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Birth:          ABT 1109 St. Saveur, Manche, Normandy
Death:          12 Oct 1176 Abbey, Waverley, Surrey, England
Burial:         19 Oct 1176 Priory, Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_d%27Aubigny,_1st_Earl_of_Arundel
William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Lincoln and 1st Earl of Arundel (c. 1109[citation needed] 
– 12 October 1176[1]), also known as William d'Albini, William de Albini and William de 
Albini II,[2] was an English nobleman. He was the son of William d'Aubigny 
"Pincerna"[a] of Old Buckenham Castle in Norfolk, and Maud Bigod, daughter of 
Roger Bigod of Norfolk.
Life and career[edit]

William fought loyally for King Stephen of England, who made him first Earl of Lincoln 
and then Earl of Arundel (more precisely, Earl of Sussex). In 1153 he helped arrange 
the truce between Stephen and Henry Plantagenet, known as the Treaty of 
Wallingford, which brought an end to The Anarchy. When the latter ascended the 
throne as Henry II, he confirmed William's earldom and gave him direct possession of 
Arundel Castle (instead of the possession in right of his wife (d.1151) he had 
previously had). He remained loyal to the king during the 1173 revolt of Henry the 
Young King, and helped defeat the rebellion.

In 1143, as Earl of Lincoln, he made two charters confirming a donation of land 
around Arundel in Sussex to the abbey of Affligem in Brabant (representing his wife 
Adeliza of Louvain), with William's brother, Olivier, present.

He was the builder of Castle Rising Castle at Castle Rising, Norfolk.

William is the first proven English supporter of the crusader Order of St. Lazarus of 
Jerusalem and before 1146 had granted them land at Wymondham and built a Leper 
Hospital near his castle in Norfolk.[3] His wife, Adeliza, was also a major benefactor to 
leper hospitals at Wilton, Wiltshire and Arundel[3] and his cousin, Roger de Mowbray 
and his family, were to become the most significant patrons of the Order's 
headquarters based at Burton Lazars Hospital.[4][5]

Marriage and issue[edit]

The younger William was an important member of Henry I of England's household. 
After Henry's death, William married his widow, Queen Adeliza in 1138. William and 
Adeliza were parents to the following children:
William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel (d. 24 December 1193)
Reynor d'Aubigny
Henry d'Aubigny
Geoffrey d'Aubigny
Alice d'Aubigny (d. 11 September 1188)
Olivia d'Aubigny
Agatha d'Aubigny

Parents
D'AUBIGNY (ALBINI) William (ABT 1070 - 1139)
BIGOD Maud (Mary) (ABT 1085 - )

Siblings
D'AUBIGNY William "Strong Hand" (ABT 1109 - 12 Oct 1176)

Marriage To OF LOUVAIN Adeliza (ABT 1100 - 23 Apr 1151)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
____ Godfrey I "A La Barbe" ("the Bearded") (ABT 1060 - 25 Jan 1139)
OF NAMUR AND CHINY Ida (ABT 1083 - AFT 1125)

Children by OF LOUVAIN Adeliza ABT 1100 - 23 Apr 1151
AUBIGNY Alice (ABT 1133 - 11 Sep 1188)
D'AUBIGNY William (ABT 1135 - 24 Dec 1193)

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