William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle

William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle

William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle (died at Amiens in 1260) played a conspicuous part in the reign of Henry III of England, notably in the Mad Parliament of 1258.

He married:

# Christina (d. 1246), daughter and co-heiress of Alan, Lord of Galloway
# in 1248 Isabella de Redvers (1237 – 1293), daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon and Lord of the Isle of Wight.

His widow, Isabella, on the death of her brother Baldwin de Redvers, 8th Earl of Devon, in 1261, called herself Countess of Devon. She had six children, all of whom pre-deceased her, including Thomas, who died in 1269 unmarried, and Avelina, who married Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster in 1269, and died without issue in 1274, aged 15.

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*cite web
url=http://www.art-science.com/Ken/Genealogy/PD/ch38_Albermarle.html
title=Patrick Delaforce Family History Research Chapter 38
publisher=www.art-science.com
accessdate=2008-03-12


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