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Biography of William Cantilupe Baron 1159-1239

Paternal Family Tree: Cantilupe

1207 Siege of Mountsorrel Castle

1207 Second Battle of Lincoln

Around 1159 William Cantilupe Baron was born to Walter Cantilupe.

Around 1185 [his son] William Cantilupe was born to William Cantilupe Baron (age 26).

In 1186 [his daughter] Mabel Cantilupe was born to William Cantilupe Baron (age 27).

Around 1189 [his son] John Cantilupe was born to William Cantilupe Baron (age 30).

In or before 1191 [his son] Bishop Walter de Cantelupe was born to William Cantilupe Baron (age 31).

In 1192 [his daughter] Isabel Cantilupe was born to William Cantilupe Baron (age 33).

In 1200 William Cantilupe Baron (age 41) was appointed High Sheriff of Worcestershire.

In 1204 William Cantilupe Baron (age 45) was granted the manor of Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1204 William Cantilupe Baron (age 45) was granted the manor of Eaton, Bedfordshire.

Second Battle of Lincoln

In 1207 William Cantilupe Baron (age 48) was present at the Second Battle of Lincoln.

In 1207 William Cantilupe Baron (age 48) was appointed High Sheriff of Worcestershire.

In 1207 William Cantilupe Baron (age 48) was appointed Baron of the Exchequer.

Siege of Mountsorrel Castle

In 1207 William Cantilupe Baron (age 48) was present at the Siege of Mountsorrel Castle.

In 1209 William Cantilupe Baron (age 50) was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire and High Sheriff of Leicestershire after which his main residence was Kenilworth Castle [Map].

In 1209 [his son-in-law] Stephen Devereux (age 18) and [his daughter] Isabel Cantilupe (age 17) were married.

In 1228 [his daughter] Mabel Cantilupe (age 42) died.

In 1236 [his daughter] Isabel Cantilupe (age 44) died.

Chronica Majora. 30th August 1236. The venerable bishops of Worcester and Norwich, of pious memory, having gone the way of all flesh, the monks of Worcester elected [his son] Master Walter de Cantelupe (age 45), son of the powerful and illustrious William de Cantelupe (age 77), to be their prelate and the pastor of their souls, and the pope accepted of him "without any difficulty, and consecrated him as bishop. The Norwich monks elected their prior, a religious and discreet man, to be their head; but his election, although duly made, displeased the king, and, owing to the ridiculous reasonings and objections of some who opposed it, was for a long time hung in suspense, not without certain scmples arising from suspected misdeeds.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 7th April 1239 William Cantilupe Baron (age 80) died. He was buried at Studley Priory, Warwickshire [Map].

Royal Descendants of William Cantilupe Baron 1159-1239

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland

King Edward IV of England

King Richard III of England

Anne Neville Queen Consort England

King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Queen Anne Boleyn of England

Queen Jane Seymour

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England

Queen Catherine Howard of England

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland

George Wharton

President George Washington

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales