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13th-14th century English nobleman
Coat of arms of William de Grandison, Paly of six Argent and Azure, on bend Gules, three eagles displayed Or.
William de Grandison (died 1335), was an English noble, and Deputy
Justiciar of North Wales.
William was a younger son of
Pierre de Grandison and Agnes Neufchâtel. He was the younger brother of a key ally and envoy, for
King Edward I of England,
Otto de Grandson, Grandison being an
anglicisation of Grandson.
He served in the household of
Edmund, Earl of Lancaster. He was active in the wars in Gascony and Scotland. During 1292, he was granted a license to
crenellate his manor of
Ashperton,
Herefordshire.
Marriage and issue
William first married Jeanette de Gruyère, daughter of Pierre de Gruyère and Ambrosie, surname unknown.
[2] They had the following issue:
William secondly married Sybil, daughter of John de Tregoz and Mabel FitzWarin.
[3] They had the following issue:
- Edmund de Grandison.
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- Piers de Grandison, married Blanche Mortimer.
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-
John de Grandison, Bishop of Exeter.
[3]
- Thomas de Grandison, cleric.
[3]
- William de Grandison,
Archdeacon of Exeter.
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- Otho de Grandison, married Beatrice Malmayns, had issue.
[3]
- Mabel de Grandison, married
John de Pateshull, had issue.
[3]
-
Katherine de Grandison, married
William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury, had issue.
[3]
- Agnes de Grandison, married John Northwode, had issue.
[3]
- Maud de Grandison, nun at
Aconbury Priory.
[3]
Citations
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e Williams, David (June 2018). "The First Marriage and Issue of William de Grandison, 1st Lord Grandison". Foundations. 10: 89–97.
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k Gurney, Daniel (1845). The record of the house of Gournay. Oxford: Oxford University. p. 149.
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