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William de Forz (died 1195) (Latinised to Willelmus de Fortibus) was a minor Anglo-Norman noble, by origin from Fors in Poitou. He became by the right of his wife (''jure uxoris'') second Count of Aumale (or Albemarle) following his marriage to Hawise, sole heiress of William le Gros, 1st Earl of Albemarle,〔(thePeerage.com - Person Page 4886 )〕 and William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle was their son. Philip Augustus took control of Aumale (also known as Albemarle) in the 1190s, thus depriving the Anglo-Norman Earls of Albemarle of their continental land-holdings. ==Toponymic== The Latin noun ''fors'' means "luck, chance" and unusually is only found in literature in the nominative (''fors'') and ablative singular (''forte''), which latter means "by chance".〔Cassell's Latin Dictionary〕 It seems that the name ''Fortibus'' was an attempt by mediaeval scribes to Latinise the name "Forz", as was their custom, by using the hypothetical ablative plural ''fortibus'' which would mean "from chances". This would avoid the somewhat undignified name of "William by Chance". Thus, the name in French should in theory be "William de Fors/Forz" (where ''de'' is the French ''particule'' meaning "of/from") and in Latin "Willelmus de Fortibus" (where ''de'' is the Latin preposition "from", taking the ablative case). The seal of William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle shows his name in the Latinised form "(Sigillum) Willelmi de Fortibus".〔"Willelmi" is in the genitive case, meaning "of William".〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William de Forz (died 1195)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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