William Malet

Steward to Henry II

Lord of Curry Malet, Somerset

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1169.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Sanders (p. 38) and by the Cambridgeshire VCH (6:sub Dullingham).

Relationships

Father: Robert Malet, lord of Curry Malet, Somerset.

This relationship is given by the Cambridgeshire VCH (6:sub Dullingham), and by Keats-Rohan (p. 1023). Sanders (p. 38 fn) notes, "Nothing is known of the origin of the Somerset Malets." He suggests that they may be connected with the lords of Eye.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: unknown.

Spouse: Eugenia, daughter of Ralph Picot.

This relationship is given by Keats-Rohan (p. 1023, p. 1070).

Children:

Gilbert Malet (died 1194) married Alice, daughter of Ralph Picot.

References

Keats-Rohan, Katharine S. B. Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1106 - 1166. (Woodbridge: 2002).

Sanders, Ivor John. English Baronies (Oxford: 1960).

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 6 (Victoria County History, 1978)