William FitzAlan, 1st Lord of Oswestry and Clun
William FitzAlan (died 1210) was a Norman nobleman who lived in Oswestry and Clun, near Shrewsbury, along the medieval Welsh Marches. William was the son of William FitzAlan and Christina.
He was the first FitzAlan to hold both the castles of
John by the daughter of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, whose name is not mentioned in any documents.[3]
Upon William's death in 1210, the eldest son succeeded his father.
Bibliography
- Brown, Reginald Allen. (1989) Castles From The Air. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-32932-3.
- Mackenzie, James D. (1896) The Castles of England: Their Story and Structure, Vol II. New York: Macmillan.
- Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 3, By Robert W. Eyton (1856). p. 11
- Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 5, By Robert W. Eyton (1857). p. 86
- Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 7, By Robert W. Eyton (1858). p. 242
- Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 10, By Robert W. Eyton (1860). p. 126
- Complete Peerage XII (2) p. 168 fn. g
References
- ^ Brown, p.93.
- ^ Mackenzie, p.146.
- ^ As stated in Bibliography: Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 3, By Robert W. Eyton (1856). p. 11 Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 5, By Robert W. Eyton (1857). p. 86 Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 7, By Robert W. Eyton (1858). p. 242 Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 10, By Robert W. Eyton (1860). p. 126 Complete Peerage XII (2) p. 168 fn. g