Sir William de Harcourt, Knight

"Sir William Harcourt was in Palestine 1220, and joined the Christian forces, which took Damietta. By means of their vessels and military engines the Crusaders burst through the barriers which closed the entrance of the Nile, and drove the Saracens from the shores. After unheard of perils, and all the horrors of war and pestilence, Damietta was surrendered to them, with half its population lying dead from the plague and the effects of the siege. This town was not, however, destined long to remain in the hands of the Christians, who were too glad to ransom their army, which was caught by the inundation of the Nile, and placed at the mercy of the Moslems, by the surrender of this city, 1222." [https://www.history666.com/.../5th.../william-de-harcourt...]

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"William de Harcourt. Knight, of Stanton-Harcourt, Ellenhall, and Bosworth, was the son of Richard de Harcourt and Arabella de Quincy.
He married (1) Alice Zouche, daughter of Ralph la Zouche, and sister of Alan la Zouche, and by her had two daughters:
Margaret Harcourt, who married John Cantilupe, who d.s.p.;
Arabella, married Fulke Pembrugge.
William married (2) Hillaria (or Eleanor) Hastings, daughter of Henry Hastings, Lord Hastings, by Ada, his wife, daughter of David, Earl of Huntingdon. See Burke, pg. 262."
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1. William de Harcourt. Knight, of Stanton-Harcourt, Ellenhall, and Bosworth, who married (1) Alice Zouche, daughter of Ralph la Zouche, and sister of Alan la Zouche, and by her had two daughters: Margaret Harcourt, who married John Cantilupe, who d.s.p.; and Arabella, married Fulke Pembrugge. William married (2) Hillaria (or Eleanor) Hastings, daughter of Henry Hastings, Lord Hastings, by Ada, his wife, daughter of David, Earl of Huntingdon. See Burke, pg. 262.

William De HARCOURT (Sir)

Born: BET 1228 - 1237, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England

Died: 19 Apr 1278

Father: Richard De HARCOURT (Sir)

Mother: Arabella De QUINCY

Married 1: Alice La ZOUCHE ABT 1253

Children:

1. Margery De HARCOURT

2. Arabella De HARCOURT

Married 2: Hillary De HASTINGS ABT 1255

Children:

3. Richard De HARCOURT (Sir Knight)

4. Henry De HARCOURT (b. ABT 1258)