William de Vesci (d.1253)

For other people with similar names, see William de Vesci (disambiguation).
William de Vesci
DiedBEF 7 October 1253
Duchy of Gascony
BuriedWatton Priory, Yorkshire
Noble familyde Vesci
Spouse(s)1. Isabel de Longespée
2. Agnes de Ferrers
FatherEustace de Vesci
MotherLady Margaret of Scotland

William de Vesci or Vescy (died 1253) was a prominent 13th-century English noble. He was a son of Eustace de Vesci and Margaret, an illegitimate daughter of William the Lion by a daughter of Adam de Hythus.[1]

A minor when his father died, he was placed under the wardship of William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury, until he was of age. Knighted in 1229, he took part in King Henry III of England's expedition to Brittany and France in 1230. He was banned from attending tournaments at Blyth, Northampton and Cambridge between 1232 and 1234. When King Alexander III of Scotland was invited to attend the English court in 1235 and in 1237, Vesci escorted Alexander III. William took part in King Henry III's expedition to Gascony in 1242. In 1245, he was part of King Henry III's expedition to Wales.[2] He founded the Carmelite priory of Hulne, Northumberland during his lifetime.

He died shortly before 7 October 1253 during King Henry III's expedition to Gascony. It is not known whether he died in battle or from natural causes. He was buried at Watton Priory, Yorkshire.

  1. ^ Cokayne, George Edward (1959). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. The St. Catherine press, ltd. p. 278. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ "The chronicle: 1235-61', Annales Cestrienses: Chronicle of the Abbey of S. Werburg, at Chester". 1245. pp. 60–79. Retrieved 20 March 2012.