William De Cantilupe (d.1251)
William II de Cantilupe (died 1251) (anciently ''Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc'', List of Latinised names, Latinised to ''de Cantilupo''), 2nd Feudal barony of Eaton Bray, feudal baron of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, was an Anglo-Norman magnate. Origins He was the eldest son and heir of William de Cantilupe (died 1239), William I de Cantilupe (died 1239), 1st Feudal barony of Eaton Bray, feudal baron of Eaton Bray, steward of the household to King John, a royal administrator and sheriff, by his wife Mazilia de Braci. His younger brother was Walter de Cantilupe (1195-1266), Bishop of Worcester. Career He became a retainer of Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester and served with him on King Henry III of England, Henry III's expedition to Brittany. In 1238 he joined the royal household of King Henry III (son of King John) and was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in 1239. In 1242 he was one ...
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