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(4th Earl of Derby) William II of FERRERS #77931
ABT 1168 - ABT 1247
Personal Information
- TITLE: 4th Earl of Derby
- BIRTH: ABT 1168
- DEATH: ABT 1247
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 :
_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 - ....) |
|_____________________