Bef 1084 - Yes, date unknown
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| Name |
William (2nd Earl of Cornwall) Count of Mortain |
| Birth |
Bef 1084 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I121268 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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| Notes |
- Robert de Burgh, Count of Moreton/Mortain (in Normandy), 1st Earl ofCornwall (a 1068)?B
m. (before 1066) Maud de Montgomery (dau of Roger de Montgomery,Governor of Normandy, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl of Arundel)
" i. William de Moreton, 2nd Earl of Cornwall rebelled against KingHenry II and had the earldom confiscated
m. Adilidis
BE1883 (Burgh of Kent) reports that William was father of both Adelme(described as ancestor of the house of Clanricarde and numerous familiesof De Burgh, Burgh, Burke, etc) and John and reports that that John wasfather of Hubert, Earl of Kent. BE1883 (De Burgh of Ulster) reports thatRichard de Burgh 'the Great' was son of William FitzAdelm. Various websites therefore show Richard 'the Great' as son of William son of Adelmson of William of Cornwall. HOWEVER:
(a) TCP (Cornwall) reports that William of Cornwall probably died withoutissue so this connection may not be secure.
(b) TCP (Ulster) calls the suggestion that William de Burgh, father ofRichard' the Great', was the same person as William FitzAdelm as an"extraordinary belief" that has been "exploded". It says that William deBurgh's parentage is unknown.
(c) TCP (Ulster) reports that William, Lord of Connaught, was brother(probably the elder brother) of Hubert, Earl of Kent. This compares withthe implication by BE1883 that they were cousins.
(d) TCP (Kent) says that Hubert of Kent's parentage is unknown althoughit does report some unproven suggestions.
We follow TCP but add input from BE1883 that provides the aboveconnection with William of Cornwall and identifies Hubert's father as...
a. John de Burgh"
From Stirnet Genealogy athttp://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/bb4fz/burgh1.htm#barn1
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