William de Warenne ( born William de Warenne ; 1166 - May 27, 1240 , London ) - 5th Earl of Surrey . The son of Gamelin of Anjou , Earl of Surrey, and Isabella de Varennes , 4th Countess of Surrey, daughter and heiress of William , 3rd Earl of Surrey.
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| Predecessor | Hamelin de Varenne | ||||||
| Successor | John de Varenne | ||||||
| Birth | 1166 | ||||||
| Death | May 27, 1240 London | ||||||
| Burial place | Priory Lewis | ||||||
| Kind | Plantagenet-Varenne | ||||||
| Father | Gamelin de Varenne | ||||||
| Mother | Isabella de Varennes | ||||||
| Spouse | 1st wife : Matilda d'Aubigny 2nd wife : Maud Marshall | ||||||
| Children | from 2nd marriage : John , Isabella | ||||||
Biography
William came from a side branch of the Plantagenet house, which received the county of Surrey through marriage. As a cousin of King John (John) Landless , William attended his coronation on May 27, 1199 .
During the life of his father, William received the Appleby estate in northern Lincolnshire , and after the death of his father in 1202, he inherited the county of Surey. In the same year, William is mentioned as a lieutenant in Gascony .
After England lost Normandy , confiscated in 1204 by the King of France Philip II Augustus , William lost his possessions in the mainland. As compensation, King John handed over William Grantham and Stamford .
Unlike many other English barons, William remained loyal to the king during the baronial uprising, which began in 1215 against the king, who called on the English throne of the French prince Louis . William is among those advisers who recommended that the king accept the Magna Carta . After the death of the king, in March 1217 he supported the young king Henry III .
In 1203 - 1208 and 1213 - 1226, William was the sheriff of Wiltshire , and in 1204-1206 and 1214 he was Lord Guard of the Five Ports .
William died on May 27, 1240 in London . He was succeeded by his only son John .
Marriages and children
1st wife: Matilda d'Aubigny (d. 1216), daughter of William d'Aubigny , Count Arundel . There were no children from this marriage.
2nd wife: Maud Marshall (d. 1248), daughter of William Marshall , 1st Earl of Pembroke , widow of Hugh Bigot , 3rd Earl of Norfolk . Children:
- John (1231-1304), 6th Earl of Surrey from 1240
- Isabella (d. 1282); husband: from 1234 Hugh d'Aubigny (d. 1243), Count Arundel
Ancestors
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Links
- EARLS of SURREY 1164-1347 (WARENNE - ANJOU ) . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy . Date of treatment January 17, 2010. Archived April 15, 2012.