William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex

- 1226

• Name	William de Mandeville
  General Information	He was the 3rd Earl of Essex.  [1]
  History	He was excommunicated, and imprisoned, but later absolved for his support of the barons. On 10 February 1214, he was released from prison. He soon joined the barons again, and was again excommunicated along with his brother. He did homage to the King of France, and then at the relief of Lincoln Castle, saved himself by fleeing. One 4 October 1217, he returned is allegiance to the king, and received his lands back. However, the 20,0000 mark fine was now his debt with the death of his brother.  [2]
  Married	Before 18 Nov 1220  [2]
  Christine, the daughter of Robert FitzWalter of Woodham and Gunnor de Valoines. [Christine, married first, William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex] Before 15 May 1227 Christine, married second, Raymond de Burgh. She died 17 June 1232.
  Death	8 Jan 1226  [2]
  He died without issue.
  Burial	Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England Shouldham Priory was surrendered in 1538 during the Dissolution  of the Monasteries under Henry VIII.  Nothing remains of the Priory.   [2]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 23 Feb 1216, London, England   2. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 8 Jan 1226   3. Henry de Mandeville, Dean of Wolverhampton + 4. Maud FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Countess of Essex   d. 27 Aug 1236 ▻ Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford,  m. Abt 1197 ;   Roger de Daunteseye
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Geoffrey FitzPiers and Aveline de Clare)
  + 1. Sir John FitzGeoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland,   b. 1205, Shere, Surrey, England d. 23 Nov 1258  (Age 53 years) ▻ Isabel de Bigod,  m. Aft 1230   2. Cecily FitzGeoffrey   d. Before 29 Jun 1253 + 3. Hawise FitzGeoffrey, Lady of Steatley   d. Before 8 Aug 1247 ▻ Sir Reynold de Mohun
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Piers de Lutegareshale,   b. 1134, Cherhill, Wiltshire, England d. 14 Jan 1179, Pleshey, Essex, England  (Age 45 years)  (Grandfather)  Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex,   b. Abt 1160, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England d. 19 Apr 1197, Downham Market, Norfolk, England  (Age 37 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22330
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex,   b. Abt 1162   d. 14 Oct 1213 (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex,   b. Abt 1160, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England d. 19 Apr 1197, Downham Market, Norfolk, England (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex ( – 1226) 2Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex(Abt 1162 – 1213) 4Piers de Lutegareshale(1134 – 1179) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Maud de Mandeville(1138 – ) 10Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex(1102 – 1144) 20William de Mandeville(1072 – 1130) 21Margaret de Rie 11Rohese de Vere 22Aubrey II de Vere, Justiciar of England(1062 – 1141) 23Alice de Clare( – 1163) 3Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex(Abt 1160 – 1197) 6William de Say( – 1177) 12William de Say(1090 – 1144) 24Geoffrey de Say 25Hawise de Clare 13Beatrix de Mandeville(1100 – 1197) 26William de Mandeville(1072 – 1130) 27Margaret de Rie 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - - Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S304] Wikipedia, Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex. [S1444] Cokayne, George E. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland Volume V (L-M), (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1926).