By it he became the Earl of Gloucester, however for this honor, he had to pay 20,000 marks. In September 1217 Isabelle married third, Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, son of Walter de Burgh.5 She died 14 October 1217. She was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.


  2. 8.  William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex Descendancy chart to this point (5.Beatrice3, 2.William2, 1.William1) died on 8 Jan 1226; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was the 3rd Earl of Essex.
    • History: He was excommunicated, and imprisoned, but later absolved for his support of the barons. On 10 February 1214, he was released from prison. He soon joined the barons again, and was again excommunicated along with his brother. He did homage to the King of France, and then at the relief of Lincoln Castle, saved himself by fleeing. One 4 October 1217, he returned is allegiance to the king, and received his lands back. However, the 20,0000 mark fine was now his debt with the death of his brother.
    • Married: Before 18 Nov 1220; Christine, the daughter of Robert FitzWalter of Woodham and Gunnor de Valoines. [Christine, married first, William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex] Before 15 May 1227 Christine, married second, Raymond de Burgh. She died 17 June 1232.

    Notes:

    Died:
    He died without issue.


  3. 9.  Henry de Mandeville, Dean of Wolverhampton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Beatrice3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: Henry de Mandeville was appointed on 5 Aug 1205 to be the Dean of Wolverhampton.


  4. 10.  Maud FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Countess of Essex Descendancy chart to this point (5.Beatrice3, 2.William2, 1.William1) died on 27 Aug 1236.

    Maud married Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford about 1197. Henry (son of Humphrey de Bohun IV, Lord Bohun and Margaret de Huntingdon) was born in 1176; died on 1 Jun 1220; was buried in Llanthony Priory, Llanthony, Monmouthshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Humphrey de Bohun V, Earl of Hereford, and Essex  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1208; died on 24 Sep 1275.

    Family/Spouse: Roger de Daunteseye. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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