William de Botreaux, 1st Baron Botreaux

He was the son and heir of William de Botreaux (d. 22 July 1349) of Forrabury, Cornwall (renamed after his family Boscastle, anciently “Bottreaux Castle”, Cornish: Kastell Boterel) Sheriff of Cornwall, by Isabel de Moels, younger daughter and co-heiress (with her sister Muriel, the wife of Thomas Courtenay (d. 1363) 5th son of Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon) of John de Moels, 4th Baron Moels(d.1337), of East Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire and feudal baron of a moiety of North Cadbury, Somerset, by his wife Joan Lovel, daughter of Richard Lovel of Castle Cary, Somerset.

[4] He was born on 1 September 1337 at Botelet[5] near Herodsfoot, three miles northeast of Lanreath, Cornwall.

Botelet is 20 miles south of the family's ancient seat of Boscastle on the north Cornish coast.

During the reign of King Edward III he was first summoned to parliament by writ addressed to Willelmo de Botreaux on 24 February 1367/8.

The armorials of de Botreaux are: Argent, a griffin segreant gules armed azure.