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Name
  
William de


Died
  
September 25, 1254

William III de Cantilupe

Children
  
William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche

William de Cantilupe (died 25 September 1254) (anciently Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc, Latinised to de Cantilupo) was feudal baron of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, and jure uxoris (in right of his wife Eva de Braose, heiress of the de Braose dynasty of Welsh Marcher Lords) was feudal baron of Totnes in Devon and Lord of Abergavenny. His chief residences were at Calne in Wiltshire and Aston Cantlow (named after his family), in Warwickshire, until he inherited Abergavenny Castle and the other estates of that lordship.

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Origins

He was the eldest son and heir of William de Cantilupe (died 1251), feudal baron of Eaton Bray, by his wife Millicent de Gournay. His younger brother was Thomas de Cantilupe, Bishop of Hereford and Chancellor of England.

Marriage & progeny

At some time before 15 February 1248 he married Eva de Braose, daughter and heiress of William de Braose (died 1230) by his wife Eva Marshal, daughter of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke. By his wife he had children including:

  • George de Cantilupe (died 1273), Lord of Abergavenny, only son and heir, who died childless, leaving his sisters or their issue as his co-heiresses.
  • Milicent de Cantilupe (died 1299), who married twice:
  • Firstly (as his second wife) to John de Montalt (died 1273) Seneschal/Steward of Chester, whose first wife was Elena Malbanc widow of Robert de Stockport.
  • Secondly to Eudo la Zouche.
  • Joan de Cantilupe (died 1271), who married Henry de Hastings (c. 1235 – 1269).

    • Death

    He died in 1254, "in the flower of his youth". One of the chief mourners at his funeral was Simon de Montfort, a close friend of the family.

    References

    William de Cantilupe (died 1254) Wikipedia
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