William II de Cantilupe, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire was born in England to William I de Cantilupe (-1239) and Mascellina de Bracy (c1159-1223) and died 1251 of unspecified causes. He married Milicent de Gournai (c1189-) .
William II de Cantilupe (died 1251) (anciently Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc, Latinised to de Cantilupo) was an Anglo-Norman landownwer and administrator.
Life
He was born the son of William I de Cantilupe, who had also been an administrator and Sheriff. His brother was Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester.
He married Millicent (or Maud), the daughter of Hugh de Gournai, which brought him further land.
He became a retainer of Ranulph, Earl of Chester and served with him on King Henry's expedition to Brittany. He then in 1238 joined the royal household and was appointed Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in 1239. In 1242, he was one of the three Keepers of the Realm during the king's absence campaigning in Poitou.
He died in 1251. His widow was awarded custody of Henry III's daughter Margaret, later Queen of Scots. He was succeeded by his son William III de Cantilupe. Another son, Thomas de Cantilupe, was Bishop of Hereford and a saint.
Children
| Offspring of William II de Cantilupe, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and Milicent de Gournai (c1189-) ¢ | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Agnes de Cantilupe (c1204-) | 1204 | Robert de St. John (c1199-c1266) | |
| William III de Cantilupe (-1254) | 25 September 1254 England | Eva de Braose (-1255) | |
| Thomas de Cantilupe (c1218-1282) | 1218 Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | 25 August 1282 Ferento, Lazio, Italy | |
| Julian de Cantilupe | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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