William, Count of Mortain
William de Mortaigne, Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall (d. aft. 1140) was the son of Robert, Count of Mortain, the half-brother of William I of England. He was sometimes called in English William, Earl of Moriton, for instance by William Camden.[1]
From childhood, he harbored a dislike for his cousin Henry I of England, and proudly demanded from him not only his father's earldoms of Mortain and Cornwall, but his uncle's Earldom of Kent. In 1103, he crossed from England into Normandy[2] and openly revolted against Henry in 1104, losing his English fiefs in consequence.[3] He was captured with Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebrai (1106) and stripped of Mortain.[2] William was imprisoned for many years, but later escaped, and became a Cluniac monk at Bermondsey Abbey in 1140.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Cornwall and Devon from William Camden at visionofbritain.org.uk
- ^ a b Planché, J.R (1874). The Conqueror and His Companions. London: Tinsley Brothers. http://genealogy.patp.us/conq/mortain.shtml. Retrieved 2006-11-04.
- ^ Farrer, W (July 1919). "An Outline Itinerary of King Henry the First". The English Historical Review 34 (135): 303–382. doi:10.1093/ehr/XXXIV.CXXXV.303. JSTOR 551070.
- ^ "Medieval Lands Project". http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc160529811. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- Mosley, Charles, Editor-in-Chief (1999) Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, 1999; p. cxiv
- Cokayne, G. E. Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom. (reissued by) Sutton, Stround, 2000; vol. III, p. 428-29; III, p. 418-91
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| French nobility | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert |
Count of Mortain 1095–1106 |
Succeeded by Robert II |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Robert |
Earl of Cornwall 1095–1104 |
Succeeded by Forfeit |
