Sir William de Bailleul

Family: Hainault · Role: knight · First appears: Book 1, Chapter 10

Life events

Sir William de Bailleul's force was overthrown by the Liegeois and those from Luxembourg.(Book 1, Chapter 26 · 📍 Pont-à-Tressin)
- “The rest still continued the combat; but the Liegeois, and those from Luxembourg, had overthrown Sir William de Bailleul.”
Sir Robert de Bailleul's company mistook their banner for their own and routed the Hainaulters.(Book 1, Chapter 26 · 📍 Pont-à-Tressin)
- With: Sir Robert de Bailleul
- “The Hainaulters made a sad mistake, and ran into the midst of Sir Robert’s troop, who received them most fiercely, repulsed and discomfited them.”
1327 · Sir John de Hainault arrived at York with his company and was welcomed and entertained by the king, queen, and barons.(Book 1, Chapter 10 · 📍 York)
- With: King Edward Sir John de Hainault Sir Robert de Bailleul Sir John de Montigny the younger Sir Sause de Boussac Sir Vaufflat de Guistelle Sir James de Guistelle Sir John de Libeaux Henry
- “Sir John and his company reached York by the appointed time, and were welcomed and magnificently entertained by the king, queen, and all the barons.”

siblings with Sir Robert de Bailleul (Sir William is identified as Sir Robert's brother.) “Sir Fastres de Reu, Sir Robert de Bailleul, Sir William de Bailleul his brother,”

siblings with Sir Robert de Bailleul “under the command of Sir Robert de Bailleul, brother-german to the above-mentioned Sir William de Bailleul”

Extracted from the original text of The Boy's Froissart. Made with Rho MD.