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William De Warenne (1256-1286)
William de Warenne may refer to: *William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey (died 1088) *William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (died 1138) *William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey (1119–1148) *William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (1166–1240) *William de Warenne (1256-1286) (1256–1286), only son and heir apparent to John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey *William de Warenne (justice) (died 1209), justice of the Curia Regis *Sir William de Warenne, character in ''The Castle (radio series), The Castle'' {{hndis, De Warenne, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Warenne, 1st Earl Of Surrey
William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Lord of Lewes, Seigneur de Varennes (died 1088), was a Norman nobleman created Earl of Surrey under William II Rufus. He is among the few known from documents to have fought under William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. At the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086, he held extensive lands in 13 counties, including the Rape of Lewes, a tract now divided between the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. Early career William was a son of Rodulf or Ralph de Warenne and Emma, and reported to have descended from a sibling of Duchess Gunnor, wife of Duke Richard I. Chronicler Robert of Torigny reported, in his additions to the ''Gesta Normannorum Ducum'' of William of Jumièges, that William de Warenne and Anglo-Norman baron Roger de Mortimer were both sons of an unnamed niece of Gunnor. Unfortunately, Robert's genealogies are somewhat confused – elsewhere he gives Roger as the son of William, and yet again makes bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Warenne, 2nd Earl Of Surrey
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (died 11 May 1138) was the son of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey and his first wife Gundred. He was more often referred to as ''Earl Warenne'' or ''Earl of Warenne'' than as Earl of Surrey.G. E. Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage'', Vol. XII/1 (The St. Catherine Press, London, 1953) p. 495 Life His father, the 1st Earl, was one of the Conqueror's most trusted and most rewarded barons who, at his death in 1088, was the 3rd or 4th richest magnate in England.C. Warren Hollister, 'The Taming of a Turbulent Earl: Henry I and William of Warenne', ''Historical Reflections'', Vol. 3 (1976), p. 87 In 1088 William II inherited his father's lands in England and his Norman estates including the castles of Mortemer and Bellencombre in Haute-Normandy. But William II was not as disposed to serve the king as his father was. In January 1091, William assisted Hugh de Grandmesnil (died 1094) in his defence of Courcy against the forces of Robert de Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Warenne, 3rd Earl Of Surrey
William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey (11196 January 1148) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, member of the House of Warenne, who fought in England during the Anarchy and generally remained loyal to King Stephen.Elisabeth van Houts, 'The Warenne View of the Past 1066–1203', ''Anglo-Norman Studies XXVI, Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2003'', ed. John Gillingham (Boydell Press, Woodbridge. 2004), p. 105 (William III was born within a year of Robert de Beaumont's death in 1118.) He participated in, and ultimately perished during, the Second Crusade. Origins He was the eldest son of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (died 1138) by his wife Elizabeth de Vermandois.G. E. Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage'', Vol. XII/1 (The St. Catherine Press, London, 1953) p. 496 He was a great-grandson of King Henry I of France, and half-brother to Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, and Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford. Life Still in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Warenne, 5th Earl Of Surrey
William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (born 1160s-1170s, died 27 May 1240) was the son of Hamelin de Warenne and Isabel, daughter of William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey. His father Hamelin granted him the manor of Appleby, North Lincolnshire. Origins Although he spent most of his life in England he was raised in Normandy. In 1194 William de Warenne was one of those who with Richard I of England licensed the reopening of tournament circuits in England. Through his grandfather Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou he was cousin to kings John, Richard, and uncle to king Henry III. His father Hamelin de Warenne was actually an illegitimate son of Geoffrey Plantagenet who married Isabel de Warenne and adopted the surname. Therefore, he inherited royal connections through his paternal line and the Earldom of Surrey through his maternal line, a very powerful combination. De Warenne was present at the coronation of John, King of England on 27 May 1199. When Normandy was lost t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Warenne (1256-1286)
William de Warenne may refer to: *William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey (died 1088) *William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (died 1138) *William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey (1119–1148) *William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (1166–1240) *William de Warenne (1256-1286) (1256–1286), only son and heir apparent to John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey *William de Warenne (justice) (died 1209), justice of the Curia Regis *Sir William de Warenne, character in ''The Castle (radio series), The Castle'' {{hndis, De Warenne, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Warenne (justice)
William de Warenne (died 1209), the feudal baron of Wormegay, served as a royal justice under King Richard I and his brother King John. Warenne also served in financial matters, being one of those responsible for collecting taxes and later overseeing debts from Christians to Jews. His career was closely tied to that of Hubert Walter, who employed Warenne as a judge in some ecclesiastical matters. He also founded a priory and gave other gifts to religious houses. The historian Ralph V. Turner said of Warenne that "although he was a longtime official under King John, he did not quite fit into the inner corps of royal counselors".Turner "Religious Patronage" ''Albion'' p. 2 Early life William was the son of Reginald de Warenne, a royal justice and Sheriff of Sussex.Turner ''English Judiciary'' p. 90 and footnote 6 His mother Alice had been heiress to the feudal baron of Wormegay in Norfolk, and it passed to William following his father's death. Royal service Warenne was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
