A Family Genealogy of
the Gentle House of Stapleton
the Gentle House of Stapleton
HomeFamily ListDatabaseSurname IndexIndex of IndividualsIndex of Noble HousesFamous and Infamous People
William IV of FERRERS #77928
ABT 1240 - 1287
AKA: William de Ferrers of Groby
Personal Information
- BIRTH: ABT 1240, Leicestershire, England
- DEATH: 1287, Leicestershire, England
Notes
William de Ferrers of Groby Castle in Leicestershire was the younger son of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (c.1193-1254) of Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, by his second wife Margaret de Quincy, daughter and heiress of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester (c.1195-1264). He founded the line of Ferrers of Groby, having been given Groby Castle by his mother Margaret de Quincy. Having rebelled against King Henry III, he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Northampton in 1264, but was later pardoned. In 1282 He was with King Edward I in the Army of Wales.
Parents
Father: William III of FERRERS #52206
Mother: Margaret of QUINCY #77945
Family 1 :
_William I of FERRERS _+
| (.... - 1190)
_William II of FERRERS _|
| (1168 - 1247) |
| |_Sybil of BRAOSE ______+
|
_William III of FERRERS _|
| (1193 - 1254) |
| | _______________________
| | |
| |_Alice of CHESTER ______|
| |
| |_______________________
|
|
|--William IV of FERRERS
| (1240 - 1287)
| _Saher of QUINCY ______
| | (1155 - 1219)
| _Roger of QUINCY _______|
| | |
| | |_Margaret of BEAUMONT _+
| | (1156 - 1234)
|_Margaret of QUINCY _____|
(1218 - 1279) |
| _______________________
| |
|_Helen of GALLOWAY _____|
|
|_______________________