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William de Botreaux (1367–1395) (pronounced "But'ry") was a baron prominent in South-West Britain.
William de Botreaux (1367–1395) (pronounced "But'ry") was a baron prominent in South-West Britain.
Origins
He was the son ofWilliam de Botreaux, 1st Baron Botreaux
William de Botreaux (1337–1391) (pronounced "But'ry") (or Bottreaux, corrupted to Boterel, Battrell, Bartle, etc.) was a prominent British West-Country baron during the reigns of King Edward III (1327–1377) and King Richard II (1377–1399).
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(died 1391) and inherited his father's lands aged 24.
Career
He received awrit of summons
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to attend parliament
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on 7 September 1391.
Marriage
He married Elizabeth St. Lo daughter and co-heiress of Sir John St. Lo ( Latinised to St. Laudo) ofNewton St Loe
Newton St Loe is a small Somerset village and civil parish located close to the villages of Corston and Stanton Prior, between Bath and Bristol in England. The majority of the village is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. The parish has a popula ...
, Wiltshire (now in Somerset), by his second wife Margaret Clyvedon, daughter and heiress of John Clyvedon. Elizabeth was sole heiress of her mother and survived her husband, her date of death having occurred on 4 September between 1409 and 1458.
Death
He died on 25 May 1395.Inquisition ''post mortem'' dated 1394/5Progeny
He left the following progeny: * William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux (1388–1462) *Alice de Botreaux, she married Fulk FitzWarin, 6thBaron FitzWarin
Baron FitzWarin (also written FitzWaryn, FitzWarine, and other spellings) was a title in the Peerage of England created by writ of summons for Fulk V FitzWarin in 1295. His family had been magnates for nearly a century, at least since 1205 whe ...
and William Clinton, 4th Baron Clinton
Baron Clinton is a title in the Peerage of England. Created in 1298 for Sir John de Clinton, it is the seventh-oldest barony in England.
Creation and early history
The title was granted in 1298 to Sir John de Clinton, a knight who had served ...
mother of John Clinton, 5th Baron Clinton
John de Clinton, 5th Baron Clinton (died 1464) was an English peer.
Life
John was the eldest son of William de Clinton, 4th Lord Clinton and Alice de Botreaux daughter of William de Botreaux, 2nd Baron Botreaux. Succeeding his father in 1431 ...
Sources
*Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage
''The Complete Peerage'' (full title: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''); first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition re ...
'', new edition, vol 2, pp. 241–242
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