Coat of arms of William de Lanvallei, Lord of Standway Castle

William de Lanvallei III (died 1217) was an English landowner, governor of

Colchester Castle Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to its being built ...

.The Lanvalei Family
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Walkern Walkern is a village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire, England. It is about two miles from Stevenage. The village has several shops, including a convenience store, a hair and beauty salon, a craft shop, a shop that features homestyle produ ...

, Hertfordshire.Oxford DNB
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Relationship with King John

William III accompanied

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on his expedition to Poitou in 1214 and was present at the truce. William III was an enforcer of the

Magna Carta (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called (also ''Magna Charta''; "Great Charter"), is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the ...

and was related to several of the ''Magna Carta'' barons (see "family" section below).William de Lanvalei
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Family

William was the grandson of the founder of the family fortune, William de Lanvallai I, a Breton. William I (1125-1180), was an administrator for

Henry II of England Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin king ...

after his takeover of the

duchy of Brittany The Duchy of Brittany ( br, Dugelezh Breizh, ; french: Duché de Bretagne) was a medieval feudal state that existed between approximately 939 and 1547. Its territory covered the northwestern peninsula of Europe, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

in 1166. William served in the office for five years, crossing to England in 1171 or 1172. to become the king's castellan of Winchester. William I married Gunnora, the daughter of Hubert de Saint Clair (1120-1155). William II (c.1161-1204), son of William I, married Hawise, great-granddaughter of

Hugh de Bocland Hugh de Bocland or Hugh of Buckland (died 1119?), was sheriff of Berkshire and several other counties. Origins Bocland received his surname from the manor of Buckland, near Faringdon, in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), of which he was tenant und ...

(

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).Walkern History Society
/ref> William III, son of William II, married Maud, daughter of Gilbert (Hamon) Peche. Maud was niece of

Robert Fitzwalter Robert FitzwalterAlso spelled Fitzwater, FitzWalter, fitzWalter, etc. (died 9 December 1235) was one of the leaders of the baronial opposition against John of England, King John, and one of the twenty-five sureties of ''Magna Carta''. He was Eng ...

, a leader of the ''Magna Carta'' barons. Hawise, daughter of William III, was placed as ward with

Hubert de Burgh Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent (; ; ; c.1170 – before 5 May 1243) was an English nobleman who served as Justiciar, Chief Justiciar of England and Ireland during the reigns of King John, King of England, John and of his son and successor Kin ...

. Hubert married Hawise to his son, John.

References

External links

website for Walkern History Society

website for the Magna Carta Barons Association
12th-century births 1217 deaths 12th-century English people 13th-century English people Anglo-Normans Magna Carta barons People from Colchester People from Hertfordshire English landowners English feudal barons {{UK-noble-stub