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William’s career began with his participation in military campaigns alongside his brother Henry, including the siege of Chinon in 1156. King Henry II considered making William king of Ireland in 1155, but the plan was scrapped. William was granted extensive lands in England and Normandy, making him one of the wealthiest men of his time.
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- Possible Marriage
William Fitzempress also known as William of Anjou, was born in 1136, the third and youngest son of Count Geoffrey V of Anjou and his wife, Empress Matilda, the daughter of the late English King Henry Beauclerc. He was born in the time known as The Anarchy, an 18-year civil war that disputed the succession of the English crown between his mother Ma...
In 1156, aged 20, William was with his brother Henry at the siege of Chinon. This siege was occasioned by the rebellion of their brother Geoffrey. He also conducted the siege at the castle of Mountreuil-Bellay. While doing so he had the writings of the Roman military theorist Vegetius read to him; he then did what Vegetius had done, and the siege e...
In 1162, William was to marry Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey, one of the great heiresses in England. Their prohibited degree of affinity was counted from her as widow through her deceased husband William of Blois, a double second cousin of William. The men's maternal grandmothers were siblings and FitzEmpress' maternal grandfather was the si...
William died suddenly shortly thereafter, it was said of a broken heart, and was buried in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Rouen. His brother Henry blamed Becket for William's death, and this might well have been the beginning of the great conflict between them. When Becket was murdered December 29, 1170, one of the assailants was Richard le Breton ...
According to some French genealogies, William was married to Constance of Penthièvre, a sister of the Duke of Brittany Conan IV. Known as William Touremine, he was the founder of the House of Tournemine and the father of Oliver I and Geoffrey of Tournemine. However, there is no evidence for this marriage, and no evidence of William Tournemine's ide...
William FitzEmpress (22 de julio de 1136 - 30 de enero de 1164) o William Longespee [2] fue el más joven de los tres hijos de la emperatriz Matilde y Geoffrey Plantagenet, conde de Anjou . Sus hermanos fueron Enrique II de Inglaterra y Geoffrey, conde de Nantes .
29 de dic. de 2020 · Franck Barlow, Oxforddnb.com. Contemporary illustration of the murder of Thomas Becket. Four knights heeded Henry’s words and left Normandy to confront the archbishop. One of William FitzEmpress’s former knights, Richard Brito, was among the quartet who murdered Thomas Becket on 29 December 1170.
Kids Encyclopedia Facts. William FitzEmpress (22 July 1136 – 30 January 1164) or William Longespee was the youngest of the three sons of Empress Matilda and Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. His brothers were Henry II of England and Geoffrey, Count of Nantes. Contents. Early life. Career. Obstruction. Death. Possible marriage. Early life.
William FitzEmpress (1136–1164) Viscount of Dieppe. Illegitimate son of Geoffrey of Anjou: Hamelin of Anjou (de Warenne) (c. 1130 – 1202) Earl of Surrey. Married Isabel de Warenne (c. 1137 – c. 1203) 4th Countess of Surrey. Henry II (1133 – 1189) King of England.
William FitzEmpress was the youngest of the three sons of Geoffrey, Count of Anjou and Empress Matilda, daughter of King Henry I of England. Career. William was Viscount of Dieppe. He was also known as William FitzEmpress and as William of Anjou. He also conducted the siege at the castle of Mountreuil-Bellay.
