William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel

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William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and royal courtier who rose to great influence under King Henry I and King Stephen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble
earl
historical figure
nobleman
royal courtier
acquiredProperty Arundel Castle
honour of Arundel
acquiredTitle Earl of Arundel by grant of King Stephen
burialPlace Wymondham Priory
child Olivia d’Aubigny
Reynold d’Aubigny
linked to: d’Aubigny

William d’Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1109
dateOfDeath 12 October 1176
era 12th century
ethnicGroup Norman
familyName d’Aubigny
father William d’Aubigny (butler of King Henry I)
givenName William
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman
Latin
laterAllegiance Henry II of England
monarchServed Henry I of England
Henry II of England
Stephen of England
mother Maud Bigod
nobleFamily House of Arundel
House of d’Aubigny
nobleTitle Earl of Arundel
Earl of Sussex
notableFor loyalty to King Stephen during the Anarchy
marriage to the widowed queen Adeliza of Louvain
rise to prominence under King Henry I of England
numberOfChildren at least 7
participatedIn the Anarchy (English civil war, 1135–1154)
placeOfBirth Normandy
placeOfDeath Waverley Abbey
positionHeld 1st Earl of Arundel
Lord of Arundel
butler to King Henry I of England
royal steward
region England
religion Catholicism
residence Arundel Castle
sexOrGender male
spouse Adeliza of Louvain
supportedSide King Stephen of England
linked to: Stephen of England
titleCreationDate c. 1138

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Castle Rising castleBuiltFor William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel nobleTitle Earl of Arundel
linked to: William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel positionHeld 1st Earl of Arundel
linked to: William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel child William d’Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel
linked to: William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
Roger de Montgomery positionHeld Earl of Arundel
linked to: William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
Roger de Montgomery title Earl of Arundel
linked to: William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
d’Aubigny notableBearer William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
d’Aubigny notableBearer William d’Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel
linked to: William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
William d’Aubigny (butler of King Henry I) child William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
William d’Aubigny (butler of King Henry I) progenitorOf d’Aubigny earls of Arundel
linked to: William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
Adeliza of Louvain spouse William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
Maud Bigod motherOf William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
Maud Bigod relative William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
Earl of Arundel notableHolder William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel