# William Fitz Allan, Lord of Oswestry

> William FitzAlan (1085-1160) was a nobleman of Breton ancestry. He was a major landowner, a Marcher lord with large holdings in Shropshire, where he was the Lord of Oswestry, as well as in Norfolk and Sussex. He took the side of Empress Matilda during the Anarchy and underwent considerable hardship in the Angevin cause before regaining his lands and former status. William's younger brother, Walter fitz Alan, became ancestor of the royal House of Stuart.

*English Marcher lord*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-fitz-allan-lord-of-oswestry

## Identity
- **Born:** 1105
- **Died:** 1160
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 25.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Γουλιέλμος φιτς Άλαν](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%86%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%82_%CE%86%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD)
- [William FitzAlan, Lord of Oswestry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_FitzAlan%2C_Lord_of_Oswestry)
- [Guillaume FitzAlain](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_FitzAlain)
- [William fitz Alan](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_fitz_Alan)
- [Уильям Фиц-Алан](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D1%86-%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009107)

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