He was the first FitzAlan to hold both the castles of
Clun and
Oswestry in his own right, and was responsible for the significant expansion of Clun Castle.[1] William was still in his minority in 1160, and Guy Lestrange was appointed as his guardian.[2] William later had two sons, the first also called
William FitzAlan and a younger son,
John by the daughter of
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, whose name is not mentioned in any documents.[3]
Upon William's death in 1210, the eldest son succeeded his father.
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Brown, Reginald Allen. (1989) Castles From The Air. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
ISBN978-0-521-32932-3.
Mackenzie, James D. (1896) The Castles of England: Their Story and Structure, Vol II. New York: Macmillan.
Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 3, By Robert W. Eyton (1856). p. 11
Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 5, By Robert W. Eyton (1857). p. 86
Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 7, By Robert W. Eyton (1858). p. 242
Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 10, By Robert W. Eyton (1860). p. 126
^As stated in Bibliography:
Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 3, By Robert W. Eyton (1856). p. 11
Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 5, By Robert W. Eyton (1857). p. 86 Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 7, By Robert W. Eyton (1858).
p. 242 Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 10, By Robert W. Eyton (1860). p. 126
Complete Peerage XII (2) p. 168 fn. g