William de Botreaux (1367–1395) (pronounced "But'ry") was a baron prominent in South-West Britain.

Origins

He was the son of

William de Botreaux, 1st Baron Botreaux William de Botreaux (1337–1391) (pronounced "But'ry") (or Bottreaux, corrupted to Boterel, Battrell, Bartle, etc.) was a prominent British West-Country baron during the reigns of King Edward III (1327–1377) and King Richard II (1377–1399). ...

(died 1391) and inherited his father's lands aged 24.

Career

He received a

writ 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) of

Newton 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 popula ...

, 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 1394/5

Progeny

He left the following progeny: * William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux (1388–1462) *Alice de Botreaux, she married Fulk FitzWarin, 6th

Baron FitzWarin Baron FitzWarin (also written FitzWaryn, FitzWarine, and other spellings) was a title in the Peerage of England created by writ of summons for Fulk V FitzWarin in 1295. His family had been magnates for nearly a century, at least since 1205 whe ...

and William Clinton, 4th

Baron Clinton Baron Clinton is a title in the Peerage of England. Created in 1298 for Sir John de Clinton, it is the seventh-oldest barony in England. Creation and early history The title was granted in 1298 to Sir John de Clinton, a knight who had served ...

mother of

John Clinton, 5th Baron Clinton John de Clinton, 5th Baron Clinton (died 1464) was an English peer. Life John was the eldest son of William de Clinton, 4th Lord Clinton and Alice de Botreaux daughter of William de Botreaux, 2nd Baron Botreaux. Succeeding his father in 1431 ...

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 re ...

'', new edition, vol 2, pp. 241–242

References

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