William d’Aubigny (died 1176), earl of Arundel
1st earl of Arundel
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 12 October 1176.
Place of Death: Waverley Abbey, Surrey.
The date and place are given by White (ODNB), by Keats-Rohan (p. 226), and by the Complete Peerage (1:235).
Place of Burial: Wymondham Priory, Norfolk.
The place is given by White (ODNB), by Keats-Rohan (p. 226), and by the Complete Peerage (1:235).
Relationships
Father: William d’Aubigny (died 1139), Pincerna Regis.
This relationship is given by White (ODNB), by Keats-Rohan (p. 226), and by the Complete Peerage (1:233).
Mother: Maud, daughter of Roger le Bigod.
This relationship is given by White (ODNB), by Keats-Rohan (p. 226), and by the Complete Peerage (1:233).
Spouse: Adelise de Louvain (died 1151). Married in about 1138.
This relationship is given by White (ODNB), by Keats-Rohan (p. 226), and by the Complete Peerage (1:235).
Children:
(Complete source citations for the children are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
William d’Aubigny (died 24 December 1193) married Matilda de Saint-Hilaire.
Godefroi.
Alice (died 11 September, about 1188) married (1) John, count of Eu; married (2) Alvred de Saint-Martin.
Olivia.
two other sons.
possibly other daughters.
References
Cawley, Charles. “William d'Aubigny” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59) Volume 5.
Keats-Rohan, Katharine S. B. Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1106 - 1166. (Woodbridge: 2002).
White, Graeme. “Aubigny, William d’, first earl of Arundel (d.1176)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004