Walter DE CANTILUPE
Audulf DE BRACI
William I DE CANTELOU , King's Steward
(Abt 1160-1239)
Mesceline DE BRACI
(Abt 1167-)

William II DE CANTELOU , King's Steward
(Abt 1185-1250/1251)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Millicent DE GOURNEY

William II DE CANTELOU , King's Steward

  • Born: Abt 1185
  • Marriage (1): Millicent DE GOURNEY about 1218
  • Died: 22 Feb 1250-1251, Calne, Wiltshire, England aged about 65

  General Notes:

http://www.geneajourney.com/cntelou.html
William II de Cantelou , King's Steward, b abt 1185, of Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England, d 22 Feb 1250/51, Calne, Wiltshire, England. He md Millicent de Gournay abt 1218, daughter of Hugh V de Gournay, Seigneur of Gournai, and Juliane de Dammartin.
Children of William de Cantelou and Millicent de Gournay were:

Sir William III de Cantelou, Lord of Abergavenny, b abt 1220.
Agnes de Cantelou b abt 1222, Calne, Wiltshire, England. She md Sir Robert de St. John abt 1238.
Juliane de Cantelou b abt 1224, of Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England, d aft 6 Aug 1285. She md Sir Robert II de Tregoz, Lord of Ewyas Harold, abt 1238, son of Robert I de Tregoz and Sibyl de Ewyas.

Wikipedia
William II de Cantilupe (died 1251) (anciently Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc, Latinised to de Cantilupo) was an Anglo-Norman landownwer and administrator.
Life

He was born the son of William I de Cantilupe, who had also been an administrator and Sheriff. His brother was Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester.

He married Millicent (or Maud), the daughter of Hugh de Gournai, which brought him further land.

He became a retainer of Ranulph, Earl of Chester and served with him on King Henry's expedition to Brittany. He then in 1238 joined the royal household 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.

He died in 1251. His widow was awarded custody of Henry III's daughter Margaret, later Queen of Scots. He was succeeded by his son William III de Cantilupe. Their daughter Juliana married into the wealthy de Tregoz family. Another son, Thomas de Cantilupe, was Bishop of Hereford and a saint.


William married Millicent DE GOURNEY, daughter of Hugh V DE GOURNEY and Juliane DE DAMMARTIN, about 1218.


J. Ferran 15/01/2021


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