William de Cantilupe, 2nd feudal baron of Eaton Bray

William ll de Cauntelo

• Surname shows up as de Cauntelo, de Cantilou, and de Cantelupe
• Son of Sir William de Cantilupe, King's High Steward and Mesceline de Bracy
• Died in 1251.
• Married first wife (1219) as her second husband, MELISENDE de Gournay, widow of AMAURY [VI] de Montfort Comte d´Evreux, daughter of HUGUES [V] Seigneur de Gournay & his wife [Juliane de Dammartin].
• Married second wife (before 28 Aug 1236) ---, daughter of THOMAS FitzAnthony & his wife ---.

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Biography

William II de Cantilupe (died 1251) (anciently Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc, Latinised to de Cantilupo),[2] 2nd feudal baron of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire,[3] was an Anglo-Norman magnate.

Origins

He was the eldest son and heir of William I de Cantilupe (died 1239), 1st feudal baron of Eaton Bray, steward of the household to King John, a royal administrator and sheriff, by his wife Mazilia de Braci. His younger brother was Walter de Cantilupe (1195-1266), Bishop of Worcester.

Career

He became a retainer of Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester and served with him on King Henry III's expedition to Brittany. In 1238 he joined the royal household of King Henry III (son of King John) and was appointed Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in 1239. In 1242 he was one of the three Keepers of the Realm during the king's absence campaigning in Poitou.[4]

Marriage and children

He married Millicent (or Maud) de Gournai (d.1260), a daughter of Hugh de Gournai and widow of Amaury VI of Montfort-Évreux (d. 1213), Earl of Gloucester. By his marriage he gained six and a half fees in Oxfordshire.[5] Millicent survived him and in 1255[6] was awarded the custody of Princess Margaret, later Queen of Scots,[4] daughter of King Henry III. By Millicent he had issue including:

1. William III de Cantilupe (d.1254), eldest son and heir;
2. Hugh de Cantilupe (d.1285), Archdeacon of Gloucester, 2nd son; one of the executors of the will of his uncle Bishop Walter de Cantilupe.[7]
3. Thomas de Cantilupe (1220-1282), Bishop of Hereford and Chancellor of England, canonised in 1320 as a saint.
4. Sir Nicholas de Cantilupe (d.1266), of Greasley Castle in Nottinghamshire, who married Eustachia FitzHugh, heiress of Greasley.[8] His son was William de Cantilupe, 1st Baron Cantilupe (1262-1308) of Greasley, summoned by writ to Parliament in 1299.
5. Juliana de Cantilupe, who at some time before 1245 married Robert de Tregoz (d.1268) of Ewyas Harold in Herefordshire, by whom she was the mother of John de Tregoz, 1st Baron Tregoz, summoned by writ to Parliament in 1297.[9]
6. Agnes de Cantilupe (d.post-1279), who married Robert St John (d.1266/7), grandparents of John St John, 1st Baron St John (d. 1329) of Basing. Agnes survived him and before 1271 remarried to John de Turville.[10]
7. unnamed 3rd daughter, who married Robert de Gregonet.[11]

Death and succession

He died in 1251 and was succeeded by his eldest son William III de Cantilupe (died 1254).

Pedigree

CANTELOWE FAMILY
1. WILLIAM DE CANTELOWE, married _____.
2. WALTER DE CANTELOWE, living 1216, married AMICE _____.
3. WILLIAM DE CANTELOWE, died 1239, married MASCELINE (or MAZRA) DE BRACY.
4. WILLIAM DE CANTELOWE, Knt., died 1251, married (1st) c. 1215/6 MILICENT DE GOURNAY; (2nd) after 1232 MAUD FITZ GEOFFREY, died 1261.
5 (by1). WILLIAM DE CANTELOWE, Knt.,died 1254, married before 1241 EVE DE BREWES.

Origins

https://myfamilysearch.net/getperson.php?personID=I6538&tree=2005217a

RESEARCH_NOTES:

1.Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson (2013):

WILLIAM DE CANTELOWE, Knt., of Leigh, Dorset, Ellesborough and Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, Meole Brace, Shropshire, Barcheston and Studley, Warwickshire, Caine, Wiltshire, etc., Steward of the Household of John, Count of Mortain, 1198, Sheriff of Worcestershire, 1200-15, Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire, 1201-4, 1209-23, itinerant Justice in Staffordshire, 1203, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 1204-5, Steward of the King's Household, 1204-22, a Norman by birth.

