William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel

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Anglo-Norman noble earl historical figure nobleman royal courtier

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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Earl of Arundel 3
1st Earl of Arundel 1
William d’Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel 1

Statements (49)

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 ⓘ
d’Aubigny ⓘ
surface form: Reynold d’Aubigny

William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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) ⓘ
surface form: the Anarchy (English civil war, 1135–1154)
placeOfBirth Normandy ⓘ
placeOfDeath Waverley Abbey ⓘ
positionHeld William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 Stephen of England ⓘ
surface form: King Stephen of England
titleCreationDate c. 1138 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Castle Rising → castleBuiltFor → William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel ⓘ
William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel → child → William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: William d’Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel
William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel → nobleTitle → William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Earl of Arundel
Roger de Montgomery → positionHeld → William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Earl of Arundel
William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel → positionHeld → William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Earl of Arundel
Roger de Montgomery → title → William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Earl of Arundel