William "Strong Hand" D'albigny

1109 - 1176  (67 years)

• Name	William "Strong Hand" D'albigny
  Birth	1109	St Sauver, Manche, Normandy, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Nickname	Strong Hand
  Name	Strong Hand D'albigny  [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Oct 1176	Wymondham Abbey, Norfolk, England   [1]
  Death	12 Oct 1176	, Norfolk, England   [1]
  Person ID	I11666	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir William D'albigni,   b. 1070, Manche, Normandy d. 1139 (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maud Bigod,   b. Abt 1085, Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England d. 1129 (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F4740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Queen Adeliza D'louvain,   b. Abt 1103, Normandy d. 23 Apr 1151 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1138  [1]
  Children	1. William D'aubigny, 2nd Earl Of Arundel,   b. Between 1138 and 1150   d. 24 Dec 1193, Wayland, Norfolk, England (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Documents

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• Notes

  William was the first Earl of Arundel. "William is the first proven English supporter of the crusader Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem and before 1146 had granted them land at Wymondham and built a Leper Hospital near his castle in Norf] His wife, Adeliza, was also a major benefactor to leper hospitals at Wilton, Wiltshire and Arundel[5] and his cousin, Roger de Mowbray and his family, were to become the most significant patrons of the Order's headquarters at Burton Lazars Hospital.[6][7] "Wikipedia"

  
  

• Sources

  [S3008] Wikipedia: William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, Wikipedia: William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel. [S3020] John Cantwell to Gen-Medieval Discussion Group E-mail, 11/27/1997 at marccant@erols.com (C-1417). [S7] Robert Jesse Harry, The Ancestors and Descendants of Hugh Harry and Elizabeth Brinton.