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William II de Cantilupe
d. 1251
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Died
25 Feb 1251
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William de Cantilupe the second was Steward of the Household to King John and Henry the Third, and the father of a saint - Thomas de Cantilupe, Bishop of Hereford, the last Englishman canonised before the Reformation, whose shrine still stands in Hereford cathedral.
Research notes
✓ WILLIAM II de CANTILUPE (d.1251), Steward of the Household; m. Millicent de Gournay; father of William III (our line) and of ST THOMAS DE CANTILUPE, Bishop of Hereford (canonised 1320). DOCUMENTED FLOOR of the wired Cantilupes; the elder Cantilupes note-only. Standard well-documented English baronial genealogy (CP; web-confirmed 7 Aug 2026); contested rungs note-only, not hardened.