William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon
William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (1304–1354) and Lord High Admiral, was the younger son of John de Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton (d.1312/13) of Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire, and Ida De Odingsells who was the granddaughter of Ida II Longespee.[1] The surname Clinton came from the lordship of Clinton in Oxfordshire, given to them at the Conquest. Geoffrey de Clinton was Lord Chamberlain and Treasurer of Henry I, while Roger de Clinton was Bishop of Coventry 1127–1148.
William de Clinton was a boyhood companion of Edward III of England, and as one of the king's followers who secretly entered Nottingham Castle and captured Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. The arrest and subsequent execution of Mortimer cleared the way for the adolescent Edward III to assume power. William de Clinton married Julian de Leybourne, widow of John, Lord Hastings of Bergavenny.[2] From 6 September 1330 to 14 January 1337 he served in Parliament. In 1333 he was constituted Lord Admiral of the Seas. On 16 March 1337, Edward III created William de Clinton Earl of Huntingdon. William de Clinton died in 1354 leaving an only daughter Elizabeth.[3]
Notes
- ↑ John Langton Sanford; Meredith White Townsend (2002). The Great Governing Families of England: Volume 1. Adamant Media Corporation. p. 194. ISBN 1-4021-9777-2.
- ↑ The Great Governing Families of England: Volume 1. Adamant Media Corporation. 2002. p. 195. ISBN 1-4021-9777-2.
- ↑ Burke, John (1831). A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland. Oxford University. p. 129.
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| Preceded by Bartholomew Burghersh |
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 1330–1348 |
Succeeded by Bartholomew Burghersh |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Bartholomew Burghersh |
Justice in Eyre south of the Trent 1343–1345 |
Succeeded by The Lord Berkeley |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Earl of Huntingdon 1337–1354 |
Succeeded by Extinct |