William Le Meschin FitzRanulf, Lord of Copeland

William le Meschin, Lord of Copeland1

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Last Edited=20 Nov 2007

    William le Meschin, Lord of Copeland is the son of Ranulf, Vicomte de Bayeux.2 He married Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipton, daughter of Robert Rumelli.2

    William le Meschin, Lord of Copeland gained the title of Lord of Copeland.1

The priory of Austin canons, afterwards moved in 1151 (fn. 1) to Bolton, was originally founded at Embsay (fn. 2) in Skipton, by William Meschines and Cecilia de Romeli his wife, lady of Skipton, in 1120. (fn. 3) The foundation charter, (fn. 4) addressed to Archbishop Thurstan, records that they had given to Reynold, the prior, the church of Holy Trinity of Skipton, with the chapel of Carleton and the whole vill of 'Emmesey,' for a church of regular canons.

By a separate charter, (fn. 5) Cecilia de Romeli granted to the church of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert of Embsay, and the canons there, the whole vill of Kildwick, and her son-in-law William, nephew of the king of Scotland, and Aeliz de Romeli his wife, (fn. 6) confirmed to the church of Embsay the church of All Saints of Broughton in Craven.

In 1151, (fn. 7) with the consent of Aeliz de Romeli, then patroness, (fn. 8) the canons were moved to Bolton, where she gave, with consent of her son William, the capital manor of Bolton in exchange for other lands. This exchange was confirmed by Henry II. (fn. 9) A charter of Aeliz de Romeli, confirming the gifts of William de Meschines and her mother, gives full details of the boundaries of the lands given to the canons 'ecclesiæ tunc apud Embesiam, nunc apud Boelton commorantibus.' (fn. 10)

Children of William le Meschin, Lord of Copeland and Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipton

   * Alice le Meschin, Lady of Skipton+ 1

   * Avice le Meschin, Lady of Harewood 3

   * Maud le Meschin+ 3

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 187. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 353. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 53. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipton1

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Last Edited=20 Nov 2007

    Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipton is the daughter of Robert Rumelli. She married William le Meschin, Lord of Copeland, son of Ranulf, Vicomte de Bayeux.2

    Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipton gained the title of Lady of Skipton.1

Children of Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipton and William le Meschin, Lord of Copeland

   * Alice le Meschin, Lady of Skipton+ 1

   * Avice le Meschin, Lady of Harewood 3

   * Maud le Meschin+ 3

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 187. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 353. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 53. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

William le Meschines of Egremont, Lord of Copeland, was brother of Ranulph, Earl of Chester.

William married Cecilia de Rumelio, daughter of Robert fitz Rainfred de Rumelio, Lord of Skipton and Harewood.

William died between 1130 and 1135.

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WILLIAM FitzRanulf Meschin (-[1130/35][60]). “Willielmus filius Randulfi” donated property to the priory of St Bee, Cumberland by undated charter[61]. He was given the barony of Egremont, Cumberland by King Henry I[62]. Lord of Skipton-in-Craven, de iure uxoris. “Willielmus de Meschines et Cecilia uxor mea” founded Bolton Priory by undated charter[63]. m as her first husband, CECILY de Rumilly, daughter and heiress of ROBERT de Rumilly [Romilly] of Skipton & his wife ---. “Willielmus de Meschines et Cecilia uxor mea” founded Bolton Priory by undated charter[64]. “Cecilia de Romeli” donated property to Bolton Priory by undated charter which names “gener meus Willielmus nepos regis Scotiæ Duncani”[65]. She married secondly[66], as his second wife, Henry de Tracy of Barnstaple. William & his wife had five children:

a) RANULF de Rumilly (-[1135/40]). “Ranulphus Meschinus, filius Willielmi, filii Ranulphi” confirmed donations of property to the priory of St Bee, Cumberland, on the advice of “Fulconis avunculi mei…”, by undated charter[67]. He succeeded his father, but on his death soon after was succeeded by his sisters as co-heiresses[68].

b) MATTHEW de Rumilly (-[before 1135/40]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.

c) ALICE de Rumilly . A manuscript genealogy of William de Forz Comte d´Aumâle names “Aliciam de Rumeleya” as daughter of “Willielmus de Mechines primus hæres de Sciptun in Craven”, adding that she married “Willielmo filio Duncan” and was buried “apud Fontes”[69]. A different version of her parentage is provided by the Cronicon Cumbriæ which records that “Willielmus”, son of “Doncani comes de Murrayse”, married “Aliciam filiam Roberti de Romeney, domini de Skipton in Craven” and his wife “filiam Willielmi de Meschinis domini de Coupland”[70]. Lady of Skipton. “Willielmus filius Dunecani nepos regis Scotiæ…et Aeliz de Rumeili uxor mea” confirmed donations of property to Bolton Priory by undated charter[71]. “Aaliz de Rumelli” donated property to Pontefract Priory, with the consent of “Willielmi filii mei”, for the soul of “domini mei Willielmi filii Dunecani”, by undated charter[72]. The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not yet been identified. m firstly (1138) as his second wife, WILLIAM FitzDuncan, son of DUNCAN II King of Scotland & his wife Ethelreda of Northumberland ([1091/94]-[1153/54]). m secondly ALEXANDER FitzGerold .

d) MATILDA de Rumilly (-after 1189[73]). “Philippus de Belmeis” founded Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire by undated charter, witnessed by “Philippus filius Philippi de Belmis…domina Matilda filia Willielmi Meschin uxor prædicti Philippi de Belmis…”[74]. The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not yet been identified. m firstly PHILIP de Belmeis of Tong, Shropshire, son of [75]WALTER de Belmeis & his wife --- (-1154 or before). m secondly HUGH de Mortimer, son of HUGH de Mortimer & his wife --- (-[Nov 1180/Nov 1181]).

e) AVICE de Rumilly (-[1179][76]). “Amicia filia Cecilie de Rumilli” confirmed donations to the canons of St Mary, for the soul of “Willelmi de Curci filii mei”, by charter dated to [1138/50], witnessed by “Willelmo de Curci filio meo…”[77]. An undated manuscript relating to Croxton Abbey, Leicestershire records that “Avicia de Romely domina de Bescaudeby” married ”Willielmum Paynel”, and had “filium Willielmum de Curci et filiam Aliciam”[78]. “Avicia de Romelli” notified her donation to the canons of Drax, for the soul of “Willelmi Paganelli mariti mei”, with the consent of “domini Roberti de Gant et Adelicie filie mee uxoris eiusdem Roberti”, by charter dated to [1147/52], witnessed by “Robertus de Gant et Adelicia Paganella uxor eius et Adelicia soror Roberti de Gant…”[79]. [80]m firstly ([1125]%29 WILLIAM de Courcy, son of WILLIAM de Courcy [Curcy] & his wife Emma de Falaise (-before 1130). m secondly as his second wife, WILLIAM Paynel of Drax, son of RALPH Paynell & his [first wife ---] (-[1147]). [81]m thirdly (before 1153) WALTER de Percy, son of ALAN de Percy & his wife Emma de Gand .