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• Birth dates for William Le Scrope and many others of this era are uncertain.  Most sources repeat the birth date of 1350 commonly used for William Le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, son of Richard Le Scrope, 1st Lord Scrope of Bolton.  Wikipedia repeats the common date of 1350 for his birth.  Tudor place reports more cautiously are "Abt 1351."  The birth year of William's brother is also about 1350.
  
  William was married twice, first to Elizabeth Tiptoft (widow of Philip Lord Despencer), whose two sisters married two of William's brothers.  After her death he married Isabel Russell.
  
  Married 1 Elizabeth TIPTOPF (first married Philip Lord Despencer) (dau. of Robert Tiptoft and Margaret Deincourt)
  Married 2 Isabel RUSSELL
  --  Tudor Place, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SCROPE.htm#William SCROPE (1° E. Wiltshire)
  
  The Bradley Genealogy provied ore specific deails of his marriage with Isabel Russell.
  
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  Sir William le SCROPE Earl of Wiltshire [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 1350 in Bolton, North Riding, Yorkshire, England. He died 29 Jul 1399 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. William married Isabel RUSSELL on 1396 in Bolton, North Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  
  Isabel RUSSELL [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 1379 in Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England. She died 1 May 1437 in Hatfield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Isabel married Sir William le SCROPE Earl of Wiltshire on 1396 in Bolton, North Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  --  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg950.htm
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  Wikipedia introduces William Le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and King of Mann.
  
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  William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1350-1399) was a close supporter of King Richard II of England.
  
  Life
  
  He was a soldier-adventurer in Lithuania, Italy and France, where he served with John of Gaunt. Gaunt made him seneschal of Aquitaine in 1383. He then joined the household of Richard II, as chamberlain. In 1394 he became a Knight of the Garter.
  
  He was closely involved in Richard's second marriage to Isabella of Valois; and was Isabelle's guardian at Wallingford Castle, of which he was castellan, when the King went to Ireland.
  
  He was made Earl of Wiltshire in 1397. He became Lord High Treasurer in 1398. He became effective head of the government in Richard's absence. He benefitted from the confiscated estates of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, kept for a time under his hand in the Isle of Man, and of John of Gaunt; he also accumulated control of a number of strategic castles.
  
  He was executed by Henry IV on his successful invasion.
  
  Family
  
  He was the son of Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton. His father purchased for him the title King of Mann, in 1392.
  --  "William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scrope,_1st_Earl_of_Wiltshire
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  William was beheaded when he lost a fight for power with the Duke of Hereford, Henry Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV.  He was delivered to Henry by the populace where he has fled and hid, and Henry beheaded him on the spot at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire on 29 July 1399.
  
  More details are given by the Tudor Place Genealogy summary:
  http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SCROPE.htm#William SCROPE (1° E. Wiltshire)
  
  Sir William Scrope
  Birth 1350, Death Jul. 12, 1399 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Earl of Wiltshire
  Father Richard Le Scrope (1327 - 1403)
  Sibling Roger Scrope (1348 - 1403)
  Burial Non-Cemetery Burial, Executed for treason at Bristol Castle. Head sent to London to be displayed on London Bridge.
  Created by Todd Whitesides Nov 18, 2013
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #120491177, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120491177

Sources

• 1. Wikipedia
  • "William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scrope,_1st_Earl_of_Wiltshire
• 2. Ancestry Trees
  • Andrews Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/931639/person/-1084755442?ssrc=&ftm=1
• 3. Tudor Place
• 4. Wikipedia
  • "Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_le_Scrope,_Lord_Chancellor
• 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 6. Bradley Ancestry
  • http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg950.htm