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death of William the Aetheling

In William the Aetheling
…of November 25, 1120, the White Ship, carrying William to England, foundered as it left the port of Barfleur, with all lives lost save one. The notoriety of the wreck is due to the large number of the royal household on board, including not only the king’s son and heir…
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effect on earls of Chester

In Hugh of Avranches, 1st earl of Chester
…was childless, drowned in the White Ship (see William the Aetheling) in November 1120.
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