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William 2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough Corbet 1080 – 1150 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1080

Birth Location: Caus Castle, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1 May 1150

Death Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Gloucester,

Mother: Rohese Giffard

Spouse(s): Isabel Valletort

Children(s): Simon Corbet

William 2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough Corbet was born in 1080 in Caus Castle, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir Richard I "Bienfaite Normandy" FitzGilbert De Clare, Earl of Buckingham, Clare and Gloucester, and Rohese Giffard. William 2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough Corbet married Isabel Valletort, and had children including Simon Corbet. William 2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough Corbet passed away in 1150 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • William 2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough Corbet was born in 1080 in Caus Castle, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir Richard I "Bienfaite Normandy" FitzGilbert De Clare, Earl of Buckingham, Clare and Gloucester, and Rohese Giffard.
  • William 2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough Corbet married Isabel Valletort, and had children including Simon Corbet.
  • William 2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough Corbet passed away in 1150 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England.

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William Corbet's Ancestors

Self
William Corbet
1080 – 1150
Birth Place: Caus Castle, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard I "Bienfaite Normandy" FitzGilbert De Clare, Earl of Buckingham, Clare and Gloucester,
1024 – 1089
Brionne, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Rohese Giffard
1034 – 1133
Longueville, Normandy, France
Grandparents
Count (Gilbert De) Brionne
1000 – 1040
Brionne, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
GUNNORA (De) AUNOU
1005 – 1050
Aunou, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Walter Giffard
1010 – 1084
Ermengarde Flaitel
1014 – 1133
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey EU
– 1015
Countess Brionne
1000 – 1048
Osbert Bolebec
952 – 1035
Wevia Crepon
954 –
Gerard Flaitel
985 – 1076
Herleva Evreux
990 – 1027
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Normandie
Sigefried Guisnes
Elstrude Flandre
– 1036
Geoffrey Bolebec
950 –
Beatrice Argues
950 –
Herbastus Crepon
Gunhild Olafsdatter
930 – 1014
Gerard Flaitel
Robert Normandie
– 1037

William Corbet's Descendants

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William (2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough) Corbet (3 Aug 1080 – 1 May 1150) m. Isabel Valletort (1090 – 1140)
  1. 1. Simon Corbet (abt 1100 – aft 1155) m. Margaret Brampton (1130 – 1185)
    1. 1. Thomas Corbet (abt 1135 – 1169)
      1. 1. Richard Corbet (abt 1154 – abt 1222)
        1. 1. Richard Corbet (abt 1173 – bef 1235) m. Joanna Toret (abt 1175 – 1239)
    2. 2. Robert Corbet (1151 – 17 Oct 1222) m. Emma Pantulf (abt 1162 – abt 1227)
      1. 1. Thomas Corbet (1182 – 06 Sep 1274) m. Isabel Valletort (1191 – )
        1. 1. Alice Corbet (1225 – 1267) m. Robert Stafford (1220 – 1282)
      2. 2. Margaret Corbet (1188 – 1218) m. Gwenwynwyn Owain (1151 – 1216)
        1. 1. Gruffydd (ap Wennonwen) Pole (abt 1215 – 1286) m. Hawys Strange (1234 – 1310)

William Corbet's Timeline

2 Records

1080
3 Aug 1080
Birth of William 2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough Corbet in Caus Castle, Shropshire, England
Caus Castle, Shropshire, England
1150
1 May 1150
Age 70
Death of William 2nd Baron, Lord of Caus and Wattlesborough Corbet in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1080
    Event Place: Caus Castle, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1150
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

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