He married MASCELINE (or MAZRA) DE BRACY (or BRASCY, BRACI), daughter of Audulf de Bracy, of Meole Brace, Shropshire, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, etc. They had four sons, William, Knt., Robert, Walter [Bishop of Worcester], and Matthew [Rector of Ribston, Yorkshire and Alvechurch, Worcestershire], and one daughter, (wife of Thurstan de Montfort).

Family

[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#Willia...]

WILLIAM de Cauntelo, son of WILLIAM de Cauntelo & his wife --- (-1251). "William de Cantelupe son of Walter de Cantelupe" donated rent received "annually from Samson his free man of Leg" to Montacute priory by undated charter, witnessed by "William de Cantelupe my son and heir…Gilbert de Sai…"[1211]. Henry III King of England notified the pardon of "Willelmo de Cantilupo junioris" in return for payment of a fine dated [Oct] 1224[1212]. "William de Cantilupo" was granted land "in Caleston which Fulk de Cantilupo his uncle formerly held of the bail of King John" dated 20 Dec 1227[1213]. A charter dated 17 Dec 1243 mandated to "W[illiam] de Cantilupe seisin of all the lands which belonged to Hamo de Valoignes in Ireland…with the marriage of Hamo´s heirs"[1214]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death in 1251 of “Willelmus de Cantilupo in Cathedra Sancti Petri”[1215].

m [firstly] (1219) as her second husband, MELISENDE de Gournay, widow of AMAURY [VI] de Montfort Comte d´Evreux, daughter of HUGUES [V] Seigneur de Gournay & his wife [Juliane de Dammartin]. Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by a letter which purports to be from her daughter "Dame Julian Tresgoze…espouse…a Sr Robert Tresgoos le Second" to "son frère St Thomas de Cantlow, Euesque…de Hereford" which gives a confused version of the family´s lineage: "Sr Hugh de Gornaye" married "la reyne Blanch" [widow of Louis VIII King of France, such a second marriage being impossible chronologically] and had "un fils…Hugh…nostre ayle", who married "la soer le count Renaud de Boloyng", whose daughter "Milsent nostre mere" married "a Count de Euoyse en Normandy" by whom she had one son and one daughter, before marrying "Will de Cantelow nostre pere"[1216]. Henry III King of England granted "maneriis de Mapeldureham et Petrefeld" to "Rogero la Szuche", as granted by King John except for the dower of "Milesentie que fuit uxor comitis Ebroici", dated 14 Mar 1217[1217].

[m secondly (before 28 Aug 1236) ---, daughter of THOMAS FitzAnthony & his wife ---. Henry III King of England pardoned "William de Cantilupe", who "married one of the daughters and heirs of Thomas Fitz Anthony", his portion of a fine which Thomas had paid to King John for custody of the land and heir of "John Fitz Thomas with the marriage of the heir" by charter dated 28 Aug 1236[1218]. It is not known whether this charter relates to the same William de Cauntelo.]

William & his wife had four children:

