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Early life and marriage Lewes Castle, Warenne's ancestral home, built in 1069. Warenne was the son and heir of William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey, and Maud Marshal.His mother was the daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and widow of Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk, making Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk his elder half-brother.
- 27 September 1304 (aged around 73), Kennington, Surrey, England
- William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey
- 1231, Surrey, England
- Maud Marshal
Apr 10, 2024 · John de Warenne, 6th earl of Surrey was an eminent English lord during the reigns of Henry III and Edward I of England. John de Warenne was son and heir of the 5th earl, William de Warenne, and succeeded upon his father’s death in 1240.
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Apr 10, 2024 · John de Warenne, 7th earl of Surrey was a prominent supporter of Edward II of England, grandson of the 6th earl of Surrey. Warenne opposed Edward II’s favourite, Piers Gaveston, but nevertheless supported the king against the Lords Ordainer, a baronial committee seeking to restrict the king’s
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The de Warenne family were a noble family in England that included the first Earls of Surrey, created by William the Conqueror in 1088 for William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, who was among his companions at the Battle of Hastings. The family originated in Normandy and, as Earls, held land there and throughout England.
Life. John was born on either 24 or 30 June 1286 [a] and baptised on 7 November of that year. [1] He was the son of William de Warenne, the only son of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey. His mother was Joan, daughter of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford . Warenne was only six months old when his father died.
May 30, 2021 · The Warennes were at the heart of English history and politics from the time of the Conquest to the death of John de Warenne, the 7th and last Earl. So who were the Warenne earls? William de Warenne was a cousin of William the Conqueror and fought at the Battle of Hastings.
May 22, 2021 · William de Warenne, the first earl of Surrey, was a younger son of Rodulf, or Ralph, de Warenne. Rodulf was a minor Norman lord with lands in the Pays de Caux; his first wife, Beatrix, was the mother of William and his older brother, another Rodulf, and possibly an unnamed sister.
