William de Leybourne, first Lord Leybourne, was the eldest son of
Roger de Leybourne[2] from his marriage to
Eleanor Ferrers.[3] He married
Juliana de Sandwich (1245-1327) on 16 October 1265;[4] she was the daughter of Sir
Henry de Sandwich. Juliana inherited all his estates and money in
Kent. She was only four years old when her father died. William had three sons with Juliana,
Thomas de Leybourne,
Henry de Leybourne,
John de Leybourne and three daughters, Idonea, Katherine and Joan.[5] After his marriage William lived at his wife's manor of
Preston-next-Wingham, Kent. In 1275 he was involved in a dispute with a Jewish moneylender, involving a large loan supposedly made to his father. In 1278 he decided to sell the manor and
Leeds Castle to
Queen Eleanor,[6] who took over his financial debts, she cancelled all of the arrears that he inherited from his father, and payment for Castle Leeds.[7] In the period leading up-to the death of his first son Thomas in 1307[8] he bequeathed him and his wife,
Alice, who was the sister of
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, with the Manor of Leybourne.[9] His second son, Henry, fought for the
Earl of Lancaster at
Battle of Boroughbridge, where he was taken prisoner and been outlawed. William de Leybourne died in 1310 leaving his grand daughter
Juliana Leybourne (1303-1367) as his heir.[10] Juliana Leybourne was to marry three times.[11]
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