William de Londres

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William de Londres

Birthdate:
Death: 1126 (55-57)
Ogmore Castle (Near Bridgend), South Glamorgan, Wales
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Londoniis and Molle
Husband of Matilda de Molle
Father of Maurice de Londres, Lord of Kidwelly

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About William de Londres

Construction of Ogmore Castle might have started around 1106,[1] its foundation predating the Norman conquest.[3] In Caradoc of Llancarfan's The historie of Cambria, now called Wales: a part of the most famous yland of Brytaine, Caradoc wrote that the manor and castle were given to William de Londres, one of the legendary Twelve Knights of Glamorgan, by Robert Fitzhamon, the Norman conqueror of Glamorgan.[5] In 1116, William de Londres was forced to abandon the castle when the Welsh appeared in force.[6] His butler, Arnold, is credited with protecting the castle from the Welsh attack during the absence of William de Londres, and for this, he was knighted Sir Arnold Butler, also receiving the castle and manor of Dunraven as reward.[7]

According to the custom of the times, the founding of a religious institution followed the acquisition of power. William de Londres, or his descendant John, built Ewenny Abbey 1 mile (1.6 km) from the castle. Also nearby was a religious place appended to Ogmore Castle by Morris de Londres or his descendant John, in 1141; Ewenny Priory is 2 miles (3.2 km) from Ogmore Castle. When Thomas' heiress married into the Chaworth family of Kidwelly,[6] the lands passed in 1298 to the first Duke of Lancaster.[4]

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogmore_Castle

Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Royal Family of Glamorgan: The Conquest of Glamorgan-Futher Notes; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id226.html. (Steven Ferry, December 31, 2018.)

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William de Londres's Timeline

1070
1070
1098
1098
Ewenny, Glamorgan, Wales
1116
1116
Age 46
Ogmore Castle (Near Bridgend), South Glamorgan, Wales
1116
Age 46
Ogmore Castle (Near Bridgend), South Glamorgan, Wales
1126
1126
Age 56
Ogmore Castle (Near Bridgend), South Glamorgan, Wales