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Isabella de Say

1132 – 1199

Anglo-Norman noble

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About Isabella de Say

Lived 1132 – 1199 (aged 66–67).

Isabella de Say ( 1132 – 1199) was an Anglo-Norman heiress. Isabella was the only surviving child of Helias de Say upon his death in 1165; Helias was the third lord of Clun, a powerful Norman stronghold in Shropshire, England, along the Welsh border. She is notable for helping to create the powerful medieval house of the FitzAlans. Isabella married William FitzAlan, the lord of nearby Oswestry, as his second wife in 1156. William died in 1160, leaving a son by his first wife, Christiana, William FitzAlan II. Isabella passed Clun Castle to him. The combined lordship of Oswestry and Clun was a significant power in the borderlands with Wales.

Isabella had married Geoffrey de Vere II, brother of the earl of Oxford by early 1166. After de Vere's death in 1170 she married William Boterel, probably by 1175, the year her stepson William reached his majority. She was certainly married to him by 1188.

A charter of Isabella's to Wenlock Priory in Shropshire, purportedly issued on her deathbed, granted the church and chapels of Clun to that monastery. Her grant was confirmed by her third husband William Boterel.

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Born
1132
Birth century
Died
1199
Also known as
Isabel de Say

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Isabella de Say?

Anglo-Norman noble

When was Isabella de Say born?

Isabella de Say was born in 1132.

When did Isabella de Say die?

Isabella de Say died in 1199.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Isabella de Say

· Wikidata: Q15040854

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