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Birth:          ABT 1179 of Bowden and Market Harborough, England
Death:          1251 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Cantilupe_(died_1251)
William de Cantilupe (died 1251) (anciently Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc, 
Latinised to de Cantilupo) [2] was an Anglo-Norman landownwer and administrator.

Life[edit]

He was the son of William de Cantilupe (died 1239), who had also been an 
administrator and Sheriff. His brother was Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester.

He married Millicent (or Maud), the daughter of Hugh de Gournai, which brought him 
further land.

He became a retainer of Ranulph, Earl of Chester and served with him on King Henry's 
expedition to Brittany. He then in 1238 joined the royal household and was appointed 
Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in 1239. In 1242, he was one of the three 
Keepers of the Realm during the king's absence campaigning in Poitou.[3]

He died in 1251. His widow was awarded custody of Henry III's daughter Margaret, 
later Queen of Scots. [3]

He was succeeded by his son William de Cantilupe (died 1254). Their daughter Juliana 
married into the wealthy de Tregoz family. Another son, Thomas de Cantilupe, was 
Bishop of Hereford and a saint.

Parents
DE CANTILUPE William (ABT 1159 - 7 Apr 1239)
BRACI Marcelin (Mazilia) (ABT 1160 - )

Siblings
DE CANTILUPE William (ABT 1179 - 1251)
DE CANTILUPE Isabel (ABT 1190 - )

Marriage To DE GOURNAI Millicent (ABT 1179 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE GOURNAI Hugh (ABT 1155 - )
MARTIN Julia (ABT 1155 - )

Children by DE GOURNAI Millicent ABT 1179 - 
DE CANTILUPE Juliana (ABT 1197 - 6 Aug 1285)
DE CANTILUPE Agnes (ABT 1202 - )
DE CANTILUPE William (ABT 1216 - 25 Sep 1254)

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