 Abt 1165 - Bef 1221 (56 years)
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| Name |
William D'albiny |
| Birth |
Abt 1165 |
Arundel, Sussex, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Bef 30 Mar 1221 |
Cainell By Rome, Latium, Italy |
| Person ID |
I55449 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
| Father |
Earl William D'albiny, Earl Of Arundel And Sussex, b. Abt 1140, Of, Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. 24 Dec 1193 (Age 53 years) |
| Mother |
Maud De Saint Hilary, b. 1132, Of, Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. 24 Dec 1193, Norfolk, England (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1174 |
Of, Arundel, Essex, England |
| Family ID |
F23234 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mabel De Meschines, b. Abt 1173, Of, Cheshire, England d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Nicole D'albiny, b. Abt 1210, Arundel, Sussex, England d. 1240, Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England (Age 30 years) |
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| Family ID |
F23289 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
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| Notes |
Belvoir Castle
Robert de Todeni was also responsible for the about 7 miles west of Grantham, Leicestershire, in the heart of England. |
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When his father died he was in ward to King Henry II and, in 1194, he was in the army of Richard I in Normandy. Already a wealthy man at the time of the accession of John to the throne, he received several additional grants of great value. In 1201, when the Barons refused to follow their Sovereign into France, King John demanded that their castles should be given up to him as security for their allegiance, beginning with William d'Albini; and therewith Belvoir Castle, instead of which d'Albini gave him his son, William, as a hostage.
William d'Albini was one of the King's foremost financial officers. Before 1200 he had been custodian sheriff, a sort of tax collector and treasurer combined. After 1200 King John appointed him one of the justices or "exchequers" of the Jews. As such he kept a record of all royal debts to Jews, and of payments made to them. Possibly such an official settled disputes connected with money-lending operations. The Jews were a powerful source of revenue, which the King desired to protect to his own interest. From Michaelmas 1210 to mid-Lent of 1211, William and five other Barons were in charge of customs duties on dyes and grain. In 1213 we find him involved in a baronial investigation committee, which sought to unearth evidence of alleged embezzlements charged to certain sheriffs.
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