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William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby
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William II de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby (c. 1168 – c. 1247), 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.
References
- ↑ William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- ↑ William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
- ↑ William de Ferrers, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
- Volume 4 pages194 to 196, in Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59).
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