Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
NameWilliam de Valence 1st Earl of Pembroke
Death13 Jun 1296
Spouses
Birthca 1230
Deathaft 20 Sep 1307
Notes for William de Valence 1st Earl of Pembroke
William de Valence (died 13 June 1296), born
Guillaume de Lusignan, was a French nobleman and
knight who became important in English politics due to his relationship to King Henry III of England. He was heavily involved in the Second Barons' War, supporting the king and Prince Edward against the rebels led by Simon de Montfort. He took the name de Valence ("of Valence") after his birthplace, the Cistercian abbey of Valence, near Lusignan in Poitou.
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