William FitzEmpress

William FitzEmpress
Viscount of Dieppe
Born22 July 1136
Argentan, Normandy
Died30 January 1164 (aged 27)
Rouen, Normandy[1]
Burial
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Rouen
HousePlantagenet/Angevin
FatherGeoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
MotherEmpress Matilda

William FitzEmpress (22 July 1136 – 30 January 1164) or William Longespee[2] was the youngest of the three sons of Empress Matilda and Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. His brothers were Henry II of England and Geoffrey, Count of Nantes.

  1. ^ Amt, Emile (2004). "William FitzEmpress (1136–1164)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/46709. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Holroyd, Graham (2000). "The Earliest Known Depiction of the Royal Arms of England?". Coat of Arms. 192.