• 1. WILLIAM de Cauntelo of Calne, Wiltshire and Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire (-Calstone, Wiltshire 25 Sep 1254, bur Studley Priory, Warwickshire). m (before 15 Feb 1248) EVA de Briouse, daughter of WILLIAM de Briouse & his wife Eva Marshal (-[20/28] Jul 1255). A manuscript which narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey names “Isabella, Matildis, Eva et Alianora” as the four daughters of “Willielmus de Brews quartus” and his wife “Evam filiam domini Willielmi Mareschalli”, adding that Eva married “Willielmo de Cauntello”[1219]. The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Matilda, Alianora et Eva" as the three daughters of "Willielmo de Brewes" and his wife "quinta filia…Willihelmi Marescalli…Eva", adding that "Eva tertia filia" married "Willielmo de Cantilupo"[1220]. A charter dated 26 May 1250 records the restoration of property, granted to "Margaret Countess of Lincoln", to "William de Vescy and Agnes his wife, Reginald de Moun and Isabel his wife, William de Fortibus and Matilda his wife, Francis de Boun and Sibil his wife, William de Vallibus and Alienor his wife, John de Moun and Joan his wife, Agatha de Ferrers in the king´s custody, Roger de Mortimer and Matilda his wife, and William de Cantilupe and Eva his wife"[1221]. Heiress of Abergavenny. The Annals of Dunstable record that “domina Eva uxor Willelmi de Cantilupo” died “circa festum Sanctæ Margaretæ” in 1255[1222]. William & his wife had three children:
  • a) JOAN de Cauntelo (-before Jun 1271). The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Georgius" who died childless and "Johanna nupta Henrico de Hastings et Milisannt de Monte-alto…uxor Ivonis de la Zouch" as the children of "Willielmo de Cantilupo" and his wife[1223]. m Sir HENRY Hastings of Ashill, Norfolk, son of Sir HENRY de Hastings of Ashill, Norfolk & his wife Ada of Huntingdon (-before 5 Mar 1269).
  • b) MILLICENT de Cauntelo . The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Georgius" who died childless and "Johanna nupta Henrico de Hastings et Milisannt de Monte-alto…uxor Ivonis de la Zouch" as the children of "Willielmo de Cantilupo" and his wife[1224]. m EUDES la Zouche, son of ---.
  • c) GEORGE de Cauntelo (Abergavenny 29 Mar 1252-18 Oct 1273). The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Georgius" who died childless and "Johanna nupta Henrico de Hastings et Milisannt de Monte-alto…uxor Ivonis de la Zouch" as the children of "Willielmo de Cantilupo" and his wife[1225]. Lord of Abergavenny. m (contract ratified 1 Sep 1254) MARGARET de Lacy, daughter of EDMUND de Lacy Earl of Lincoln & his wife Alasia di Saluzzo (-after 1273, bur Pontefract Black Friars).
• 2. THOMAS de Cauntelo . "Dame Julian Tresgoze…espouse…a Sr Robert Tresgoos le Second" wrote to "son frère St Thomas de Cantlow, Euesque…de Hereford" giving a confused version of the family´s lineage[1226].
• 3. NICHOLAS de Cauntelo (-before 24 Sep 1266). m as her first husband, EUSTACHIE, daughter of RALPH FitzHugh of Greasley, Nottinghamshire & Ilkeston, Derbyshire & his wife Joan ---. She married secondly (before Oct 1268) William de Ros of Ingmanthorpe, Yorkshire. Nicholas & his wife had one child:
  • a) WILLIAM de Cauntelo (Lenton Abbey, Nottinghamshire 2 Apr 1262-before 6 Aug 1308). He was summoned to Parliament from 1299, whereby he is held to have become Lord Cauntelo. - LORDS CAUNTELO[1227].
• 4. JULIANE de Cauntelo . "Dame Julian Tresgoze…espouse…a Sr Robert Tresgoos le Second" wrote to "son frère St Thomas de Cantlow, Euesque…de Hereford" giving a confused version of the family´s lineage[1228]. m ROBERT de Tresgoz, son of ROBERT de Tresgoz & his wife ---.

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Notes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Cantilupe,_1st_Baron_Canti...

William's father (Sir Nicholas de Cantilupe (d.1266)) was the 5th and youngest son of William II de Cantilupe (d.1251), 2nd feudal baron of Eaton Bray[13] in Bedfordshire, steward of the household to King Henry III (whose own father William I de Cantilupe (died 1239) had been steward of the household to King John, father of Henry III). Sir Nicholas's uncle was Walter de Cantilupe (1195-1266), Bishop of Worcester and his elder brother was Thomas de Cantilupe (1220-1282), Chancellor of England, Bishop of Hereford, who was canonised as a saint in 1320. The senior line died out in the male line in 1273 on the death of his first cousin, 22 year-old Sir George de Cantilupe (1251-1273), 4th feudal baron of Eaton Bray, Lord of Abergavenny, who had inherited vast Welsh estates from his mother Eva de Briouze.

Aston Cantlow

Source: Sir William Dugdale. (1730). “The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated: From Records, Leiger ...,” Volume 2. Page 833. < GoogleBooks >

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References

1. Redmond, Gabriel O'Connell; The Irish builder (1891). An account of the Anglo-Norman family of Devereux, of Balmagir, county Wexford. Page 5. < Archive.Org > Another of the daughters, Dionisia, married William de Cantilupe, probably brother of Isabella, who married Sir Stephen Devereux, and this connection may account for the grant of land in Waterford to Juhit Devereux. I am inclined to think that this John Devereux left no issue …
2. http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cantilupe-1