William FitzAlan | |
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| Lord of Oswestry High Sheriff of Shropshire | |
| Born | c. 1085 England |
| Died | 3 April 1160 England |
| Buried | Shrewsbury Abbey |
| Noble family | Arundel |
| Spouse(s) | Christiana (until her death, before 1155) Isabel de Say |
| Issue | William Fitz Alan, 1st Lord of Oswestry and Clun Christiana m. Hugh Pantulf, 4th Baron of Wem |
| Father | Alan fitz Flaad |
| Mother | Avelina de Hesdin |
| Occupation | English Marcher Lord |
William FitzAlan (1085–1160) was a nobleman of Breton ancestry. He was a major landowner, a Marcher lord with large holdings in Shropshire, where he was the Lord of Oswestry, as well as in Norfolk and Sussex. He took the side of Empress Matilda during the Anarchy and underwent considerable hardship in the Angevin cause before regaining his lands and former status. William's younger brother, Walter fitz Alan (d. 1177), became ancestor of the royal House of Stuart.