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William FitzAlan
d. 1160
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1160
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About
William FitzAlan of Oswestry (d.1160), a marcher baron who held for the Empress Matilda through the Anarchy, founded the FitzAlan fortune that led to Arundel.
Research notes
✓ WILLIAM FITZ-ALAN of Oswaldestre (d.1160); father of William of Clun (our line). Source: Cokayne, Complete Peerage (1st edn), 'Fitz-Alan (of Oswaldestre)' remarks, pp.356-57, photographed and read 6 Aug 2026; contested rungs note-only, not hardened.