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