VESCY, Lord William

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• Name	VESCY, William
  Prefix	Lord
  Birth	16 May 1205	Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 7 Oct 1253	Gascony, France
  Burial	Aft 7 Oct 1253	Watton Priory, Yorkshire, England
  WAC	21 Jun 1994	LANGE
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  Family 1	FERRERS, Agnes de ,   b. Abt 1224, Derbyshire, England Derbyshire, Englandd. 11 May 1290 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F25104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	LONGESPEE, Isabell ,   b. Abt 1208, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Salisbury, Wiltshire, Englandd. Bef 1244, Holton, Yorkshire, England (Age < 35 years)
  Family ID	F24937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY: From Wikipedia, "William de Vesci (d.1253)" (see link in Sources; retrieved 20 July 2018). 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 custodianship 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 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, he provided an escort. William took part in King Henry III's expedition to Gascony in 1242. In 1245, he was part in 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 natural causes. He was buried at Watton Priory, Yorkshire. He firstly married Lady Isabel de Longespée, daughter of William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury and Ela, Countess of Salisbury in 1226. They had no issue. He married secondly Lady Agnes de Ferrers, daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby, and Sibyl Marshal, they had issue; John de Vesci, died 1289. He married firstly Mary of Lusignan and secondly Isabella de Beaumont. He had no issue. William de Vesci, died 1297. He married Isabella de Perinton. He had no legitimate issue. Juliana de Vesci, she married Richard de Vernon. Had issue. Agnes de Vesci, she married Robert de Buckton. Had issue. Isabel de Vesci, she married William de Welles. Had issue. Agnes died in 1290 and was buried at Scarborough Greyfriars priory, Scarborough. Note that Medieval Lands only shows John and William.