William Arundel
Sir William Arundel KG (* after 1365; † August 17, 1400 ) was an English courtier .
William Arundel came from a branch of the English FitzAlan family . He was the second son of John Arundel, 1st Baron Arundel and Eleanor Maltravers, 2nd Baroness Maltravers . He was one of the young knights who came to the court of the young King Richard II in the late 1380s . Arundel was in high favor with the king and received many valuable gifts from him. From 1394 to 1395 he took part in King Richard II's campaign to Ireland . 1395 he became a favorite of the king Constable of Rochester Castle and in the same year as the successor of the late Nicholas Sarnefeld in the Order of the Garter was added.
Shortly after the execution of his uncle Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel , one of the leading lords appellant , he was on October 8, 1397 Constable of Reigate Castle in Surrey , which had previously been a castle of the Earl of Arundel, and he was Constable of Nottingham Castle .
He was buried in St Andrew's Priory Church in Rochester . His wife Agnes, whose origin is unknown, died in September or October 1401 and was buried next to him. The marriage had remained childless.
literature
- George Frederick Beltz: Memorials of the Order of the Garter from its Foundation to the present time. Pickering, London 1841, p. 352
Individual evidence
- ^ Jenny Stratford: Richard II and the English royal treasure. Boydell & Brewer, Woodbridge 2008. ISBN 978-1-84383-378-9 , pp. 85 and 96
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arundel, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arundel, Sir William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English courtier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | after 1365 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1400 |