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William de Lanvallei III (died 1217) was an English landowner, governor of Colchester Castle.The Lanvalei Family
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website for Walkern History Society
website for the Magna Carta Barons Association
12th-century births 1217 deaths 12th-century English people 13th-century English people Anglo-Normans Magna Carta barons People from Colchester People from Hertfordshire English landowners English feudal barons {{UK-noble-stub
William de Lanvallei III (died 1217) was an English landowner, governor of Colchester Castle.The Lanvalei Family/ref> He was lord of
Walkern
Walkern is a village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire, England. It is about two miles from Stevenage.
The village has several shops, including a convenience store, a hair and beauty salon, a craft shop, a shop that features homestyle prod ...
, Hertfordshire./ref>
Relationship with King John
William III accompaniedKing John of England
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on his expedition to Poitou in 1214 and was present at the truce. William III was an enforcer of the Magna Carta and was related to several of the ''Magna Carta'' barons (see "family" section below).William de Lanvalei/ref>
Family
William was the grandson of the founder of the family fortune, William de Lanvallai I, a Breton. William I (1125-1180), was an administrator forHenry II of England
Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin king ...
after his takeover of the duchy of Brittany
The Duchy of Brittany ( br, Dugelezh Breizh, ; french: Duché de Bretagne) was a medieval feudal state that existed between approximately 939 and 1547. Its territory covered the northwestern peninsula of Europe, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean t ...
in 1166. William served in the office for five years, crossing to England in 1171 or 1172. to become the king's castellan of Winchester. William I married Gunnora, the daughter of Hubert de Saint Clair (1120-1155).
William II (c.1161-1204), son of William I, married Hawise, great-granddaughter of Hugh de Bocland (Buckland, Oxfordshire
Buckland is a village and large civil parish about northeast of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse District. Buckland was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's ...
).Walkern History Society/ref> William III, son of William II, married Maud, daughter of Gilbert (Hamon) Peche. Maud was niece of
Robert Fitzwalter
Robert FitzwalterAlso spelled Fitzwater, FitzWalter, fitzWalter, etc. (died 9 December 1235) was one of the leaders of the baronial opposition against King John, and one of the twenty-five sureties of ''Magna Carta''. He was feudal baron of Lit ...
, a leader of the ''Magna Carta'' barons.
Hawise, daughter of William III, was placed as ward with Hubert de Burgh
Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent (; ; ; c.1170 – before 5 May 1243) was an English nobleman who served as Chief Justiciar of England and Ireland during the reigns of King John and of his son and successor King Henry III and, as a consequenc ...
. Hubert married Hawise to his son, John.
References
External links
website for Walkern History Society
website for the Magna Carta Barons Association
12th-century births 1217 deaths 12th-century English people 13th-century English people Anglo-Normans Magna Carta barons People from Colchester People from Hertfordshire English landowners English feudal barons {{UK-noble-stub