William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel
William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel (* before 1150; † December 24, 1193 , buried in Wymondham Abbey , Norfolk) was the son of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel and Adelheid von Löwen , widow of King Henry I of England .
In 1176/77 he was confirmed as Earl of Sussex , while King Henry II first moved in the Earldom of Arundel as finished. It was not until King Richard the Lionheart made him Earl of Arundel on June 27, 1190 (he was already referred to as Earl of Arundel in September 1189). In 1191 he was appointed custodian of Windsor Castle .
He married Matilda de Saint-Hilaire de Harcouet, heir to James and Aveline, widow of Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford . Your children were:
- William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel , one of the 25 guarantors of the Magna Charta
- Matilda d'Aubigny, ∞ William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey .
William d'Aubigny was buried in Wymondham Abbey , Norfolk.
literature
- Graeme White: Aubigny, William d '[William de Albini; known as William d'Aubigny Pincerna], first earl of Arundel (d. 1176), magnate. In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
- George Edward Cokayne : The Complete Peerage , Volume I, pp. 235/36
Web links
- William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel on thepeerage.com
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| William d'Aubigny |
Earl of Arundel 1176-1193 |
William d'Aubigny |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aubigny, William d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1150 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1193 |
| Place of death | Wymondham Abbey , Norfolk |