Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel (died 7 May 1243) was the last in the Aubigny male line to hold Arundel Castle.
Hugh d'Aubigny | |
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5th Earl of Arundel | |
Tenure | 1224–1243 |
Predecessor | William d'Aubigny |
Successor | John FitzAlan |
Died | 7 May 1243 |
Buried | Wymondham Abbey |
Spouse(s) | Isabel de Warenne |
Father | William d'Aubigny |
Mother | Mabel of Chester |
He was the son of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel and younger brother of William d'Aubigny, 4th Earl of Arundel. He inherited his title on the death of his elder brother in 1224.[3] He also inherited the position of hereditary Chief Butler of England for life. In 1242, he was one of the seven earls who accompanied King Henry in his expedition to Aquitaine.
He died on 7 may 1243 and was buried at Wymondham Abbey in Norfolk. His large estates were divided amongst his four sisters and their issue. His title of Earl of Arundel was inherited by his nephew John FitzAlan, 6th Earl of Arundel, son of his sister Isabel d'Aubigny.[4]
He had married Isabel de Warenne (c. 1228–1282), daughter of William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal (1192–1248). She was 17 at the time of his death and they had no children.[3] His widow never remarried but became an important countess who founded the Cistercian Abbey at Marham and may have been buried in the Convent Church in Marham.
References
edit- ^ "The Countess who Chastised a King". historytheinterestingbits.com. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 833
- ^ a b Connolly, Sharon Bennett (7 July 2021). Defenders of the Norman Crown: Rise and Fall of the Warenne Earls of Surrey. Pen and Sword History. ISBN 978-1-5267-4530-9.
- ^ Tout, Thomas Frederick (1889). "Fitzalan, John II, Lord of Oswestry, Clun and Arundel (1223–1267)" In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 19. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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