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William ("2b") Flandrensis

b. circa 1068, d. 1145

Birth

William ("2b") Flandrensis was born circa 1068.

Parents

Father

Erchenbald Flandrensis (b. circa 1024, d. circa 1104)

Children

Son	William ("3d"), Flandrensis (b. circa 1088, d. after 1182)
Son	Reiner ("3e of Beckermet"), le Flameng+ (b. circa 1090, d. 1148)
Son	Michael ("3f") le Fleming+ (b. circa 1100, d. circa 1152)
Son	Bernard ("of Leversdall"), le Flameng+ (b. circa 1105, d. after 1166)

Working life

Circa 1089 William ("2b") Flandrensis was occupied as probably liegeman to Ranulf de Meschin.¹
In 1099 William ("2b") Flandrensis was occupied as knight for Ranulf le Meschin.²
In 1131 William ("2b") Flandrensis was occupied as accountant for the widow of Richard de St Medard in Cottesbrook, Northamptonshire.³

Death

William ("2b") Flandrensis died when he was struck by an arrow while leading the defence of the castle at Arques, Normandy in 1145 at age ~77 in Arques, Normandy.⁴

Citations

[S8] F Lawrence Fleming, A Genealogical History of the Barons Slane (N.p.: Paragon Publishing, 2008), p95.
[S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, first edition (N.p.: F Lawrence Fleming, 2018), p95.
[S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, first edition (N.p.: F Lawrence Fleming, 2018), p 104.
[S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, first edition (N.p.: F Lawrence Fleming, 2018), p105.

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Last Edited

17 March 2026