William Brewer (nobleman, † 1232)
William Brewer (also William de Briwere ) († 1232 ) was an English nobleman and royal official.
William Brewer was the second son of the royal official William Brewer and his wife Beatrice de Valle. His father was one of the most important and powerful officials during the reign of King John Ohneland and during the minority of Henry III. He had managed to rise from a relatively low background and build up a sizeable estate, especially in south-west England. After the death of his older brother Richard in 1215, William Brewer the Younger became his father's main heir. Through his father's relationships he was able to marry Joan de Redvers, a daughter of William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon . Like his father, he made a career as an official in the service of the king. In 1219 he became a forest judge, and in 1223 he was tax collector in Northumberland and Cumberland . From 1223 to 1224 was sheriff of Northumberland and administrator of Newcastle , then sheriff of Devon until 1225 . After the death of his father in 1226 he inherited most of his possessions, but died himself in 1232. After his childless death, his possessions were divided among his five sisters and their descendants.
Web links
- William Brewer on thepeerage.com , accessed June 18, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ^ SD Church: Brewer, William (d. 1226). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
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| SURNAME | Brewer, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Briwere, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman and civil servant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1232 |