Baron William of Montacute 
Baron William of was born in 1188. Baron William of's father was Baron Drue of Montacute and his mother was Lady Aliva Basset of Wiccomb. His paternal grandfather was Baron Richard of Montacute; his maternal grandparents were Baron Alan Basset of Wiccomb and Lady Aline of Gai. He had a brother and a sister, named Lord Drue of and Lady Aliva of. He was the youngest of the three children. He died at the age of 30 in 1218.General Notes
William succeeded to the Barony, and in 6th of Richard I, 1196, paid
6-1-6 for his estates in County Somerset, as scutage for the king's ransom. He was Sheriff of Dorsetshire and Somersetshire in 6-7-8-9 years of King John, 1205-1209; which fully proves his importance at this time, when none but persons of the greatest rank and property were admitted to that office. Being one of the great barons of that reign who stood up for the liberties of their country, and being found 17th of John, in arms with the rebellious barons against the king, he was stripped of his lands in Counties Dorset and Somerset, which were seized by the king, and given to Ralph of Raleigh.
They had a son named Lord William of.
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