William de Clare

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Sir William de Clare (* 1228 - † July 1258 ) was an English knight .

William de Clare came from the Anglo-Norman family Clare . He was the second son of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, and Isabel Marshal . His father died as early as 1230 and his mother married Richard of Cornwall , brother of King Henry III , six months after the death of her husband . Nothing is known about William's youth. William remained unmarried and throughout his life a close supporter of his older brother Richard, 5th Earl of Hertford . On the occasion of knighthood by William Richard organized in 1247 a great tournament . In 1248 his brother gave him small estates in Hampshire and Norfolk , including Wells and Warham, for lifelong use . In the next few years, William often accompanied his brother on his travels. a. to France, where they often took part in tournaments.

In 1258, his brother Richard was part of a nobility opposition to the king that seized power in England in June 1258 through the Provisions of Oxford . Through the influence of his brother, William became administrator of Winchester Castle . In July he had breakfast with Richard and the heir to the throne, Eduard, when they were obviously discussing the political situation. Both Richard and William became seriously ill after the meal, William died a little later. Allegedly he was by Walter de Scoteny , the seneschal of his brother, at the instigation of the Poitevinischen half-brothers of King Henry III. poisoned, but this claim is most likely wrong. More likely food poisoning was the cause of William's death. He was buried at Dureford Abbey in Sussex . Walter de Scoteny was charged, convicted, and executed of murder.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Michael Altschul: A baronial family in medieval England. The Clares . The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore 1965, p. 49
  2. ^ Michael Altschul: A baronial family in medieval England. The Clares . The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore 1965, p. 83
  3. ^ Michael Prestwich: Edward I. University of California Press, Berkeley 1988. ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 27
  4. ^ British History Online: Houses of Premonstratensian Canons. Abbey of Dureford. Retrieved August 25, 2015 .