John de Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (c. 1331 – 3 April 1367) was the son of

Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley ( Chartley, Staffordshire, 25 March 1309 – 28 August 1350), was the son of John de Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Hawise de Muscegros, a daughter of Robert de Muscegros. He had i ...

and a woman named Margaret. John de Ferrers was born in Southhoe,

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. He inherited the title of

Baron Ferrers of Chartley Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

upon his father's death in 1350 but was never summoned to parliament. Despite his youth, John fought in

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for

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in 1345 and married Elizabeth de Stafford (1342 – 7 August 1375) - widow of Fulk le Strange (

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) and daughter of

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and Margaret de Audley, a daughter of

Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester, 1st Baron Audley (c. 1291 – 10 November 1347) of Stratton Audley in Oxfordshire, and of Gratton in Staffordshire, served as Sheriff of Rutland and was the English Ambassador to France in 1341.J. R. Maddic ...

. The couple had one son,

Robert de Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley Robert de Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley ( 1358 – 1413) was the son of John de Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Elizabeth de Stafford, a daughter of Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford and Margaret de Audley. He inherited ...

. John de Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley died on 3 April 1367 at the

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in Castile.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrers, John 1330s births 1367 deaths 04 14th-century English people English military personnel killed in action Year of birth uncertain

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