(1st Baron Ferrers of Groby) William V FERRERS #63059
30 JAN 1271/72 - 20 MAR 1324/25
TITLE 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby-
BIRTH 30 JAN 1271/72, Yoxall, Staffordshire, England
DEATH 20 MAR 1324/25, Groby, Leicestershire, England
Historical Notes
He was born in 1272 at Yoxall in Staffordshire, the son and heir of William de Ferrers (1240-1287), of Groby in Leicestershire (a significant figure in the Second Barons' War between King Henry III and Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester), the younger son of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby, by his second wife Margaret de Quincy, daughter and heiress of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester (c.1195-1264). His mother was Anne Durward, a daughter of Alan Durward and Margery of Scotland.