1st Earl of Somerset Sir William de Mohun, II
Abt 1090 - Abt 1156 (66 years)
1. 1st Earl of Somerset Sir William de Mohun, II was born about 1090 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died about 1156 in Dunster, Somerset, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Scourge of the West
- _MILT: He held Dunster Castle for the Empress Maud. From this stronghold he committed such ravages on the countryside that King Stephen marched against him in force; but finding Dunster Castle impregnable he left a blockading force under Henry de Tracy
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Birth:
Dunster Castle
Died:
Dunster CastleSir married Countess of Somerset Lady Agnes de Gant about 1121 in Whichford, Warwickshire, England. Lady was born on 5 Oct 1105 in Lincolnshire, England; died about 1155 in Dunster, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Lord Dunster William de Mohun, III
was born after 1133 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died in 1176 in Dunster, Somerset, England.
Generation: 2
2. Lord Dunster William de Mohun, III (1.Sir1) was born after 1133 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died in 1176 in Dunster, Somerset, England. William married Godeheut de Toeni in 1160. Godeheut (daughter of Lord of Flamstead Roger de Toeni, III and Ida Gertrude de Hainault) was born in 1130 in Hertfordshire, England; died in 1186 in Dunster, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. 3rd Lord of Dunster William Mohun, IV was born in Apr 1156 in Somerset, England; died in Oct 1193.
- 3. 3rd Lord of Dunster William Mohun, IV
Generation: 3
3. 3rd Lord of Dunster William Mohun, IV (2.William2, 1.Sir1) was born in Apr 1156 in Somerset, England; died in Oct 1193. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Le Meschyn
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Birth:
Dunster Castle
Died:
Enroute to Jeruselam on pilgrimageWilliam married Lucy of Cambridge in 1179 in Wiltshire, England. Lucy was born in 1165 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died in 1201 in Dunster, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Earl of Somerset, 4th Baron of Dunster Sir Reynold de Mohun, I was born in Apr 1183 in Somerset, England; died in Apr 1213 in Somerset, England.
Generation: 4
4. Earl of Somerset, 4th Baron of Dunster Sir Reynold de Mohun, I (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.Sir1) was born in Apr 1183 in Somerset, England; died in Apr 1213 in Somerset, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: He assisted in the invasion of France in 1206 and accompanied King John to Ireland in 1210. With the loss of Normandy, he lost his French fiefs
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Birth:
Dunster Castle
Died:
Dunster CastleSir married Baroness of Dunster Lady Isabel Alice de Briwere in 1205 in Somerset, England. Lady was born in 1184 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died on 10 Jun 1233 in Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. 5th Baron of Dunster Sir Reynold de Mohun, II was born about 1206 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died on 20 Jan 1258 in Devon, England; was buried in Devon, England.