William de Mohun

Bef 1110 - Aft 1142  (> 34 years)

• Name	William de Mohun
  Birth	Bef 1110	of Dunster, Williton, Somerset, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1142  [1]
  Alternate death	Abt 1145  [3]
  Alternate death	Bef 1156  [2, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I8984	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2018

  
  

  Family	Agnes de Gant
  Children	1. William de Mohun,   b. of Dunster, Williton, Somerset, England d. 1176
  Family ID	F5674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  "William de Moion, Lord of Dunster, was heir of William de Moion abovenamed, but his exact relationship is uncertain. In 1131 he was at the Council of Northampton. Before the death of Henry I he held more than 30 knight's fees. In 1138 he held Dunster Castle for the Empress Maud. From this stronghold he committed such ravages on the countryside that King Stephen marched against him in force; but finding Dunster Castle impregnable he left a blockading force under Henry de Tracy, who is said to have curbed William's depredations. In 1141 he joined the Empress and was almost certainly at Winchester when she was elected Queen of England on 8 April. Probably soon afterwards, and certainly before 24 June 1141, Maud created him Earl of Somerset. He was with her at Westminster, about 20-24 June, and fled with her to Winchester, where he fought for her during the siege (August-September). His subsequent career is obscure. He founded a priory at Bruton (Somerset), possibly in or soon after 1142; and he was a benefactor to the priories of Bridlington and (possibly) Taunton. He married Agnes, daughter of Walter de Gant. He d. probably in or before 1155. Stephen did not recognise his Earldom, and as Henry II did not grant a new charter to William or his son, the Earldom of Somerset (so far as it existed) lapsed at or before his death." [Complete Peerage XII/1:37-9.]

  
  

• Sources

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