William (de) CANTILUPE

William de Cantilupe (died 25 September 1254) (anciently Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc, Latinised to de Cantilupo) [2] was jure uxoris Lord of Abergavenny, in right of his wife Eva de Braose, heiress of the de Braose dynasty of Welsh Marcher Lords. His chief residences were at Calne in Wiltshire and Aston Cantlow (named after his family), in Warwickshire, until he inherited Abergavenny Castle and the other estates of that lordship. He was the eldest son and heir of William de Cantilupe (died 1251) by his wife Millicent de Gournay. His younger brother was Thomas de Cantilupe, Bishop of Hereford and Chancellor of England. At some time before 15 February 1248 he married Eva de Braose, daughter and heiress of William de Braose (died 1230) by his wife Eva Marshal, daughter of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke. By his wife he had children including: George de Cantilupe (died 1273), Lord of Abergavenny, only son and heir, who died childless, leaving his sisters or their issue as his co-heiresses. Milicent de Cantilupe (died 1299[3]), who married twice, firstly to Eudo la Zouche and secondly to John de Montalt[4][3] Joan de Cantilupe (died 1271), who married Henry de Hastings (c. 1235 - 1269).[5] He died "in the flower of his youth"[6] in 1254. Simon de Montfort, a close friend of the family, was one of the chief mourners at his funeral.[7] Notes[edit] Jump up ^ Glover's Roll, part 1, B27, William de Canteloupe Jump up ^ The spelling used by modern historians is "de Cantilupe", which is followed in this article ^ Jump up to: a b Cal Inq PMs III 1912. Jump up ^ Stacey 2004 Jump up ^ Kingsford 2004 Jump up ^ Cleveland 1889, p. 239 Jump up ^ Stacey 2004 References[edit] Cleveland, Duchess of (1889), The Battle Abbey Roll, I, London: John Murray Cokayne, G. E. (1912), Gibbs, V., ed., The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, II (new, 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959) ed.), London: The St. Catherine Press Ltd. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem. III. London: HMSO. 1912. Nichols, John (1795). The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester. II pt.II. Leicester: John Nichols. Kingsford, C.L. (2004), ‘Hastings, Sir Henry (1235?-1269)’, rev. H. W. Ridgeway, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 26 November 2012(subscription or UK public library membership required) Stacey, Robert C. (2004), ‘Cantilupe, William (III) de (d. 1254)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 28 November 2012(subscription or UK public library membership required)

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