See also
| Husband: | William + of CANTILUPE (1216-1254) | |
| Wife: | Eva + of BRAOSE (1220-1255) | |
| Children: | Millicent * of CANTILUPE (1250-1298) | |
| George of CANTILUPE (1252-1273) | ||
| Joan of CANTILUPE (c. 1254- ) | ||
| Marriage | 25 Jul 1238 | |
| Name: | William + of CANTILUPE | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | William + of CANTILUPE (1185-1240) | |
| Mother: | Millicent + of GOURNAY (1189- ) | |
| Birth | 1216 | Caine, Wiltshire, England |
| Occupation | Lord of Abergavenny | |
| Death | 25 Sep 1254 (age 37-38) | Calstone, Wiltshire, England |
| Name: | Eva + of BRAOSE | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | William + of BRAOSE (1197-1230) | |
| Mother: | Eve + MARSHALL (1194-1246) | |
| Birth | 1220 | Bramber, Sussex, England |
| Death | 28 Jul 1255 (age 34-35) | |
| Name: | Millicent * of CANTILUPE | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse 1: | John of MONTALT (c. 1245- ) | |
| Spouse 2: | Eudo * of ZOUCHE (1244-1279) | |
| Birth | 1250 | Caine, Wiltshire, England |
| Death | 7 Jan 1298 (age 47-48) | Harrington, Northamptonshire, England |
| Name: | George of CANTILUPE | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 29 Mar 1252 | |
| Occupation | Lord of Abergavenny | |
| Death | 18 Oct 1273 (age 21) | |
| Name: | Joan of CANTILUPE | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1254 (est) | |
William III de Cantilupe (died 25 September 1254) was lord of Abergavenny in right of his wife, Eve de Braose, of the de Braose dynasty of Welsh Marcher Lords, who inherited the tenancy.
The name Cantilupe is the modern spelling of the Norman name most widely adopted, the forms Cantelou, Canteloupe, Cantlow, Cantello etc. appearing in ancient documents. His chief residences were at Calne in Wiltshire and Aston Cantlow in Warwickshire before inheriting the Abergavenny estates. His brother Thomas de Cantilupe became Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford.
[edit] FamilyHe was the son of William II de Cantilupe and Millicent de Gournay. He married Eve de Braose, daughter of William de Braose and his wife, Eva Marshal daughter of the famous William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke, before 15 February 1248. They had three children:
1.Milicent de Cantilupe, married (1) John de Montalt; (2) Eudo de la Zouche
2.Joan de Cantilupe (died by June 1271), married Henry Hastings
3.George de Cantilupe (died 1273).
[edit] DeathHe died "in the flower of his youth"[citation needed] in 1254. Simon de Montfort, a close friend of the family, was the chief mourner at William's funeral. His arms were: De gueules, à trois fleurs de lys d'or.
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