Isabella de Saye of Clun1

F, b. circa 1141, d. 1199
FatherHelias de Saye b. c 1125, d. 1165
     Isabella was born circa 1141 in Clun, Shropshire, England. It is said that Henry II [1154-1189] gave Isavella, Baroness of Clune. in marriage to William firz Alan as his 2nd wife. She was the considered the greatest heiress of Shropshire. Isabella married William fitz Alan, son of William fitz Alan, circa 1160 in Shropshire, England. She married 2nd Geoffrey de Vere and 3rd William de Botreaux. Isabella departed this life in 1199 in Shropshire, England.

Family

William fitz Alan b. c 1132
Children

Citations

  1. [S1015] William Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire, page 45 - Isabella de Say (c.1132-1199) was a Norman lady, notable for helping to create the powerful medieval house of the Fitz Allans. Isabella was the only heir of Helias de Say upon his death in 1165; Helias was the third lord of Clun, a powerful Norman stronghold in Shropshire along the Welsh border. She was also the niece of the influential Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester. Isabella married William Fitz Allan, the lord of nearby Oswestry. William died in 1160, leaving a son, William Fitz Allan. Isabella passed Clun Castle to him, resulting in his inheriting both Oswestry and Clun, a powerful combination.
    Isabella later married Geoffrey de Vere around 1164, and after de Vere's death she married William Botorel - the date of her second marriage is uncertain, but she was certainly married to him by 1188. Isabella died in 1199.