William de Cantilupe (died 1239)

Seal of William de Cantilupe showing his arms Gules, three fleurs-de-lys or[a]
Arms of William de Cantilupe: Gules, three fleurs-de-lys or ("Cantilupe Ancient"). These arms changed in the late 13th century to jessant-de-lys
Death of William I de Cantilupe recorded by Matthew Paris (d.1259) in his Historia Anglorum, folio 128v, with his shield of arms inverted

William I de Cantilupe (c. 1159 - 7 April 1239) (anciently Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc., Latinised to de Cantilupo)[2] 1st feudal baron of Eaton (Bray) in Bedfordshire, England, was an Anglo-Norman royal administrator who served as steward of the household to King John and as Baron of the Exchequer.

  1. ^ Holden 2004b; John Nichols in his "History & Antiquities of the County of Leicestershire" (4 vols.), 1800, notes the existence of the seal of william de Cantilupe in connection with a deed dated 1215 relating to his manor of Brentingby: "3 fleurs-de-lys circumscribed"
  2. ^ The spelling used by most modern historians (i.e. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography) is "de Cantilupe", which is followed in this article; the matter is however controversial. The genealogist Douglas Richardson of Salt Lake City has pointed out that ironically "Cantilupe" is not a form which appears in ancient texts and himself prefers "Cantelowe"[1]. See further: G. Herbert Fowler, Tractatus de Dunstaple et de Hocton (Pubs. Bedfordshire Hist. Rec. Soc. 19) (1937), p.92: "Mr. Oswald Barron challenges (Complete Peerage, i, 23, note a) the use of this form (i.e. Cantilupe) of the name in English, with perfect justice.....


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