William (Vesci) de Vesci (abt. 1205 - bef. 1253)

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 7 Oct 1253 before about age 48 in Gascony

Biography

Birth and Parentage

William was the son of Eustace de Vescy and Margaret, illegitimate daughter of William the Lion of Scotland.^[1] He was a minor at the time of his father's death in 1216.^[1] William Longespée was granted custody of him and his property, and the right to determine his marriage. William de Vescy received his inheritance on 16 May 1226, when he was about to marry William Longespée's daughter Isabel^[1][2], so he may have come of age then, pointing to birth in about 1205.

Marriages and Children

Soon after 16 May 1226 he married Isabel.^[1] They had no children.^[1] She must have died before his second marriage, which was before 1244.

Before 1244 he married again, his second wife being Agnes de Ferrers.^[1] They had at least two children:

• John de Vesci^[3]
• William^[4]

Life

William was knighted in 1229. The following year he took part in Henry III's expedition to Brittany.^[1]

In 1235 and 1237 he accompanied King Alexander of Scotland and his wife Joan to the English court.^[1]

In 1242 he was part of Henry III's expedition to Gascony. In 1245 he took fought in Wales. In 1253 he again accompanied Henry III to Gascony.^[1]

William founded a Carmelite Priory at Hull, Northumberland.^[1]

• Fine Rolls Henry III

23 April 1230. Order to permit William de Vescy to have peace from the debts he owes the king for a prest made to Eustace de Vescy, his father, in Ireland in the time of King John, the king’s father, for as long as he will be with the king in his service in parts overseas by his order....^[5]

Death and Burial

William died in Gascony shortly before 7 October 1253 and was buried at Watton Priory, Yorkshire.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} G E Cokayne. Complete Peerage, new edition, Vol. 12B, St Catherine Press, 1959, pp. 277-278
2. ↑ Tate, G. The history of the borough, castle, and barony of Alnwick, Vol.1, pp.97). H.H. Blair, 1866, p. 97, Google Books
3. ↑ Cokayne, Complete Peerage, Vol. 12B, pp. 278-280
4. ↑ Cokayne, Complete Peerage, Vol. 12B, pp. 281-283
5. ↑ Henry III Fine Rolls Project, in 14th yr. #278. [1]

• Cokayne, G E. Complete Peerage, new edition, Vol. 12B, St Catherine Press, 1959
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry:
  • Vol. III. page 608
  • Vol. IV. page 590
• Pollock, M A. Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296: Auld Amitie, Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2015, pp. 192-194, Google Books
• Tate, G. The history of the borough, castle, and barony of Alnwick, Vol.1, pp.97). H.H. Blair, 1866, p. 97, Google Books
• Wikipedia: William de Vesci (d.1253)