William of Cossonay
William of Cossonay was the second son of Louis I, lord of Cossonay in the Vaud, and Isabelle of Grandson.
A churchman, he served as prior of Perroy before ruling the Cluniac priory of Payerne in the Vaud from 1356 to 1369; he is attested there in 1356 and 1363. He was the father of Aymon de Cossonay, a young noble who founded the family's bastard branch.