William de Forz, Earl of Albemarle

Also known as: William Albeney / William de Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle / William erle of Albemarle · Family: England · Role: captain and castle keeper · First appears: King John 25

Life events

• c. 1215 · The named lords joined the barons and renounced assistance to King John.(King John 25 · 📍 London)
  • With: King John William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke Ranulf, Earl of Chester Nicholas, Earl of Salisbury William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey William de Albini Robert de Vieuxpont Peter FitzHerbert Brian de Lisle Geoffrey de Lucy Geoffrey de Furnival Thomas Basset John FitzHugh Hugh de Neville John Marshal William Brewer
  • “All these vpon receipt of the barons letters, or the more part of them came to London, and ioined themselues with the barons, vtterlie renouncing to aid king John.”

King John 25

• enemies with King John “These were the names of those lords which yet had not sworne to mainteine the foresaid liberties, William Marshall earle of Penbroke, Rainulfe earle of Chester, Nicholas earle of Salisburie, William earle Warren, William erle of Albemarle, H. earle of Cornewall, W. de Albenie, Robert de Veipount, Peter Fitz Herbert, Brian de Lisley, G. de Lucie, G. de Furniuall, Thomas Basset, H. de Braibrooke, I. de Bassingborne, W. de Cantlow, H. de Cornwall, John Fitz Hugh, Hugh de Neuill, Philip de Albenie, John Marshall, and William Brewer. All these vpon receipt of the barons letters, or the more part of them came to London, and ioined themselues with the barons, vtterlie renouncing to aid king John.”
• sworn: King John “These fiue and twentie were sworne to sée the liberties granted and confirmed by the king to be in euerie point obserued, but if he went against the same, then they should haue authoritie to compell him to the obseruing of euerie of them.”

King John 28

• sworn: King John (The king entrusted William with custody of the castles.) “to William earle of Albemarle the king deliuered the custodie of the castels of Rockingham, Sawey and Biham”
• child: Nicholas de Albini (Nicholas is explicitly called William's son.) “This castell apperteined to William Albeney, who had committed the custodie thereof vnto his sonne Nicholas de Albeney préest”
• with William de Stodham (William entrusted Stodham with custody of the castle.) “who had committed the custodie thereof vnto his sonne Nicholas de Albeney préest, to sir William de Stodham, and to sir Hugh Charnelles knights”
• with Hugh Charnelles (William entrusted Charnelles with custody of the castle.) “who had committed the custodie thereof vnto his sonne Nicholas de Albeney préest, to sir William de Stodham, and to sir Hugh Charnelles knights”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.