Lord William (Brito) d'Aubigny of Belvoir 
William, known as Brito, was born about 1085 in St Aubin d'Aubigne, Ille-et-Vilaine, St Malo, Bretagne, France. Brito's father was Lord Robert de Toeni of Belvoir and his mother is Adelica de Plessis. His paternal grandfather was Lord Ralph de Toeni II of Guerny and his paternal grandmother is Countess de Bayeux; his maternal grandfather was Grimolt de Plessis and his maternal grandmother is Matilda de Normandy. He had two half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Brito, Roger, Agnes, Olivia and Aimee. He died before 1156 in Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England. He was buried in Belvoir, Leicestershire, England.General Notes
Note: aka Albini, see notes below
LORD OF BELVOIR
JUSTICIAR
At the Battle of Tinchebray in Normandy 1106, William D'Aubigny, commanding the horse, led a gallant charge that changed the course of the battle. He became a favorite of King Henry I.
He took the name D'Aubigny from his place of birth in Aubigny, France.The name
was latinized into De Albinio and better known in England as De Albini. Other
variations include d'Albini, Daubeny, Daubeney, Daubney, Dabney, Daubigny,
Dawbeney, Dawbeny etc.
A Justiciar was a prominent position similar to a viceroy. William, loyal to Henry I's wishes, sided with the Empress Matilda in the wars with King Stephen. He lived to see the accession of Henry II.
BELVOIR CASTLE (pronounced "Beever") means "beautiful view." It was begun by Robert de Todeni, standard bearer of William the Conqueror. His descendants were the d'Albinis (or d'Aubignys). The de Ros family held the castle until 1464 when Thomas de Ros was executed as a Lancastrian in the Wars of the Roses. The Earls of Rutland eventually gained possession of the Castle and restored it to its wonderful present condition. The Duke and Duchess of Rutland reside there to this day.
WARNING: There is considerable confusion about the Albinis at this point in the genealogy and particulary about William Brito who some show as a son of Main D'Aubigny and Adeliza de Bohun. In any case, there are two major branches of the family, the one at Belvoir and the one from which the Earls of Arundel descended.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur is a descendant.
Notes on this website are authored by Larry Overmire, unless noted otherwise. Permission of the author is required to reproduce elsewhere.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0845 in Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0890
- b.~ 0890 in Near Dieppe
- b.~ 0859 in Maer, Norway d.0965
- b.~ 0955 in Tosni, Eure, France d.975 or 1026
- b.< 0970 in Tosni, Eure, France d.1045 in Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
- b.1014/1025 in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England d.04 Aug 1088 in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 0845 in Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0890
- b.0885
- b.~ 0859 in Maer, Norway d.0965
- b.ABT 0930/0960 in Bayeux, Calvados, France
- b.~ 0970 in Bayeux, Normandy, France
- b.ABT 0934/0960 in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1085 in St Aubin d'Aubigne, Ille-et-Vilaine, St Malo, Bretagne, France d.< 1156 in Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 0990 in Plessis, Normandy, France d.1047 in a dungeon
- b.~ 1014 in Plessis, Normandy, France
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They had a son named Ralph.
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Children
Ralph de Aubigny I
Ralph was born in Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England. He died in 1191 in Acre, Palestine.
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