William De Boell
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William de Boell was a 13th century Norman knight and administrator who served as Warden of the Norman Isles (1240), Seneschal of Gascony (1245-1247) during the reign of King
Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry a ...
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Life

Boell was formerly a marshal of the king's household. In 1233,
Montgomery Castle Montgomery Castle ( cy, Castell Trefaldwyn) is a stone-built castle looking over the town of Montgomery in Powys, Mid Wales. It is one of many Norman castles on the border between Wales and England. Its strategic importance in the Welsh March ...
and the Honour of Montgomery was granted to William de Boeles along with all related property. William served as Warden of the Norman Isles for six months from January 1240. Appointed on 16 July 1245 as Seneschal of Gascony, replacing
Nicholas de Moels Nicholas de Moels or Nicholas Molis (born c. 1195 - died 1268 or 1269) of North Cadbury in Somerset, was an AngloNorman royal administrator and household knight of King Henry III. In this capacity he was assigned many and varied offices and du ...
, Boell served until he was replaced by
Drogo de Barentyn Sir Drogo de Barentyn (died 1264 or 1265) was an English knight and administrator who served as Warden of Guernsey and Jersey, Seneschal of Gascony and Constable of Windsor Castle. He held a manor at Chalgrove, South Oxfordshire, known as Barenti ...
in 1247.''Royal and other historical letters illustrative of the reign of Henry iii, selected and ed. by W.W. Shirley, Volume 2''. Shirley, Walter Waddington, 1866. pp. 399–400.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beoll, William de Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Seneschals of Gascony 13th-century English people Medieval English knights