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William de Botreaux (1367–1395) (pronounced "But'ry") was a baron prominent in South-West Britain.
William de Botreaux (1367–1395) (pronounced "But'ry") was a baron prominent in South-West Britain.
Origins
He was the son ofWilliam de Botreaux, 1st Baron Botreaux
William de Botreaux (1337–1391) (pronounced "But'ry") (alt. “Bottreaux, Boterel Battrell etc.) was a prominent British West-Country baron during the reigns of King Edward III (1327-1377) and King Richard II (1377-1399).
Origins
He was the son ...
(died 1391) and inherited his father's lands aged 24.
Career
He received awrit of summons
A writ of summons is a formal document issued by the monarch that enables someone to sit in a Parliament under the United Kingdom's Westminster system. At the beginning of each new Parliament, each person who has established their right to attend ...
to attend parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
on 7 September 1391.
Marriage
He married Elizabeth St. Lo daughter and co-heiress of Sir John St. Lo ( Latinised to St. Laudo) ofNewton St Loe
Newton St Loe is a small Somerset village and civil parish located close to the villages of Corston and Stanton Prior, between Bath and Bristol in England. The majority of the village is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. The parish has a populat ...
, Wiltshire (now in Somerset), by his second wife Margaret Clyvedon, daughter and heiress of John Clyvedon. Elizabeth was sole heiress of her mother and survived her husband, her date of death having occurred on 4 September between 1409 and 1458.
Death
He died on 25 May 1395.Inquisition ''post mortem'' dated 1394/5Progeny
He left the following progeny: *William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux
William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux (1389–1462) was a baron, whose holdings were in Somerset and the south-west of England. He inherited from his father the barony by writ of Botreaux as well as substantial family landholdings which inclu ...
(1388–1462)
Sources
*Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage
''The Complete Peerage'' (full title: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition revis ...
'', new edition, , vol 2, pp. 241–242
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