(4th Earl of Derby) William II of FERRERS #77931

ABT 1168 - ABT 1247
TITLE 4th Earl of Derby-
BIRTH ABT 1168
DEATH ABT 1247

Historical Notes

William II de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby, was a favourite of King John of England. He succeeded to the estate (but not the title) upon the death of his father, William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, at the Siege of Acre in 1190. He was head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire which included an area known as Duffield Frith.

Parents

Father : William I of FERRERS #77932

Mother : Sybil of BRAOSE #77943

Family 1

Alice of CHESTER

Children

  1. +William III of FERRERS

Lineage 

                                               _Robert of FERRERS __+
                                              | (1068 - 1139)       
                         _Robert of FERRERS __|
                        | (1100 - 1162)       |
                        |                     |_Hawise of UNKNOWN __
                        |                                           
 _William I of FERRERS _|
| (.... - 1190)         |
|                       |                      _____________________
|                       |                     |                     
|                       |_Margaret PERVEREL __|
|                         (1114 - 1154)       |
|                                             |_____________________
|                                                                   
|
|--William II of FERRERS 
|  (1168 - 1247)
|                                              _____________________
|                                             |                     
|                        _William of BRAOSE __|
|                       | (.... - 1211)       |
|                       |                     |_____________________
|                       |                                           
|_Sybil of BRAOSE ______|
                        |
                        |                      _____________________
                        |                     |                     
                        |_Maud of ST. VALERY _|
                          (1155 - ....)       |
                                              |_____________________

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