William de Vesci

For other people named William de Vesci, see William de Vesci (disambiguation).

William de Vesci
Noble familyde Burgo
de Vesci
FatherEustace fitz John
MotherBeatrix de Vesci

William de Vesci (c.1125–1184) was an Anglo-Norman feudal lord and Sheriff. Born William fitz Eustace at Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire, the son of Eustace Fitz John and Beatrix de Vesci, he took his mother's surname.

He was appointed Sheriff of Northumberland from 1155 to 1170 and then Sheriff of Lancashire from 1166 to 1170.

In 1174, he joined other knights such as Bernard de Balliol and Robert III de Stuteville under the command of Ranulf de Glanville, Sheriff of Westmorland to attack an invading Scottish army then besieging Alnwick castle in Northumberland. The Scottish king William I of Scotland (William the Lion) was captured and the invasion successfully repelled. [1]

  1. ^ Burke, John (1831). A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland By John Burke. Retrieved 25 July 2011.