William de Valognes also known as William de Valoynes, was the only son of
Philip de Valognes and was granted a charter of the baronies of
Panmure and Benvie by King
William the Lion
William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough"''Uilleam Garbh''; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10. ( 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Scots from 11 ...
, previously granted to his father.
On his father's death in 1215, William de Valongnes was made High Chamberlain to
Alexander II.
He died in 1219 and was interred at
Melrose Abbey
St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks at the request of King David I of Scotland and was the chief house of th ...
.
Marriage and issue
William married Lora de Quincy, daughter of
Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester
Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester (c. 11553 November 1219) was one of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against John, King of England, and a major figure in both the kingdoms of Scotland and England in the decades around the turn of the ...
and Margaret de Beaumont. They had three daughters;
*
Christina, married
Peter Maule of Fowlis, passing the Baronies of Panmure and Benvie into the Maule family; had issue.
*Lora, married
Henry de Balliol
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, passing the position of Lord
Chamberlain of Scotland
Holders of the office of Lord Chamberlain of Scotland are known from about 1124.
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into the Balliol family; had issue.
*Isabel, married
David Comyn,
[ passing the Barony of Kilbride into the Comyn family; had issue.
]
References
Year of birth unknown
1219 deaths
Scoto-Normans
Lord Chamberlains of Scotland
Burials at Melrose Abbey
William
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