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| Magna Carta Surety Baron William de Lanvallay was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. Join: Magna Carta Project Discuss: magna_carta |
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William was the son of William de Lanvallei and Hawise de Boclande/Buckland.[1][2] His birth date is uncertain, but he was a minor when his father died in 1204.[1][2][3] He probably did not come of age until after 1210: in that year his mother and an uncle paid a fine of 200 marks to have custody of lands that had belonged to his father.[1][2] That points to a birth date likely to have been after 1190.
William inherited the Barony of Walkern, based in Hertfordshire.[3] He held lands in a number of counties in the southern half of England, including Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Northamptonshire and Somerset.[1][2]
In the period 1212-1214, Alan Basset paid a fine to marry a daughter to William but this marriage appears never to have taken place.[4] Instead, William married Maud Pecche. Her marriage portion included the manor of Marston, Cambridgeshire.[1][2]
In 1214 William took part in King John's expedition to Poitou.[1][2]
The following year he joined the Barons who compelled King John to agree to the Magna Carta, for which he was one of the Surety Barons.[1][2] In the summer of 2015 he was given custody of Colchester Castle, Essex. Along with other rebel Barons, he was excommunicated towards the end of 1215. His lands were confiscated, but restored when he returned to allegiance.[1][2]
It is not certain when William died. It was certainly before 3 October 1217, when lands of his were given to others.[1][2][4] His wife survived him, dying before 1233.[1][2]
William and Maud were buried at St John's Abbey, Colchester, Essex.[1][2]
Estimates of William's date of birth vary around 1185-1195. The above text states that he was a minor at his father's death in 1204.
Cawley's 'Medieval Lands' database offers [1214-1216] as an estimated date of death.[4] This is possible because Cawley does not commit himself to the position that it was this William, rather than a different William (e.g. his 2nd cousin) who was the Magna Carta Surety in 1215. (Note that Cawley uses brackets to indicate uncertain information.)
There were two other people of the same name with profiles on Wikitree as at 30 April 2020:
There were other relatives of the same name in the same era and region - see Cawley's Medlands for details.[4]
For the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta in 2015, Professor Nigel Saul wrote a set of biographies of the Surety Barons. He and the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Committee generously gave permission for them to be reproduced on WikiTree. They can be viewed here.
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