William VIII de Brereton

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Personal and Family Information

William was born about 1390 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England, the son of sir William VII de Brereton and Angela de Venables.

He died about SEP 1415 in Harfleur, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France.

His wife was Alice Corbet, who he married in ABT 1404 in Leighton, Powys, Montgomery, Cymru. Their four known children were Maud (c1412-?), sir William IX (c1414-1456), Joan (c1418-?) and Elizabeth (?-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

William VIII de Brereton
(c1390-c1415)

 

sir William VII de Brereton
(c1367-1426)

 

sir William VI de Brereton
(1347-1402)

 

William de Brereton
(c1307-1355)

+
   

Margery de Bosley
(c1322-1360)

 
   

Ellen de Egerton
(c1348-1378)

 

Philip de Egerton
(c1323-1363)

+
   

Ellen de Saint-Pierre
(c1325-1353)

 
   

Angela de Venables
(c1370-1442)

 

sir Hugh de Venables
(c1333-c1383)

 

sir Hugh de Venables
(1296-1368)

+
   

Katherine de Haughton
(c1318->1368)

+
   

Margery de Cotton
(c1353->1397)

 

Hugh de Cotton
(c1315-c1360)

 
   

Isabel de Heyton
(1318-1344)

 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth ABT 1390
Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
Death ABT SEP 1415
Place: Harfleur, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Cause: killed at siege of Harfleur before battle of Azincourt